Office hours
Office Hours for Term 2 in 2025/26 are:
Mondays 11.30-12.30 on MS Teams
Wednesdays 11.30-12.30 in Room 235, Washington Singer
Dr Andrew Higginson
Senior Lecturer
Psychology
University of Exeter
Washington Singer Laboratories
Perry Road - Prince of Wales Road
Exeter EX4 4QG
About me:
I study the evolution of animal behaviour using a combination of mathematical and computational modelling, behavioural experiments (on humans and other animals) and analysis of large datasets. After a PhD in Behavioural Science at the University of Nottingham I was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Glasgow and the University of Bristol, before being awarded a NERC Independent Research Fellowshp (http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/project/522CA395-CC61-4A1B-A26A-325F941A69B7). I am currently a Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Research in Animal Behaviour (CRAB).
Interests:
- Evolution of individual differences in social groups
- Functional basis of emotions and decision-making rules
- Multi-trophic effects of predation
- Morphological and behavioural defences during development
Qualifications:
PhD in Behavioural Science, University of Nottingham(2005)
BSc (Hons) in Behavioural Science, University of Nottingham (2001)
Career:
Senior Lecturer, University of Exeter, UK (2015 onwards)
NERC Independent Research Fellow, University of Bristol, UK (2014-15)
Research Associate, University of Bristol, UK (2010-14)
Research Associate, University of Glasgow, UK (2008-10)
Associate Lecturer, University of Derby, UK (2006-7)