Big congratulations to Kelsey Hannah on successfully completing her PhD! She passed her examination with no correction and will likely be the first person in the world to receive a PhD on language barriers in conservation.

Four years ago she was brave enough to join a new lab with only a few members AND to start PhD on a topic that no one had ever worked on before. Since then she has been extremely efficient and productive, learning a wide range of approaches in metascience, being an important member of the lab and translatE, and also completing a placement at CSIRO.

She has published the first two chapters in Research Synthesis Methods and Conservation Biology. She was also awarded the best student presentation at ESA2024 and the 3rd place in the student best poster at ICCB 2025 – what an achievement!

We can’t wait to see what’s next in your career!