Dr Joanna Bagniewska is a Departmental Lecturer in Environmental Sciences at Oxford Lifelong Learning, and Co-Director of the Postgraduate Certificate in Ecological Survey Techniques. Her academic interests include conservation biology, urban ecology and citizen science, in particular looking at connectivity of urban green spaces and enhancing public engagement with nature. Since 2017, Joanna has been co-running the Oxfordshire Mammal Group; she is also a committee member of British Ecological Society’s Teaching and Learning Group.
Joanna also works as a freelance science communicator and communications coach; she is the author of The Modern Bestiary (Wildfire, 2022), co-author of The Communicating Scientist: A Practical Handbook (Springer Nature, 2025), and a contributor to the children’s book Life: The Wild Wonders of Biodiversity (Thames&Hudson, 2025).
Related Research Themes
Ecology
Testing the effectiveness of different ecological approaches for nature recovery to support biodiversity and the delivery of ecosystem services such as climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Human health and wellbeing
Exploring, understanding, and determining those aspects of nature which directly contribute to improvements in physical and mental health and wellbeing.
Society
Encompassing the governance and socio-cultural dimensions of nature recovery.
