Jamie Thompson

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I am a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Reading, currently researching trait evolution in plants.

Previously, I was a lecturer at the University of Reading, teaching conservation biology.

Before this, I undertook a PhD on flowering plant diversification at the University of Bath, for which I was awarded the Irene Manton Prize for the best PhD in botany (2025).

My research interests are broad, spanning trait evolution, diversification, and ethnobotany, and I have a focus on the cactus family currently.

Experience

  • 2024–present
    Lecturer, University of Reading

Education

  • 2023 
    The Milner Centre for Evolution, University of Bath, PhD in Evolutionary Biology

Honours

Fellow of the Linnean Society, recipient of the Irene Manton Prize for Best PhD in Botany (2025)

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