Tim Birkhead has been Professor of Behaviour and Evolution at the University of Sheffield since 1976.
12 Facts About Tim Birkhead
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Tim Birkhead was awarded a Doctor of Science from Newcastle in 1989.
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Tim Birkhead provided some of the first evidence of: cryptic female choice in birds; strategic sperm allocation, and he provided the first estimates of the quantitative genetics of sperm traits in birds.
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Tim Birkhead's research resolved the issue of polyspermy in birds and provided the first evidence for morphological sperm selection in the female reproductive tract.
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Tim Birkhead has combined his enthusiasm for research with a passion for undergraduate teaching.
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Tim Birkhead has taught courses on ecology, evolution, statistics, birds, behavioural ecology, animal behaviour and the history and philosophy of science.
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Tim Birkhead's teaching has been recognised by four awards, including a National Teaching Fellowship in 2017.
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Between 2002 and 2010 Birkhead had a monthly column in Times Higher Education.
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Tim Birkhead's articles were concerned with various aspects of higher education: undergraduate teaching, administration and, occasionally, research.
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Tim Birkhead has written for The Guardian, The Independent, the BBC, The Biologist, Natural History and Evolve.
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Tim Birkhead has given numerous public lectures, including at Cafe Scientique, the Cheltenham Science Festival and numerous literary festivals including Ways with Words and Hay on Wye.
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Tim Birkhead's TED lecture on the history of ornithology has been viewed over 100,000 times.