Gema Martin-Ordas
I am a Senior Lecturer at the University of Stirling (UK). As a researcher, I am interested in comparative cognition and the evolution of cognitive processes. I study different aspects of cognition (e.g., memory, reasoning, understanding of time) that can inform us about the evolution of cognition in both vertebrates (children, great apes, corvids) and invertebrates (bees). For this project, I will be focusing on investigating tool use abilities and the cognitive mechanisms underlying them in bumblebees.
Clara Lopez
My fascination for bees and my passion for science inspired me to pursue and successfully obtain a BSc (Hons) in Ecology at the University of Stirling. This degree developed my passion at a wider scale than previously imagined, leading me to graduate from the University of Glasgow with an MRes in Ecology and Environmental Biology. Through this incredible journey, I developed my master's thesis on the investigation of habitat preference and foraging behaviour in the Tree Bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum). More broadly, I am fascinated by the behavioural adaptation of bees and their extraordinary cognitive abilities, and I am thrilled to explore this more in detail as a research assistant for this project.
