Kai Ira

Hello, I'm Kai, and I have just joined Dr Mark van Kleunen's lab as a PhD student. I am originally from the UK, where I completed my MSc in Biodiversity and Conservation at Queen Mary University of London in collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. My MSc examined solitary bee hotel colonisation across City of London green spaces. For my PhD, I'll be working within the GloNAF project, exploring whether threatened native plants and naturalised aliens occupy opposing ends of the functional trait spectrum. Outside of research, I enjoy hiking, playing badminton and trying new recipes, and am slowly attempting to learn German.