Bruce Webber

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Dr Bruce Webber is Executive Manager, Science & Conservation at Bush Heritage Australia and an Adjunct Professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Western Australia.

With experience working across government, academia and the not-for-profit sector, and collaborating with a diversity of stakeholders, Bruce combines science strategy and leadership with applied research delivery and science communication. His portfolio of work focuses on the impacts of global environmental change on biological diversity and the role of species interaction networks in shaping ecological communities.

Bruce leads initiatives that translate novel research findings into improved management solutions, addressing high priority challenges for biodiversity conservation at the nexus of climate change, species invasions and landscape change.

Experience

  • 2009–present
    Adjunct Professor, The University of Western Australia
  • 2025–present
    Executive Manager, Science & Conservation, Bush Heritage Australia
  • 2011–2025
    Research Scientist, CSIRO
  • 2009–2011
    Postdoctoral Research Scientist, CSIRO
  • 2006–2008
    Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, CNRS
  • 2005–2006
    Visiting Research Fellow, The University of East Anglia

Education

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    The University of Melbourne, PhD
  •  
    The University of Melbourne, BSc (Hons I)

Research Areas

  • Invasive Species Ecology (050103)
  • Climate Change Processes (040104)
  • Plant Biology Not Elsewhere Classified (060799)
  • Conservation And Biodiversity (050202)
  • Plant Biology (0607)
  • Global Change Biology (069902)
  • Plant Systematics And Taxonomy (060310)

Contact Bruce for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision