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Dr
King Henry I Street, King Henry Building
PO1 2DY Portsmouth
United Kingdom
My research considers the evolution of social skills and intelligence in mammals, particularly elephants. Over time, this has grown into a wider interest in the conservation and management of savannah elephant populations, so try to use my knowledge of animal behaviour and cognition to contribute to and enable sustainable, fair and effective conservation practices.
I'm the coordinator for The Science of Psychology module, the first module of the online MSc Psychology (conversion) degree. I also supervise undergraduate research project degrees, and lecture on the first year (L4) Perspectives in Psychology and Animal Behaviour modules.
I joined the University of Portsmouth as a Lecturer in 2022. I hold a BA in Experimental Psychology and MSc in Human Biology from the University of Oxford, and a PhD in Behavioural Ecology from the University of St Andrews. I also completed my first post-doc research period at St Andrews, on Leverhulme Trust funded project exploring social cognition in savannah elephants, working in collaboration with the Amboseli Trust for Elephants. After that, I spent eight years working as a consultant for various conservation projects in southern Africa, before returning to academic research with a Daphne Jackson Trust Fellowship, held at the University of Sussex. I then worked as an Associate Lecturer for the Open University prior to joining Portsmouth.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Ph.D., Chimpanzee travel and feeding, University of St Andrews
Award Date: 23 May 2005
MSc, Human Biology, Institute of Biological Anthropology, University of Oxford
1 Oct 2000 → 1 Oct 2001
Award Date: 30 Oct 2001
BA (Hons), Experimental Psychology, Oriel College, University of Oxford
4 Oct 1997 → 15 Jun 2000
Award Date: 1 Jul 2000
Member, Elephant Sub Group of the Expert Working Group on Culture and Social Complexity, UNEP Convention on Migratory Species
2017 → …
Member, Elephant Specialist Advisory Group of South Africa
1 Jul 2013 → …
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Bates, L. (Research Leader) & Sidhu, T. (PI)
3/10/22 → 31/03/26
Project: Research
Bates, L. (Research Leader) & Scrase, J. (PI)
1/10/21 → 30/04/25
Project: Research
Bates, L. (Consultant)
Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy
Bates, L. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Bates, L. (Consultant)
Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy
Bates, L. (Member)
Activity: Membership types › Membership of network or group
Bates, L. (Member)
Activity: Membership types › Membership of network or group
30/05/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research cited