The Global Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Andy's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
About Andy
After deciding to read Zoology at Oxford for my undergraduate level studies and following a path which saw me becoming interested in the biodiversity of less popular, less charismatic groups of organisms during my D.Phil., I spent a few years post-doc.ing, ending up on a junior research Fellowship at my old Oxford College. That post was the starting point of my involvement in the ecology of forest canopy insect faunas and ultimately led to an application for a job here in Plymouth which resulted in my first full-time academic post. I was one of six founder members of the Benthic Ecology Research Group which morphed over time into the Marine biology and Ecology Research Group with 16 full-time academics; the move to Plymouth gave me the impetus to rekindle a boyhood fascination with marine biology. I am now fully converted into an ex-entomologist interested in the broad ecology of aquatic systems, and have swapped terrestrial forests for marine ones, focusing on the interactions occurring between seaweeds and the fauna they support. My activities now are split between my teaching/admin roles and my research.
For almost a decade now I have also worked with the clinical trials unit at Derriford Hospital as a contributor to the management of clinical trials into treatments for Parkinson's Disease; I was diagnosed with PD myself over a decade ago.
Supervised Research Degrees
G.M. Prowse. PhD, 2003 (DoS)
M.T. Frost. PhD, 2003 (supervisor)
R. Power. M.Phil. (2004) DoS
L. MacAbendroth PhD 2005 (supervisor)
C.S. Mesher PhD 2009 (DoS)
S.L. deAmicis PhD 2012 (DoS)
N. Biber 2017 PhD (supervisor)
Teaching
In terms of teaching, I lead the postgraduate module in research skills and methods and deliver a significant part of that module dealing with numerical techniques and study designs. I lead the dissertation module for the MRes in Marine Biology as a hang over from leadership of that programme. I'm also involved in teaching on the degrees forming the Marine Biology undergraduate scheme, delivering materials related to natural history and taxonomy, biostatistics, and the ecology of biodiversity. My major administrative role has now switched to being Admissions Tutor for the Marine Biology degree scheme, 3 courses which collectively received over 600 applications for the present academic year.
Contact Andy
Room 617, Davy Building, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA
+44 1752 584624
A.Foggo@plymouth.ac.uk
