Claire Ozanne


Claire Ozanne is an insect ecologist in the UK, she is Professor of Ecology and Vice Provost at the University of Roehampton.

Education and career

Ozanne was educated at the University of Oxford where she did a BA and then a DPhil in Agriculture and Forest Sciences graduating in 1991.
She was Head of Biological & Health Sciences and also Assistant Dean and then since 2010 has been Vice Provost at the University of Roehampton.
Between 2017 and 2019 Ozanne was Principal of Heythrop College, University of London, she was appointed to oversee the college's 'orderly closure.

Research

Ozanne's research looks at insects in habitats affected by human activities, in particular in temperate and tropical forests. She has surveyed insects all around the world, including in Ethiopia which she talked about to Brett Westwood on the BBC Radio 4's Saving Species programme.
She helped found the Global Canopy Programme and has written several book chapters on insects on forests:
Ozanne is a principal fellow of the Higher Education Academy.