Natural Sciences
Meet the team
Our curators and staff are listed here by collections area. For general enquiries contact Rachel Russell, Departmental Administrator, on the number or email below.
Contact list of staff members
Natural Sciences department
Earth Systems
Invertebrates
Dr Vladimir Blagoderov
Principal Curator of Invertebrates
Fiona Ware
Curator of Invertebrate Biology
Sankurie Pye
Curator of Invertebrate Biology- she/her
Ashleigh Whiffin
Curator of Entomology - she/her
Angela Robb
Assistant Curator of Fluid Collections - she/her
Kate Holub-Swindell
Assistant Curator Entomology
Palaeobiology
Dr Andrew Ross
Principal Curator of Palaeobiology
Dr Stig Walsh
Senior Curator of Vertebrate Palaeobiology
Dr Yves Candela
Curator of Invertebrate Palaeobiology
Dr Sarah Stewart
Assistant Curator of Palaeobiology
Dr Nick Fraser
Keeper of Natural Sciences- she / her
Dr Elsa Panciroli
NERC Independent Research Fellow
Vertebrate Biology
Dr Andrew Kitchener
Principal Curator of Vertebrate Biology
Dr Martin Stervander
Senior Curator of Birds
Zena Timmons
Biobank Curator
Noah Hearne
Assistant Curator of Vertebrate Biology
Georg Hantke
Negaunee Senior Vertebrate Preparator
Stephen Rodger
Curatorial Preparator
Rebecca McManus
Negaunee Curatorial Preparator