Jane Stout

Last updated

Jane Stout
FRES
Alma mater University of Southampton (BSc, PhD)
Scientific career
Institutions Trinity College Dublin

Jane Stout FRES is an Entomologist and Ecologist in Ireland. She is a professor of Ecology and Vice President for Biodiversity & Climate Action, at Trinity College Dublin, is current President of the Royal Entomological Society and is an expert in pollination ecology.

Contents

Education and career

Stout grew up in rural Northamptonshire, [1] and studied an environmental science BSc at the University of Southampton, later graduating with a PhD in the foraging ecology of bumblebees in 1999. [2]

Jane was a postdoctoral researcher and teaching fellow at the University of Southampton, moving to Trinity College Dublin in 2001 to be a postdoctoral researcher and from 2003 lecturer, [3] in 2015 she was made Professor in Botany. [4]

Research

Stout's work is on pollinator ecology, biodiversity and land management. [5]

In 2015 her work helped initiate the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan, aiming to identify actions to make Ireland more pollinator friendly. [6] In 2017 she set up apiary on the TCD campus, to compare honey from urban and rural honeybee hives. [7] She has also researched the benefits of Irish honey, [8] the value of pollinators in Ireland, [9] the effects of pesticides, [10] and pesticide residues on bees, [11] as well as working on longterm data on pollinators in Ireland. [12]

Stout wrote a regular Irish Times column, including articles on the need for farmers and ecologists to work together, [13] and why people and nature need each other., [14] in 2020 she carried out a biodiversity assessment for President Higgins, [15] and was head of the expert review into the future of Ireland's National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) in 2021, [16] which reported neglect and under funding [17] and resulted in a 2022 action plan. [18]

Jane has also published research on the benefits of forest, [19] she leads the first project looking at natural capital and catchment management [20] and more recently has worked on projects to improve the local environment in Dublin. [21]

Awards

Stout won the British Ecological Society's award for Ecological Engagement 2017. [22]

In September 2023 Stout was confirmed as President Elect of the Royal Entomological Society, she will become President from September 2024. [23]

In December 2023 she is a plenary speaker at the BES's Annual Meeting in Belfast, speaking about '12 Months in Ecology'. [24]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pollinator decline</span> Reduction in abundance of insect and other animal pollinators

Pollinator decline is the reduction in abundance of insect and other animal pollinators in many ecosystems worldwide that began being recorded at the end of the 20th century. Multiple lines of evidence exist for the reduction of wild pollinator populations at the regional level, especially within Europe and North America. Similar findings from studies in South America, China and Japan make it reasonable to suggest that declines are occurring around the globe. The majority of studies focus on bees, particularly honeybee and bumblebee species, with a smaller number involving hoverflies and lepidopterans.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ivana Bacik</span> Irish politician (born 1968)

Ivana Catherine Bacik is an Irish politician who has been the Leader of the Labour Party since 24 March 2022 and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Bay South constituency since winning a by-election on 9 July 2021. Bacik previously served as Leader of the Labour Party in the Seanad from 2011 to 2021, and a Senator for the Dublin University constituency from 2007 to 2021. She previously served as Deputy leader of the Seanad from 2011 to 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Patrick Prendergast (academic)</span> Irish academic leader

Patrick J. Prendergast FIEI, MRIA, FREng is an Irish engineer, specialised in bioengineering, who served as the 44th Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 2011 to 2021. He has published more than 200 papers and volumes, and been cited widely.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology</span> UK environmental science research organisation

The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) is a centre for excellence in environmental science across water, land and air. The organisation has a long history of investigating, monitoring and modelling environmental change. It operates from four sites in the UK and one in Ghana. Research topics include: air pollution, biodiversity, chemical risks in the environment, extreme weather events, droughts, floods, greenhouse gas emissions, soil health, sustainable agriculture, sustainable ecosystems, water quality, and water resources management.

