Tim Cockerill

{{short description|British zoologist, broadcaster and photographer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{BLP primary sources|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox scientist | honorific_prefix = | name = Tim Cockerill | honorific_suffix = {{postnominals|country=GBR|unlinked=FRES}} | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image =  | image_size = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | birth_name =  | birth_date =  | birth_place = | death_date =  | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates =  | home_town = | other_names = | pronounce = | residence = | citizenship = | nationality = | fields = | workplaces = University of South Wales, Falmouth University | patrons = | education = | alma_mater = University of Leeds (BSc, MRes) University of Cambridge (PhD) Imperial College London (MSc) | thesis_title =  | thesis_url =  | thesis_year =  | doctoral_advisor =  | academic_advisors = | doctoral_students = | notable_students = | known_for = | influences = | influenced = | awards = | author_abbrev_bot = | author_abbrev_zoo = | spouse =  | partner =  | children = | signature =  | signature_alt = | website =  | footnotes = }} '''Tim Cockerill''' FRES is an zoologist, broadcaster and photographer in the UK, he is Senior Lecturer at Falmouth University and has a particular interest in Insects.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.falmouth.ac.uk/staff/dr-tim-cockerill|title=Dr Tim Cockerill {{!}} Falmouth University|website=www.falmouth.ac.uk|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref>

== Education and career == Cockerill grew in Hull in Yorkshire, he studied a Zoology BSc and MRes at the University of Leeds and then a PhD in Insect Ecology and Biodiversity at the University of Cambridge; he moved to the Natural History Museum to do postdoctoral research and then did a Masters in Science Media Production at Imperial College London.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timcockerill.com/main/about/|title=Biogography|last=|first=|date=|website=timcockerill.com|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref> He was a Senior Lecturer at the University of South Wales where he taught natural history<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southwales.ac.uk/news/news-2017/usw-lecturer-captures-dramatic-images-african-wildlife/|title=USW lecturer captures dramatic images of African wildlife|website=www.southwales.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref> before moving to Falmouth University in 2018 where he teaches natural history photography.<ref name=":0" />

== Broadcasting == Cockerill is a regular on BBC Radio Science programmes such as Science in Action,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01yplm9|title=BBC World Service – Science in Action, The First Americans|website=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref> Inside Science<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01ydlzv|title=BBC Radio 4 – BBC Inside Science, Mice & Men; Fuel from CO2; fRMI; Insect calls, Angry insect disrupts radio report|website=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref> and Crowd Science.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04skkwl|title=BBC World Service – CrowdScience, Why are Cats Loners?|website=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref>

He was on the Natural Histories episode '<nowiki/>''Fleas'<nowiki/>'' with Brett Westwood in 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05w9lgt|title=BBC Radio 4 – Natural Histories, Fleas|website=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref> and the Infinite Monkey Cage episode '''Will insects inherit the earth''<nowiki/>' in 2017 with Brian Cox, Robin Ince and Amoret Whitaker.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08yncyg|title=BBC Radio 4 – The Infinite Monkey Cage, Series 16, Will insects inherit the earth?|website=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref> In 2014 he was on the BBC Four television programme Spider House.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/oct/30/spider-house-how-to-get-away-with-murder-review|title=Spider House; How To Get Away With Murder review – how not to treat a partner|last=Nicholson|first=Rebecca|date=3 October 2014|work=The Guardian|access-date=16 January 2020|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

In 2017 he presented a series of BBC World Service The Evidence episodes with Claudia Hammond about the relationships between humans and animals,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04yzsxx/episodes/player|title=BBC World Service – The Evidence – Available now|website=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref> this included a live event at the Wellcome Collection,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcrn.org.uk/research-library/bbc-podcast-wellcome-collection-should-we-all-be-vegetarians|title=Food Climate Research Network (FCRN) {{!}} Knowledge for better food systems|website=www.fcrn.org.uk|access-date=21 January 2020}}</ref>

He contributed to the Guardian podcast episode '<nowiki/>''Challenge of taxonomy and defining species''' in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2018/aug/03/tricky-taxonomy-the-problems-with-naming-new-species-science-weekly-podcast|title=Tricky taxonomy: the problems with naming new species – Science Weekly podcast|last1=Jackson|first1=Presented by Graihagh|date=3 August 2018|work=The Guardian|access-date=16 January 2020|last2=Sanderson|first2=produced by Max|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

== Flea Circus == Cockerill has an interest in the history of flea circuses and he has spoken about them on radio<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2LF04Y9n5hJTHK1l6ffLhPc/the-rise-and-demise-of-the-flea-circus|title=BBC Radio 4 – Natural Histories, Fleas – The rise and demise of the flea circus|website=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref> and in videos.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.show.me.uk/interactive_video/1066-secrets-of-the-flea-circus|title=Secrets of the Flea Circus {{!}} SHOW ME|website=www.show.me.uk|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref> In 2010 he recreated a working flea circus<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21628961-900-fleadom-or-death-reviving-the-glorious-flea-circus/|title=Fleadom or death: Reviving the glorious flea circus|last=Lawton|first=Graham|website=New Scientist|language=en-US|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref> for the 2010 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/news/size-matters-the-royal-institution-christmas-lectures-2010|title=Size Matters – The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2010|last=Administrator|date=8 August 2013|website=www.zoo.cam.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref> and in 2021 he exhibited a flea circus at the virtual Insect Fear Film Festival.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leskosky |first1=Richrad |title=Virtual Insect Fear Film Festival to feature a bit of new, old |url=https://www.news-gazette.com/arts-entertainment/film-television/richard-j-leskosky-virtual-insect-fear-film-festival-to-feature-a-bit-of-new-old/article_81a0548a-2d29-508f-ae7a-be85b377d768.html |access-date=28 April 2021 |work=The News-Gazette |publisher=The News-Gazette |date=21 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

== Honours and awards == Cockerill was awarded a Science Media Studentship from the Wellcome Trust in 2012–2014,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wellcome.ac.uk/what-we-do/directories/science-media-studentships-people-funded|title=Grants awarded: Science Media Studentships {{!}} Wellcome|website=wellcome.ac.uk|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref>

He was runner up in the British Ecological Society's photography competition in 2013 for his image of an oil palm plantation in Borneo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/news/celebrating-ecology-bes-photographic-competition|title=Celebrating Ecology – BES Photographic Competition|last=Administrator|date=8 August 2013|website=www.zoo.cam.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref> In 2014 his image of Wallace's beetle ''Cyriopalus wallacei'' won first prize in the Royal Entomological Society's National Insect Week photography competition category 'Small is Beautiful'<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationalinsectweek.co.uk/galleries/winning-photographs-2014|title=Winning Photographs 2014 {{!}} National Insect Week|website=www.nationalinsectweek.co.uk|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref> and in 2020 he became chair of the judging panel, working with Ashleigh Whiffin.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Society |first1=Royal Entomological |title=Royal Entomological Society: Discovering the miniature safari all around us |url=https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/royal-entomological-society-discovering-the-miniature-safari-all-around-us-868802589.html |access-date=28 April 2021 |work=www.prnewswire.co.uk |publisher=PR Newswire |date=29 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

Cockerill is a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society and is a current Trustee of the society.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.royensoc.co.uk/governance|title=Governance|date=1 May 2017|website=Royal Entomological Society|language=en|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref>

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== External links ==

* [https://www.falmouth.ac.uk/staff/dr-tim-cockerill Falmouth University profile] * [http://timcockerill.com/main/ Tim Cockerill website]

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