Responsibilities

• Head of the Department of Life Sciences
• Principal Lecturer
• Fellow of the Society of Biology
• Scientific Fellow, Zoological Society of London
• Member of BIAZA Research Group (British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums)
• Member of Council, The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Peterborough

Teaching

Practical Biology
Behaviour and Management of Zoo Animals
British Wildlife and Conservation

Research

• Animal behaviour (evolution of mating systems)
• Personality in non-human animals
• Behaviour, management & welfare of zoo animals
• Small mammal ecology

 

Publications

Pankhurst, S., Conlan, H., Rogers, M., and Smith, A. 2010. Survey of wood mice Apodemus sylvaticus on the island of Rum. Report: Scottish Natural Heritage.

Hosey, G., Melfi, V. and Pankhurst, S. 2009. Zoo Animals: Behaviour, Management and Welfare. Oxford: Oxford University Press

Pankhurst, S.J. and Knight, K. 2008. Zoo Research Guidelines: Behavioural Profiling of Zoo Animals. London: BIAZA

Pankhurst, S.J., Plumb, A. and Walter, O. 2008. Zoo Research Guidelines: Getting Zoo Research Published. London: BIAZA

Vargas-Ashby, H. & Pankhurst, S. 2007. Effects of feeding enrichment on the behaviour and welfare of captive Waldrapps (Northern bald ibis Geronticus eremita). Journal of Animal Welfare 16 (2), 369-374

Ottway, D., Pankhurst, S.J. & Waterhouse, J. 2004. On a possible function for female enurination in the mara (Dolichotis patagonum). In: Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 10 (Editors: Mason, T., LeMaster, M. & Muller-Schwarze, D.). Springer Science.

Pankhurst, S.J. 2002. The social organisation of the mara (Dolichotis patagonum) at Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, U.K. Advances in Ethology 37: 61

Porteous. I. S. & Pankhurst, S. J. 1998. Social structure of the mara (Dolichotis patagonum) as a determinant of gastro-intestinal parasitism. Parasitology 116: 269-275

Recent conference presentations:

Pankhurst, S.J. 2012. Ethical Boundaries. Invited Speaker, BIAZA annual meeting, June 2012.

Pankhurst, S.J. 2011. What is meant by evidence-based decision making? Invited speaker, 6th annual UK conference: Student Retention and Progression in HE (London, January 2011)

Pankhurst, S.J. 2010. Reinvigorating the role of the personal tutor. Seminar on undergraduate student retention (Hughes Hall, Cambridge, December 2010)

Pankhurst, S.J., Hosey, G. and Melfi, V. 2008. Mind the Gap! Where are the main gaps in zoo-based research? BIAZA Annual UK Zoo Research Symposium 2008 (The Deep, Hull)

Creighton, E. and Pankhurst, S.J. 2006. Animal Personality and Animal Welfare. ISAE 40th International Congress, Bristol, Aug. 2006.

Pankhurst, S.J. 2006. Animal Personality and Animal Learning. Zoo Animal Learning and Management Workshop, Paignton Zoo, June 2006 (Invited speaker).

Roy, H.E. & Pankhurst, S.J. 2005. Who benefits from parasite induced behavioural changes? British Society for Parasitology (Spring and Malaria Meeting), Nottingham University, April 2005

Pankhurst, S.J. 2005. Behavioural profiling of zoo animals. Invited speaker, symposium on Personality in Animals, University of Stirling, February 2005.

Pankhurst, S.J. 2004. Chair and convener of workshop on behavioural profiling of zoo animals, at BIAZA Annual UK Zoo Research Symposium 2004 (Edinburgh Zoo)

Pankhurst, S.J. (2003) Oral presentation and session chair, BIAZA Annual UK Zoo Research Symposium 2003 (Marwell Zoo).

Roy, H. & Pankhurst, S.J. 2002. On the importance of parasites and pathogens in ecology. BES Winter Conference 2002 (York University)

Pankhurst, S.J. 2002. Social organisation of the mara. 4th International Symposium on the Physiology and Behaviour of Wild and Zoo Animals (IZW 2002); Berlin, Germany

Pankhurst, S.J. 2002. Oral presentation and session chair, U.K. Annual Zoo Research Symposium 2002 (Bristol Zoo).

Pankhurst, S.J. 2001. Monogamy and mate-guarding in the mara (Dolichotis patagonum). Oral presentation at BES Winter Conference, 2001 (Warwick University).