Tim Cockerill

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is an

zoologist Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and ...

, broadcaster and photographer in the UK, he is Senior Lecturer at

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and has a particular interest in Insects.

Education and career

Cockerill grew in Hull in

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, he studied a Zoology BSc and MRes at the

University of Leeds , mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased , established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds , ...

and then a PhD in Insect Ecology and Biodiversity at the

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

; he moved to the

Natural History Museum A natural history museum or museum of natural history is a scientific institution with natural history collections that include current and historical records of animals, plants, fungi, ecosystems, geology, paleontology, climatology, and more ...

to do postdoctoral research and then did a Masters in Science Media Production at

Imperial College London Imperial College London (legally Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom. Its history began with Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, who developed his vision for a ...

. He was a Senior Lecturer at the

University of South Wales The University of South Wales ( cy, Prifysgol De Cymru) is a public university in Wales, with campuses in Cardiff, Newport and Pontypridd. It was formed on 11 April 2013 from the merger of the University of Glamorgan and the University of Wa ...

where he taught natural history before moving to

in 2018 where he teaches natural history photography.

Broadcasting

Cockerill is a regular on

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Science programmes such as Science in Action, Inside Science and Crowd Science. He was on the Natural Histories episode '''Fleas''' with Brett Westwood in 2015 and the Infinite Monkey Cage episode Will insects inherit the earth''' in 2017 with Brian Cox,

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and Amoret Whitaker. In 2014 he was on the

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television programme Spider House. In 2017 he presented a series of

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The Evidence episodes with

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about the relationships between humans and animals, this included a live event at the

Wellcome Collection Wellcome Collection is a museum and library based at 183 Euston Road, London, displaying a mixture of medical artefacts and original artworks exploring "ideas about the connections between medicine, life and art". Founded in 2007, the Wellcome C ...

, He contributed to the

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podcast episode '''Challenge of taxonomy and defining species in 2018.

Flea Circus

Cockerill has an interest in the history of flea circuses and he has spoken about them on radio and in videos. In 2010 he recreated a working flea circus for the 2010

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and in 2021 he exhibited a flea circus at the virtual Insect Fear Film Festival.

Honours and awards

Cockerill was awarded a Science Media Studentship from the Wellcome Trust in 2012–2014, He was runner up in the

British Ecological Society The British Ecological Society is a learned society in the field of ecology that was founded in 1913. It is the oldest ecological society in the world. The Society's original objective was "to promote and foster the study of Ecology in its widest ...

's photography competition in 2013 for his image of an oil palm plantation in Borneo. In 2014 his image of Wallace's beetle ''Cyriopalus wallacei'' won first prize in the

Royal Entomological Society The Royal Entomological Society is devoted to the study of insects. Its aims are to disseminate information about insects and improving communication between entomology, entomologists. The society was founded in 1833 as the Entomological Socie ...

's National Insect Week photography competition category 'Small is Beautiful' and in 2020 he became chair of the judging panel, working with Ashleigh Whiffin. Cockerill is a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society and is a current Trustee of the society.

References

External links

Falmouth University profile

Tim Cockerill website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cockerill, Tim Living people Year of birth missing (living people) British entomologists Fellows of the Royal Entomological Society Alumni of the University of Cambridge Alumni of Imperial College London Alumni of the University of Leeds Academics of Falmouth University People associated with the University of South Wales 21st-century British scientists Employees of the Natural History Museum, London Scientists from Kingston upon Hull