Professor Brendan Wintle
University of Melbourne
Professor Brendan Wintle is a global leader in conservation ecology and ecological modelling research towards species conservation. Based at the University of Melbourne, Brendan is the Director of the Melbourne Biodiversity Institute, a Professor in Conservation Ecology and a Principal Investigator in the Quantitative and Applied Ecology Group.
Brendan undertakes research to support decision making and policy development for biodiversity and conservation. His research tackles technical developments including species distribution and population modelling to inform conservation spending, management and monitoring.
Brendan was previously the Director of the Commonwealth Government funded Threatened Species Recovery Hub and was recently an ARC Future Fellow and Theme Leader in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions.
In his spare time, you can find Brendan searching for spider orchids, greater gliders, bogong moths and obscure wineries.
