Contact Details

Kirsty Lloyd
Natural Sciences
National Museum Cardiff

Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NP

Phone: +44 (0)29 2057 3278

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Staff Name

Kirsty Lloyd

Job Title

Senior Curator: Entomology

Areas of Responsibility:

Curator and collection manager responsible for the entomology collections. Managing acquisitions, loans, collection visits, tours and documentation associated with the extensive entomology collection. Leading on digitisation of the entomology collections. Involved in research and interpretation of the collection through display, exhibitions, social media, outreach and publication. Supervision of student placements and volunteers, and the main point of contact for honorary researchers working in the collection.

Qualifications, memberships and relevant positions

BSc Hons in Zoology with Animal Behaviour at the University of Wales Bangor, MSc Conservation Biology with Zoo Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University. Member of the Natural Sciences Collections Association (NatSCA), Royal Society of Entomology (R. Entomol. Soc.), British Entomological and Natural History Society (BENHS) and on the Board of Directors for South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre (SEWBReC).

Research Interests

Background in population genetics and the preservation of genetic material for future research applications via biodiversity biobanking. Current primary interest is in making the entomology collections digitally discoverable and accessible to support wider research projects and initiatives.

Keywords

Population genetics, biodiversity, biobanking, molecular ecology, collections management, entomology, conservation

Selected Publications

Emma Snapes, Jonas J. Astrin, Nina Bertheussen Krüger, Gregory H. Grossman, Ellen Hendrickson, Nicola Miller, and Cathy Seiler. Updating International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories Best Practices, Fifth Edition: A New Process for Relevance in an Evolving Landscape. Biopreservation and Biobanking. Dec 2023. 537546.

Huml, J.V., Ellis, J.S., Lloyd, K. et al. Bucking the trend of pollinator decline: the population genetics of a range expanding bumblebee. Evol Ecol 35, 413–442 (2021).

Whomersley, P., Morley, S., Bell,J., et al. (2019) RRS Discovery 100 survey report: Marine Biodiversity of Tristan da Cunha and St Helena. Blue Belt Programme: RRS Discovery DY100 survey report CR155

Combe FJ, Ellis JS, Lloyd KL, Cain B, Wheater CP and Harris WE (2016) After the Ice Age: The Impact of Post-Glacial Dispersal on the Phylogeography of a Small Mammal, Muscardinus avellanarius. Front. Ecol. Evol. 4:72.