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Image: Native stingless bee hive (Courtesy of Dr Rosalyn Gloag, Sydney University)
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Dr Rosalyn Gloag

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Dr Rosalyn Gloag undertook her PhD in Zoology at the University of Oxford. She then held a University of Sydney Postdoctoral Fellowship, followed by four years as Lecturer in Evolutionary Biology in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences. In 2022 she received an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) to investigate molecular drivers of biodiversity.  Her expertise is in bees and her research informs global challenges associated with climate change, food security, invasive species and pollinator conservation. 
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Career Pathway 
​Bachelor of Science (Honours)/ Bachelor of Arts (double degree), The University of Sydney
  •   Biology research  (Honours project) 
PhD (Zoology), University of Oxford, UK
  •  Biology research
USyd Postdoctoral Fellowship 
  • Graduate student research supervision
  • Lecturer in Evolutionary Biology, USyd
    • Undergraduate teaching
 ARC Discovery Early Career Fellowship
  • Biology research
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