Helen Roy | |
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.jpg) Helen Roy in 2024. | |
| Born | 6 November 1969 Plymouth, England |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | University of Southampton University of Nottingham |
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| Thesis | Interactions between aphid predators and the entomopathogenic fungus Erynia neoaphidis (1997) |
Helen Elizabeth Roy, MBE, FRES (born 6 November 1969) is a British ecologist, entomologist, and academic, specialising in ladybirds and non-native species. Since 2007, she has been a principal scientist and ecologist at the NERC's Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. From 1997 to 2008, she taught at Anglia Ruskin University, rising to the rank of Reader in Ecology. She is the co-organiser of the UK Ladybird Survey, alongside Dr Peter Brown, is a visiting professor in the School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, is co-chair of the IPBES assessment of invasive alien species, and is a past President of the Royal Entomological Society.[1][2][3][4]
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- ^ "Prof. Helen Elizabeth Roy". Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Visiting professor made a MBE in New Year Honours". University of Reading. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Celebrating and promoting the science of entomology". UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.