!!Kevin J. Gaston - Curriculum vitae \\ __Career__ *BSc (1986) University of Sheffield; DPhil (1989) University of York *Junior, Senior and Principal Research Fellow, The Natural History Museum, London (1989-94) *Royal Society University Research Fellow, Imperial College (1994) *Royal Society University Research Fellow, University of Sheffield (1995-2002) *Professor of Biodiversity and Conservation, University of Sheffield (2002-present) \\ __Professional Activities__ *Editor: Functional Ecology (1998-2004) *Editorial Board: Basic and Applied Ecology, Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Avian Conservation and Ecology *Royal Society-Wolfson Research Merit Award (2006-present) *Professor Extraordinary in Zoology, University of Stellenbosch (2002-present) *Honorary Research Fellow, Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, London (1999-present) *Honorary Research Fellow, NERC Centre for Population Biology, Imperial College (1998-present) *Ecology Institute IRPE (International Recognition of Professional Excellence) Prize (1999) \\ \\