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Dr Lesley Batty

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Reader in Ecological Education

Contact details

Email: l.c.batty@bham.ac.uk

Address: School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Room 405
Geography Building
Aston Webb
University 麻豆精选
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Lesley Batty is a Reader in Ecological Education and brings her passion and expertise in the field to all aspects of her work. She has a particular interest in providing inclusive environments for learning and in working closely with employers to provide skills-led education. She is Head of Wellbeing and the Head of Employability and Placements for the School.

She has a particular interest in the ecology of industrial pollution and has spent a lot of time working in and around old metal and coal mines. Lesley is also highly active outside Birmingham and has published several textbooks, as well as running the British Ecological Special Interest Group in Teaching and Learning.

Qualifications

PhD University of Sheffield

MRes Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Reading

BSc (Hons) Natural Environmental Science, University of Reading

Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching, University 麻豆精选

Teaching

I am a teaching focussed member of staff with a commitment to providing innovative research-led teaching. I have been responsible for the development of innovative educational methods through the use of Enquiry Based Learning, embedding careers within the curriculum, using social media and both formative and summative assessment. I have significant engagement and impact through my work with the British Ecological Society and Pearson, contributing to national debates and policy development within the educational system.

Postgraduate supervision

Lesley Batty has a particular interest in the ecology of industrial pollution and has spent a lot of time working in and around old metal and coal mines. She is also highly active outside Birmingham and has published several textbooks, acts as associate editor for the Journal of Geochemical Exploration and is a key member of the British Ecological Society.

Dr Batty is happy to receive applications for PhD study within the areas of 'ecology of industrial pollution' and 'mining pollution' from self-funded students

Doctoral research

PhD title: Metal removal processes in wetlands receiving acid mine drainage

Other activities

GEES Head of Wellbeing
GEES Head of Employability and Placements
Senior Fellow of the HEA
Hefi Scholar
Lead Secretary of the British Ecological Society Special Interest Group in Teaching and Learning

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Kamal, AKI, Batty, LC & Bartlett, R 2023, '', Bangladesh Journal of Botany, vol. 52, no. 4, pp. 1015-1023.

Seniyat, LA, Batty, L & Renshaw, JC 2022, '', Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, vol. 25, no. 12, pp. 2013-2019.

Batty, L & Reilly, K 2022, '', Journal of biological education.

Thornhill, I, Friberg, N, Batty, L, Thamia, V & Ledger, ME 2021, '', Ecological Indicators, vol. 124, 107360.

Cooke, J, Araya, Y, Bacon, KL, Bagniewska, JM, Batty, LC, Bishop, TR, Burns, M, Charalambous, M, Daversa, DR, Dougherty, LR, Dyson, M, Fisher, AM, Forman, D, Garcia, C, Harney, E, Hesselberg, T, John, EA, Knell, RJ, Maseyk, K, Mauchline, AL, Peacock, J, Pernetta, AP, Pritchard, J, Sutherland, WJ, Thomas, RL, Tigar, B, Wheeler, P, White, RL, Worsfold, NT & Lewis, Z 2021, '', Oikos, vol. 130, no. 1, pp. 15-28.

Afegbua, SL & Batty, LC 2019, '', International Journal of Phytoremediation, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 200-208.

Afegbua, S & Batty, L 2018, '', Environmental Science and Pollution Research.

Lynch, S, Batty, L & Byrne, P 2018, '', Science of the Total Environment, vol. 636, pp. 1428-1441.

Thornhill, I, Batty, L, Hewitt, M, Friberg, NR & Ledger, M 2018, '', Urban Ecosystems, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 213-225.

Lynch, S, Batty, L & Byrne, P 2017, '', Journal of Soils and Sediments, vol. 17, no. 11, pp. 2691鈥�2707.

Thornhill, I, Batty, L, Friberg, N, Death, R & Ledger, M 2017, '', Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 1065鈥�1086.

Chigbo, C & Batty, L 2015, '', Water Air and Soil Pollution, vol. 226, no. 3, 74.

Kincey, M, Batty, L, Chapman, H, Gearey, B, Ainsworth, S & Challis, K 2014, '', Journal of Archaeological Science, vol. 45, pp. 36-51.

Comment/debate

Woodley, E, Barr, S, Batty, L, Bickerstaff, K, Darvill, C, Ferdous, R, Holmes, N, Jon, I, Lynch, K, Martin, J, Marvell, A, McDougall, D, Pitt, H, Singleton, A, Souch, C & Yorke, L 2024, '', Geo: Geography and Environment, vol. 11, no. 2, e00158.

Review article

Downey, H, Amano, T, Cadotte, M, Cook, CN, Cooke, SJ, Haddaway, NR, Jones, JPG, Littlewood, N, Walsh, JC, Abrahams, MI, Adum, G, Akasaka, M, Alves, JA, Antwis, RE, Arellano, EC, Axmacher, J, Barclay, H, Batty, L, Ben铆tez-L贸pez, A, Bennett, JR, Berg, MJ, Bertolino, S, Biggs, D, Bolam, FC, Bray, T, Brook, BW, Bull, JW, Burivalova, Z, Cabeza, M, Chauvenet, ALM, Christie, AP, Cole, L, Cotton, AJ, Cotton, S, Cousins, SAO, Craven, D, Cresswell, W, Cusack, JJ, Dalrymple, SE, Davies, ZG, Diaz, A, Dodd, JA, Felton, A, Fleishman, E, Gardner, CJ, Garside, R, Ghoddousi, A, Gilroy, JJ, Gill, DA, Gill, JA, Glew, L, Grainger, MJ, Grass, AA, Greshon, S, Gundry, J, Hart, T, Hopkins, CR, Howe, C, Johnson, A, Jones, KW, Jordan, NR, Kadoya, T, Kerhoas, D, Koricheva, J, Lee, TM, Lengyel, S, Livingstone, SW, Lyons, A, McCabe, G, Millett, J, Strevens, CM, Moolna, A, Mossman, HL, Mukherjee, N, Mu帽oz-S谩ez, A, Negr玫es, N, Norfolk, O, Osawa, T, Papworth, S, Park, KJ, Pellet, J, Phillott, AD, Plotnik, JM, Priatna, D, Ramos, AG, Randall, N, Richards, RM, Ritchie, EG, Roberts, DL, Rocha, R, Rodr铆guez, JP, Sanderson, R, Sasaki, T, Savilaakso, S, Sayer, C, Sekercioglu, C, Senzaki, M, Smith, G, Smith, RJ, Soga, M, Soulsbury, CD, Steer, MD, Stewart, G, Strange, EF, Suggitt, AJ, Thompson, RRJ, Thompson, S, Thornhill, I, Trevelyan, RJ, Usieta, HO, Venter, O, Webber, AD, White, RL, Whittingham, MJ, Wilby, A, Yarnell, RW, Zamora-Gutierrez, V & Sutherland, WJ 2021, '', Ecological Solutions and Evidence, vol. 2, no. 1, e12032.