
The INSECTs
We are an interdisciplinary, inclusive and collaborative research group that aims to provide a platform for the development of interesting, thought-provoking, and innovative ideas across all fields of science and philosophy. Here are the wonderful INSECT members

JULIANO MORIMOTO
Principal Investigator

MÁRJORI FRÍTOLA
PhD Candidate
I'm interested in how developmental stressors affect oral health

JODIE YOUNG
PhD Candidate
I'm interested in understanding the evolution of complex life cycles in insects

SOLOMON YEBOAH
PhD Candidate
I'm interested in pest control methods in cocoa farms in Ghana.

SAMU TURI
UG placement
UG placement
I'm interested in food security and R. Course: BSc in Marine Biology

SMILLA SAVORELLI
Honours student
I'm interested in using arts to communicate science. Course: BSc in Zoology.

HARRY BELL
Honours student
I'm interested in understanding how insects respond to crowding. Course: BSc in Zoology.

KANGBO CHEN
MSc candidate
I'm interested in developing new statistical methods to analyse complex data

NURAH NIAZY
NERC QUADRAT REP
I'm interested in food security for small farmers, as well as social justice. Course: BSc in Geography

ANNELE BELTMANE
Honours student
I'm interested in understanding how humans behave. Course: BSc in Behavioural Biology.

MIRIAM ADU
Research Placement
I'm interested in pest control and new technologies for IPM in Ghana.
Past INSECT members

CLAUDIA CURELL ALONSO (2020)
Honours student

ELLIOT MINTO (2020)
Honours student

MARCELL VEINER (2020)
NERC Placement

THOMAS JOHNSTON (2020)
Honours student
Thomas received an award in his graduation.

NAT DUFFUS (2020-2021)
Honours student
Nat received an award in her graduation, before moving to Oxford in a NERC DTP scholarship
Researcher
AMANDA BACCIN (2019-2020)


COLLINS CHIDIMURRO (2020–2021)
PhD candidate
Collins was offered a job at Amazon and as a result, decided to focus on his career
Cini was awarded a fully-funded PhD scholarship in the USA.
PhD Student
FELIPE A. CINI (2017 – 2020)


BINH NGUYEN (2016 – 2020)
PhD candidate
Binh finished her PhD successfully and is now a Research Assistant.

LUCY KERR (2021-2022)
UG placement
Lucy is now writing her Honours in her field (Geology) with the aim to get a Masters degree following her BSc.