Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic Strategy, Planning & Resources)
Mark Fellowes joined Royal Holloway in 2023 as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic Strategy, Planning and Resources). Prior to this, he was Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic Planning and Resources) at the University of Reading, acting as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International) for much of his last year. He had previously served as Head of the School of Biological Sciences (2010-2017), and was responsible for the development and leadership of the University’s highly successful and effective sustainability strategy.
As an academic, Mark is a Professor of Zoology. He received his BSc and PhD from Imperial College, where he was supervised by Professor Sir Charles Godfray, and held a postdoctoral role at the UKRI Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Centre for Population Biology. He has served as editor and on the editorial boards of six journals; edited and co-authored four books in the Ivy Press 30-Second Series; edited a book on Insect Evolutionary Ecology; and co-edited another on Tropical Urban Ecosystems. He also has an extensive portfolio of public engagement work from major UK and international TV and radio and press to more localised community projects.
Mark is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and of the Royal Society of Biology.
Please see Mark’s research here.
