About

I am an ecologist and conservation biologist and teach these specialisms at undergraduate and postgraduate level. I am Programme Leader for Zoology and supervise a range of PhD students. I am also one of the research leads for 'Eco-sustainability and evolution' in the University of Derby's 'Environmental Sustainability Research Centre'.

Teaching responsibilities

I currently lead two modules consisting of  '6BY508 Wildlife Conservation' at undergraduate level and '7BY503 Tropical Conservation Biology' at postgraduate level. The latter includes the field studies program in Costa Rica.

Research interests

I am interested in using multidisciplinary approaches to research the ecology and conservation of species in cultural ecosystems; this has included the biodiversity and socioeconomic aspects of conservation in oil palm plantations in Malaysian Borneo and harvesting woodfuel on biodiversity in British Woodlands. I am also interested in conservation in freshwater systems - currently supervising two PhD students investigating ecosystem services provided by freshwater mussels, one on the detection of freshwater invasive species using eDNA techniques and one exploring microbial ecology of the uplands.

Membership of professional bodies

Qualifications

Undergraduate qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Zoology, University of Manchester

Postgraduate qualifications 

• MSc in The Development of Pest Management Systems, University of Birmingham

Research qualifications

• PhD in Insect-Plant Interactions, University of Birmingham / HRI Wellesbourne

Recent conferences

• Lavictoire, L., Ramsey, A.D., Moorkens, E. Souch, G & Barnhardt, C (2018) Ontology of juvenile freshwater pearl mussels, Margaritifera margaritifera, (Bivalva: Margaritiferidae). PLoS ONE. DOI10.1731/journal.pone.0193637
• Darrell Smith, Ian Convery, Andrew Ramasey & Viktor Kouloumpis (2016) An expression of Multiple Values: The relationship between Community, Landscape and Natural Resource. Rural Landscapes: Society, Environemnt, History, 3(1):6, 1-14
• Lavictoire, L., Moorkens, E., Ramsey, A., Sinclair, W. & Sweeting, R.A. (2015) Effects of substrate size and cleaning regime on growth and survival of captive-bred juvenile freshwater pearl mussels, Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758). 2nd International Seminar on rearing of unionid mussels. Clervaux, Luxenbourg, 24-27 November 2015
• Lavictoire, L., Moorkens, E., Ramsey, A., Sinclair, W. & Sweeting, R.A. (2015) Investigations into feeding structures of juvenile freshwater pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera) through scanning electron microscopy. 2nd International Seminar on rearing of unionid mussels. Clervaux, Luxenbourg, 24-27 November 2015 (Poster Presentation)
• Smith, D.J., Kouloumpis, V., Convery, I. & Ramsey, A. (2014) Can't see the wood for the trees: Renewable energy landscapes beyond monetary valuations. International Society for Ecological Economics Consference. 13-15 August 2014. Reykjavic, Iceland
• Clapham M., Nevin O.T., Ramsey A.D. & Rosell F. (2012) The Use of Camera Traps to Study Behaviour in Wild Populations: A Case Study of the Brown Bear Ursus arctos. 3rd European Congress of Conservation Biology Glasgow, 28 August - 1 September 2012
• Stevenson C.D., Nevin O.T., Watts K., Ramsey A.D., Bailey S. & Sinclair B. (2012) Sequence Variation and GPS Telemetry Validation of Least Cost Modelling for the Invasive Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis. 3rd European Congress of Conservation Biology Glasgow, 28 August - 1 September 2012
• Taylor D.L., Ramsey A., Convery I., Lawrence A. & Weatherall A. (2012) The Impacts of Woodfuel Harvesting on Woodland Butterfly Biodiversity; Can Woodland Management Increase Renewable Energy Supply and Improve Biodiversity (2012) 3rd European Congress of Conservation Biology Glasgow, 28 August - 1 September 2012
• Ramsey, A. (2011) Developing Interdisciplinary Research in New Universities.  Formation of research universities and their role in innovative development of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Almaty, Kazakhstan 27-29 Nov, 2011

International experience

I currently (2019) work closely with Colorado State University in the USA and teach on some of their summer field studies programmes in Yellowstone National Park.

Recent publications

• Sweet, M., Ramsey. A.D. & Bulling, M. (2017) Designer reefs and coral probiotics; great concepts but are they good practice? Biodiversity. DOI: 10.1080/14888386.2017.1307786
• Darrell Smith, Ian Convery, Andrew Ramsey & Viktor Kouloumpis l (2016). An Expression of Multiple Values: The Relationship Between Community, Landscape and Natural Resource. Rural Landscapes: Society, Environment, History, 3(1): 6, 1–14, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.16993/rl.31
• Darrell Smith, Ian Convery, Andrew Ramsey & Victor Kouloumpis (2016) Conserving natural heritage; shifting positions of culture and nature. In Convery, I & Davis. P. (Eds) Changing Perceptions of Nature.  Woodbridge: Boydell & Brewer
• Lavictoire, L., Moorkens, E., Ramsey, A., Sweeting, R & Sinclair, W. (2016) Effects of substrate size and cleaning regime on growth and survival of captive-bred juvenile freshwater pearl mussels, Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758). Hydrobiologia
• Claire D Stevenson, Kevin Watts, Chloe. C. Bellamy, Owen T Nevin & Andrew D Ramsey (2014) Defining landscape permeability values in least-cost connectivity models for the invasive grey squirrel: A comparison of approaches using expert-opinion and species distribution data. PLoS ONE 9(11) e112119
• Melanie Clapham, Owen T. Nevin,  Andrew D. Ramsey  and Frank Rosell (2014) Assessing the scent marking behaviour of wild brown bears; an exploration of time investment, marking motor patterns and age-related development.   Behavioural Ecology (94) 107-116
• Melanie Clapham, Owen T. Nevin, Andrew D.Ramsey & Frank Rosell (2013) The function of strategic tree selectivity in the chemical signalling of brown bears. Animal Behaviour 85(6), 1351-1357
• Claire D. Stevenson, Mark Ferryman, Owen T. Nevin, Andrew D. Ramsey, Sallie Bailey, Kevin Watts (2013) Using GPS telemetry to validate least-cost modeling of gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) movement within a fragmented landscape. Ecology and Evolution. Available at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.638/abstract
• Donna L. Taylor, Andrew Ramsey, Ian Convery, Anna Lawrence & Andrew Weatheral (2013) The impacts of commercial woodland management on butterfly biodiversity. Conservation Evidence. 10, 10-15 
• Melanie Clapham, Owen T. Nevin, Andrew D.Ramsey & Frank Rosell (2012) A Hypothetico-Deductive Approach to Assessing the Social Function of Chemical Signalling in a Non-Territorial Solitary Carnivore. PLoS ONE 7(4): e35404doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0035404
• Lindsay, Ellie., Ian Convery, Andrew Ramsey & Eunice Simmons (2012) Changing Place: Palm oil and sense of place in Borneo. Human Geographies. 6(2), 45-53
• Stevenson, Claire D., Andrew D. Ramsey, Owen T. Nevin & William Sinclair (2012): Assessing Grey Squirrel Dispersal Patterns Within the Landscape Using Sequence Variation. Landscape Research, DOI:10.1080/01426397.2012.668179