Jane Stout

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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.

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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 2011 she was elected a fellow and in 2015 she was made Professor in Botany. [4] [5]

Research

Stout's work is on pollinator ecology, biodiversity and land management. [6]

In 2015 her work helped initiate the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan, aiming to identify actions to make Ireland more pollinator friendly. [7] In 2017 she set up apiary on the TCD campus, to compare honey from urban and rural honeybee hives. [8] She has also researched the benefits of Irish honey, [9] the value of pollinators in Ireland, [10] the effects of pesticides, [11] and pesticide residues on bees, [12] as well as working on longterm data on pollinators in Ireland. [13]

Stout wrote a regular Irish Times column, including articles on the need for farmers and ecologists to work together, [14] and why people and nature need each other., [15] in 2020 she carried out a biodiversity assessment for President Higgins, [16] and was head of the expert review into the future of Ireland's National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) in 2021, [17] which reported neglect and under funding [18] and resulted in a 2022 action plan. [19]

Jane has also published research on the benefits of forest, [20] she leads the first project looking at natural capital and catchment management [21] and more recently has worked on projects to improve the local environment in Dublin. [22]

Awards

Stout won the British Ecological Society's award for Ecological Engagement 2017. [23]

In September 2023 Stout was confirmed as President Elect of the Royal Entomological Society, she will become President from September 2024. [24]

In December 2023 she is a plenary speaker at the BES's Annual Meeting in Belfast, speaking about '12 Months in Ecology'. [25]

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. ↑ "Trinity Monday 2011 - Fellows and Scholars". Trinity College Dublin. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Carey, Joel. "Jane Stout". MaREI. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Professor Jane Stout". www.tcd.ie. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  7. ↑ Lewis, Amy (6 March 2019). "The buzz around pollination". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  8. ↑ Blake Knox, Kirsty (8 July 2017). "Queen Medb beats Beeyonce in Trinity royal naming". independent.ie. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  9. ↑ McGuire, Alison (3 September 2018). "IRISH HEATHER HONEY BUZZING WITH HEALTH BENEFITS COMPARABLE TO MANUKA HONEY". irishtechnews.ie. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  10. ↑ Deane, Thomas (27 September 2019). "Value of Ireland's insect pollinators greatly underestimated". phys.org. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  11. ↑ Flynn, Valerie (27 September 2019). "Beekeepers feel stung by new anti-weevil chemical". The Times . Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ "Ten-year dataset yields vital clues for supporting Ireland's precious pollinators". phys.org. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  14. ↑ Stout, Jane (18 July 2017). "Why farmers and ecologists should be friends". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  15. ↑ Stout, Jane (21 August 2017). "People and nature need each other". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  16. ↑ Attride, Dawn (8 March 2021). "The Women in Trinity Making Waves in Climate Research". universitytimes.ie. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  17. ↑ HOARE, PÁDRAIG (15 October 2021). "TCD: 'Wealth of hidden wildlife' shows importance of biodiversity strategy". irishexaminer.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  18. ↑ HOARE, PÁDRAIG (30 December 2021). "Parks and wildlife services 'neglected for decades', scathing report finds". irishexaminer.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  19. ↑ 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 ]
  20. ↑ Murphy, Barry (9 December 2021). "Coillte, Trinity and UCD to map and develop forest sustainability". farmersjournal.ie. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  21. ↑ "About". naturalcapitalireland.com. Natural Capital Ireland. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  22. ↑ 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.
  23. ↑ McGuinness, Phili[ (31 August 2017). "Trinity Professor's Work on Bees Recognised with Prestigious Award". universitytimes.ie. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  24. ↑ "Professor Jane Stout". Royal Entomological Society. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  25. ↑ "Plenary speakers". British Ecological Society. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
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