Orla Hardiman (BSc MB BCh BAO MD FRCPI FAAN FTCD MRIA is an Irish consultant neurologist. She was appointed Professor of Neurology by Trinity College University of Dublin in 2014, where she heads the Academic Unit of Neurology, housed in Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute. She leads a team of over 40 researchers focusing on clinical and translational aspects of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and related neurodegenerations. She was the Health Service Executive National Clinical Lead for Neurology between 2019 and 2024. Hardiman has become a prominent advocate for neurological patients in Ireland, and for patients within the Irish health system generally. She was a co-founder of the Neurological Alliance of Ireland, an umbrella organisation for over 24 advocacy groups in Ireland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Karin Dubsky</span> German-Irish marine ecologist and environmentalist

Karin Dubsky is a German-Irish marine ecologist working in Trinity College Dublin, notable as an environmental activist, the coordinator and co-founder of Coastwatch Europe, an environmental NGO and a member of the European Environmental Bureau.

William John Edward Jessop was an Irish academic, medical practitioner and an independent member of Seanad Éireann.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trinity Centre for Asian Studies</span>

The Trinity Centre for Asian Studies (TCAS) is a multidisciplinary teaching and research centre for East Asian scholarship at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lynn Ruane</span> Irish politician (born 1984)

Lynn Ruane is an Irish politician who has served as an independent Senator for the Dublin University constituency in Seanad Éireann since April 2016. She was the President of the Trinity College Dublin Students' Union from 2015 to 2016.

Jane Ohlmeyer,, is a historian and academic, specialising in early modern Irish and British history. She is the Erasmus Smith's Professor of Modern History (1762) at Trinity College Dublin and Chair of the Irish Research Council, which funds frontier research across all disciplines.

Linda F. Hogan is an Irish ethicist, ecumenist and academic, specialising in Christian ethics, political ethics, human rights, gender, and ecumenism. She is Professor of Ecumenics at Trinity College Dublin, where she was also its vice-provost from 2011 to 2016. She worked as a lecturer at the University of Chester and University of Leeds before joining the staff of Trinity College, Dublin.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rose Anne Kenny</span> Irish geriatrician, neuroscientist and cardiologist

Rose Anne Kenny is an Irish geriatrician. She is the Regius Professor of Physic and a professor of medical gerontology at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), director of the Falls and Black-out Unit at St James's Hospital in Dublin, director of the Mercer's Institute for Successful Ageing and founding principal investigator for The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA). She was admitted in 2014 to the Royal Irish Academy in recognition of academic excellence and achievement. Kenny is a fellow of Trinity College Dublin and of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of Ireland, London and Edinburgh.

Sinéad M. Ryan is an Irish theoretical physicist and professor of Theoretical High Energy Physics at Trinity College Dublin. Her research covers "high-energy particle physics, and how particles in atoms such as quarks and gluons stick together".

Sabina Brennan is an Irish neuroscientist, psychologist, and former television actress. She is currently an adjunct assistant professor working at Trinity College Dublin.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">School of Engineering (Trinity College Dublin)</span>

The School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin is the oldest engineering school in Ireland and one of the oldest in the world. It provides undergraduate, taught postgraduate and research degrees in engineering. It is the highest-ranked engineering school in Ireland by QS Rankings and by Times World University Rankings.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Women in Research Ireland</span> Ireland charity

Women in Research Ireland (WIRI) is a charity based in Dublin, Ireland, and a group member of the National Women's Council of Ireland. WIRI's goal is to build a community which connects and unites women, minorities, non-binary and other underrepresented groups in research and academia by raising awareness to create cultural changes. Since its foundation in 2017, WIRI hosts free, monthly events where a safe environment is ensured for honest and informative conversations. Today, WIRI maintains its platform in Ireland for unheard voices in research and academia. Dr Arjumand Younus and Dr Valesca Lima are the current directors of Women in Research IE since November 2021. Past directors include Dr Joanne Kenney, Dr Susan Fetics, Dr Rebecca Amet, Dr Karen Slattery and Martha Gulman. For full list of committee members see www.womeninresearch.ie/committee.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Linda Doyle</span> Irish engineer, professor and academic leader

Linda E. Doyle is an Irish academic and educator who is the 45th Provost of Trinity College Dublin, the university's chief officer, having assumed the office in August 2021. An electrical engineer, she has had a long academic career at Trinity, from the 1990s, most recently as Professor of Engineering and the Arts, in addition to holding other management roles such as Dean of Research. She has also led one telecommunications research centre at the university, and was the founding director of another, the multi-institution organisation known as CONNECT. Doyle has worked as a member of regulatory and advisory bodies in both Ireland, on broadband network strategy, and the UK, on mobile spectrum allocation. She is or has also been a director of public outreach projects such as Science Gallery Dublin and its international network, of two non-profit art galleries, and of two university spin-off companies.

