Roberto Novella Fernandez

2023- current. PostDoctoral Research. University of Würzburg. Global Change Ecology department, School of Ecology. Würzburg (Germany). Prof. Dr. Christian Hof.

2021- 2023. PostDoctoral Researcher. Technical University of Munich, Terrestrial Ecology Research Group. School of Life Sciences. Freising (Germany). Dr. Christian Hof.

2016 – 2020. PhD in Biological Sciences. University of Southampton (United Kingdom) PhD thesis “Biogeographic processes determining the distributions of European bats across spatial scales: The role of biotic interactions and habitat preferences”. Dr. Orly Razgour and Prof. Dr. Patrick Doncaster.

2014 - 2015. MSc in Terrestrial Ecology. Autonomous University of Barcelona. Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona (Spain). Weighted Average Grade: 9.07/10, 3.10/4. MSc Thesis: Interaction strength in plant-pollinator networks; are we using the right measure?. Dr. Jordi Bosch & Dr. Anselm Rodrigo.

2010 - 2014. BSc hons (four years) in Environmental Biology. Mention in Animal Biology. Weighted Average Grade: 8.85/10 or 3.03/4 (38 modules; F:0, C:0, B:13, A:11, A+:14). Autonomous University of Barcelona. Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona (Spain).

• PhD Thesis Vincent Weir Scientific Award 2022 https://www.bats.org.uk/our-work/awards/the-vincent-weir-scientific-award/the-vincent-weir-scientific-award-winners
• Cost Action Short Term Scientific Mission: Assessing predicted range losses of European bats due to climate change. European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST), 2020.
• Beca de Formación de Profesorado Universitario (FPU) (Spanish competitive national PhD scholarship). Ministerio de Educación Cultura y Deporte de España, 2015.
• Best Academic Record Award BSc in Environmental Biology (8.85/10). Autonomous University of Barcelona, 2014.
• Competitive collaboration grant in departments (Autonomous University of Barcelona, 2014).