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| Training students from Yangon University, Myanmar. |
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| The PhD studies of Nikky Thomas and Yasantha Mapatuna of the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka were both co-supervised by staff of the Harrison Institute. |
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Training and academic supervision
Two recent projects funded by the Darwin Initiative involved the training of 9 MSc and 9 PhD students in aspects of bat taxonomy and ecology. The projects were:
- Taxonomic initiative for Southeast Asian bat studies (Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam) [more information]
- Biodiversity assessment of limestone karst dependent bats in Myanmar (Burma) [more information]
All current projects include aspects of training [more information]
In-house training
Three members of staff, current and past, have been awarded higher degrees while working and researching at the Harrison Institute. These include:
- Dr Paul Bates, Director of the Institute, awarded his PhD by Royal Holloway College, London University in 1987 for his study of Systematics and Zoogeography of Tatera (Rodentia: Gerbillinae) of north-east Africa and Asia
- Malcolm Pearch, researcher and administrator of the Institute, awarded his MPhil by the University of Aberdeen in 2009 for his study of Small Mammal Biodiversity in Nepal
- Dr Nikky Thomas , former staff member and currently a Trustee of the Institute, was awarded her PhD by the University of Aberdeen for her study entitled A systematic review of selected Afro-Asiatic Rhinolophidae (Mammalia: Chiroptera); an evaluation of taxonomic methodologies.
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