John Gabriel Byrne was an Irish computer scientist and engineer. He founded the department of computer science in Trinity College Dublin, serving as its first head and professor, and has been referred to as "The Father of Computing in Ireland".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Helen Shenton</span> Librarian and College Archivist at Trinity College Dublin

Helen Shenton is Librarian and College Archivist at Trinity College Dublin. She has held that role at the Library of Trinity College Dublin since June 2014, the first woman to do so since the University was founded in 1592. Prior to this she was Executive Director of Harvard Library, a role that saw the amalgamation of services across 73 libraries. Previously, she had 25 years’ experience in the care of renowned collections through positions at the British Library and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Cliona O’Farrelly is an Irish immunologist, with a background in comparative, liver and cancer immunology, focuses on the innate immune response to viruses to identify new or improved therapeutic strategies to control resistance to viral infection.

References

  1. ↑ "Jane Stout". Phonetic Planet. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  2. ↑ Stout, Jane. "The foraging ecology of bumblebees". scholar.google.com. University of Southampton. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Jane Stout – Environment Ireland". www.environmentireland.ie. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  4. ↑ Carey, Joel. "Jane Stout". MaREI. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Professor Jane Stout". www.tcd.ie. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  6. ↑ Lewis, Amy (6 March 2019). "The buzz around pollination". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  7. ↑ Blake Knox, Kirsty (8 July 2017). "Queen Medb beats Beeyonce in Trinity royal naming". independent.ie. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  8. ↑ McGuire, Alison (3 September 2018). "IRISH HEATHER HONEY BUZZING WITH HEALTH BENEFITS COMPARABLE TO MANUKA HONEY". irishtechnews.ie. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  9. ↑ Deane, Thomas (27 September 2019). "Value of Ireland's insect pollinators greatly underestimated". phys.org. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  10. ↑ Flynn, Valerie (27 September 2019). "Beekeepers feel stung by new anti-weevil chemical". thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  11. ↑ O Regan, Eilish (6 April 2023). "Pesticides are being blown on to flowers, posing pollination threat, Irish researchers discover". independent.ie. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "Ten-year dataset yields vital clues for supporting Ireland's precious pollinators". phys.org. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  13. ↑ Stout, Jane (18 July 2017). "Why farmers and ecologists should be friends". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  14. ↑ Stout, Jane (21 August 2017). "People and nature need each other". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  15. ↑ Attride, Dawn (8 March 2021). "The Women in Trinity Making Waves in Climate Research". universitytimes.ie. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  16. ↑ HOARE, PÁDRAIG (15 October 2021). "TCD: 'Wealth of hidden wildlife' shows importance of biodiversity strategy". irishexaminer.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  17. ↑ HOARE, PÁDRAIG (30 December 2021). "Parks and wildlife services 'neglected for decades', scathing report finds". irishexaminer.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  18. ↑ O'Sullivan, Kevin (28 January 2022). "Action plan for overhaul of parks and wildlife service to go to Cabinet". irishexaminer.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.[ permanent dead link ]
  19. ↑ Murphy, Barry (9 December 2021). "Coillte, Trinity and UCD to map and develop forest sustainability". farmersjournal.ie. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  20. ↑ "About". naturalcapitalireland.com. Natural Capital Ireland. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  21. ↑ Donohoe, Amy (6 June 2023). "Busy Dublin street to get more greenery to boost mental health and wellbeing of localssustainability". farmersjournal.ie. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  22. ↑ McGuinness, Phili[ (31 August 2017). "Trinity Professor's Work on Bees Recognised with Prestigious Award". universitytimes.ie. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  23. ↑ "Professor Jane Stout". Royal Entomological Society. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  24. ↑ "Plenary speakers". British Ecological Society. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.