1. George McGavin went on to teach and research at the University of Oxford.
12 Facts About George McGavin
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George McGavin is a Fellow of the Linnean Society and of the Royal Geographical Society, and has several insect species named in his honour.
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George McGavin was previously Assistant Curator of Entomology at Oxford University's Museum of Natural History.
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George McGavin has lectured at the Cheltenham Science Festival, given the Royal Geographical Society children's Christmas lecture and contributes to their Schools Programme.
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George McGavin is a patron of the charity Wildscreen, of the Bees, Wasp and Ants Recording Scheme and of the Alderney Records Centre;, he is president of Dorset Wildlife Trust and is a Global Ambassador for Earthwatch.
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George McGavin enjoys eating insects, which he describes as "flying prawns".
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George McGavin was a presenter for the BBC and Discovery Channel US series Expedition Borneo, and was co-presenter of the BBC series Expedition, for which he has conducted three expeditions: Lost Land of the Jaguar, Lost Land of the Volcano, and Lost Land of the Tiger, in Bhutan.
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George McGavin was Series Consultant and a contributor on Infested and was the Chief Scientific Consultant for the David Attenborough series Life in the Undergrowth.
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In October 2017, George McGavin presented a one-off BBC documentary Oak Tree: Nature's Greatest Survivor.
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George McGavin presented Nature's Turtle Nursery: Secrets from Inside the Nest.
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In 2024, George McGavin made a guest appearance in the promotion leading up to the release of Helldivers 2, playing a scientist in a comedic advertisement for the game.
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George McGavin was the guest on the long-running Desert Island Discs a BBC Radio 4 programme on 7 February 2021, hosted by Lauren Laverne, where he talked about the challenge he faced in his childhood with a severe stutter.