HANNAH B. TILLEY
Researcher. Ecologist.
Postdoctoral Associate at The University of Hong Kong
~ elephant behaviour and conservation ~
~ elephant behaviour and conservation ~
Photo: Sam Webster
About me.
PhD. Elephants. Hong Kong
I finished my PhD in Asian elephant behaviour in early 2025, investigating how elephants use smell to make choices on what to eat.
I am a member of the Applied Behavioural Ecology and Conservation Laboratory (ABEC), with a field site in Nepal where I conduct observations and behavioural experiments with captive Asian elephants. My interests and previous publications encompass conservation, urban ecology and wildlife trade.
I have previously worked on a variety of topics including the effect of urbanisation birdsong and breeding and the bird trade in Hong Kong. In 2019 I held a position at The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama where I led a behavioural and physiological project to investigate bat sleep.
PhD. Elephants. Hong Kong
I finished my PhD in Asian elephant behaviour in early 2025, investigating how elephants use smell to make choices on what to eat.
I am a member of the Applied Behavioural Ecology and Conservation Laboratory (ABEC), with a field site in Nepal where I conduct observations and behavioural experiments with captive Asian elephants. My interests and previous publications encompass conservation, urban ecology and wildlife trade.
I have previously worked on a variety of topics including the effect of urbanisation birdsong and breeding and the bird trade in Hong Kong. In 2019 I held a position at The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama where I led a behavioural and physiological project to investigate bat sleep.
Education.
Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) The University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
Mammalian Behaviour 2020-2025
Masters of Research (MRes) University College London (UK)
Biodiversity, Evolution and Conservation 2015-2016
Undergraduate degree University of Birmingham (UK)
BSc (Hons) Zoology 2011-2014
Mammalian Behaviour 2020-2025
Masters of Research (MRes) University College London (UK)
Biodiversity, Evolution and Conservation 2015-2016
Undergraduate degree University of Birmingham (UK)
BSc (Hons) Zoology 2011-2014
Photos: H. Tilley & S. Phalke
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#MoreThanAScientist - lover of nature and wildlife, give me the spicy chinese food, hiker, feral cat mom, good sense of humour and sci-fi nerd (beam me up Scotty).
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#MoreThanAScientist - lover of nature and wildlife, give me the spicy chinese food, hiker, feral cat mom, good sense of humour and sci-fi nerd (beam me up Scotty).
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