Robert Francis

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Research interests

biogeomorphology and ecohydrology; urban ecosystems and biodiversity; reconciliation ecology; warfare ecology; invasive species; river management

Research interests (short)

biogeomorphology and ecohydrology; urban ecosystems and biodiversity; reconciliation ecology; warfare ecology; invasive species; river management

Biographical details

Rob Francis earned a BSc (Hons) in Landscape Ecology (1st class) at De Montfort University in 2000. After a year spent working for the Surrey Wildlife Trust, he began a PhD in Geography at the University of Birmingham, completing ahead of time and starting a Lectureship in Ecology at King’s College London in 2004. His PhD focused on biogeomorphological processes relating to riparian trees in natural European rivers (most particularly the River Tagliamento in Italy), and this remains a key research area, alongside more recent work on urban ecology and the environmental impacts of warfare. Rob has published over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, and three books. He is currently Reader in Ecology, and Pro-Dean (Academic Portfolio) in the Faculty of Social Science and Public Policy.

Rob teaches several undergraduate and postgraduate courses in urban ecology, biogeography and the natural environment in the Department of Geography, and is also Chair of Undergraduate Examinations.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Philosophy, University of Birmingham

Award Date: 1 Jan 2004

Bachelor of Science, Landscape Ecology, De Montfort University

Award Date: 1 Jan 2000

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A synthesis of ecosystem metabolism of China's major rivers and coastal zones (2000–2020)
Zhang, M., Francis, R. A. & Chadwick, M. A., 1 Mar 2023, In: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water. 10, 2, e1628.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Open Access
2 Citations (Scopus)
Determinants of recovery from post-COVID-19 dyspnoea: analysis of UK prospective cohorts of hospitalised COVID-19 patients and community-based controls
PHOSP-COVID Study Collaborative Group, Pfeffer, P. E., Abel, K., Ahmad, S., Ahmed, R., Ali, M., Allen, R. J., Almeida, P., Anderson, D., Armstrong, L., Armstrong, N., Ashworth, M., Ayoub, A., Baggott, R., Bailey, L., Baldwin, D., Ballard, C., Banerjee, A., Bates, A. & Begum, M. & 276 others, Bell, D., Bell, R., Berry, C., Bhui, K., Bramham, K., Breen, G., Brookes, C., Broome, M., Brown, A., Brown, J., Brown, J., Brown, M., Burns, A., Butt, A., Byrne, S., Carson, G., Carter, P., Chalder, T., Chambers, R. C., Chan, F., Chen, J., Cheng, Y., Chiribiri, A., Choudhury, N., Chowienczyk, P., Clark, D., Clark, C., Clarke, J., Cole, J., Coleman, C., Connolly, B., Connor, L., Cook, A., Cooper, B., Cooper, J., Cooper, S., Craig, T., Cross, A., David, A., Davies, E., Davies, G. A., Davies, G. A., Davies, K., Davies, M. J., Dawson, J., Donaldson, A., Dong, T., Dougherty, A., Dowling, R., drury, H. J. C., Dunn, S., Edwards, S., Elliott, A., Elliott, K., Evans, D., Evans, H., Evans, J., Evans, R., Evans, R., Evans, R., Evans, T., Finch, J., Fisher, H., Flynn, M., Ford, A., Francis, R., Fu, X., Gill, M., Goodwin, C., Gooptu, B., Gregory, H., Gregory, R., Grieve, D., Griffiths, L., Gupta, A., Hall, L., Harris, E., Harris, V. C., Harrison, P., Hart, N., Harvey, A., Harvey, M., Hayday, A., Henderson, M., Ho, L. P., Holden, S., Holland, M., Holmes, M., Hosseini, A., Hotopf, M., Howard, L. S., Hughes, A. D., Hughes, J., Hughes, R., Husain, M., Ismail, K., Jackson, T., Jacob, J., James, W. Y., Jenkins, R. G., Johnson, C., Johnson, S., Jolley, C. J., Jones, D., Jones, G., Jones, H., Jones, I., Jones, L., Jones, M. G., Jones, S., Jose, S., Kaltsakas, G., Kelly, S., Kerr, S., Khan, F., King, B., Knight, S., Kon, S., Kon, S., Laing, C., Lasserson, D., Lawson, C., Lee, D., Lee, J. H., Lewis, D., Lewis, J., Li, X., Lim, L., Lloyd, A., Lord, J. M., Major, E., Malim, M., D-C. Man, W., Mandal, S., Mangion, K., Marks, M., Marsh, S., Marshall, B., Marshall, M., Martin, J., Martinez, L. M., McMahon, M. J., Mehta, P., Miller, C., Mills, C., Mitchell, J., Mohamed, A., Mohammed, S., Morley, A., Morrow, A., Moss, A. J., Moss, P., Neal, A., Newby, D. E., Newman, J., Nicholson, T., O'Brien, C., Ostermann, M., Owen, J., Pariante, C., Parker, S., Patel, B., Patel, M., Patel, S., Payne, S., Pearce, L., Peng, Y., Pennington, C., Plant, H., Plein, S., Porter, J., Porter, J., Powell, N., Pratt, J., Price, A., Price, C., Price, D., Prickett, A., Quigley, J., Qureshi, I. N., Rahman, N. M., Reddy, A., Rees, M., Rees, T., Reynolds, W., Richards, A., Richardson, E., Richardson, M., Roberts, K., Robertson, E., Robinson, E., Robinson, L., Rodger, J., Ross, A., Rowe, A., Rowland, A., Rowland, J., Russell, R., Sage, E. K., Saunders, K., Saunders, R. M., Saunders, P., Scott, J. T., Shah, A., Shah, K., Shah, P., Shankar-Hari, M., Sharma, M., Sharpe, C., Shaw, A., Shaw, K., Simpson, J., Singh, C., Singh, S., Singh, S., Smith, A., Smith, D., Smith, S., Smith, J., Smith, L., Spencer, L. G., Stephenson, L., Stewart, I., Stockdale, S., Stone, R., Tan, A. L., Taylor, A., Taylor, C., Taylor, J., Terry, S., Thomas, C., Thomas, D. C., Thomas, S., Thomas, A. K., Thompson, T., Thompson, A. A. R., Tilley, J., Tomlinson, J., Turner, S., Turner, K., Wade, P., Wainwright, T., Walker, S., Walsh, J. A., Walsh, S., Ward, T. J. C., Watson, E., Watson, L., Watson, J., McCall, J. W., Welch, C., Wessely, S., West, S., White, S., Whitney, J., Whittaker, S., Wild, J., Williams, B., Williams, N., Williams, J., Willoughby, J., Wilson, A., Wilson, D., Wilson, I., Wood, C., Woods, J., Wright, C., Wright, L., Wright, S., Xu, M., Yip, K. P., Young, B., Young, S., Young, A., Zhao, B. & Zheng, B., Jun 2023, In: The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 29, 100635.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
16 Citations (Scopus)
The raptor lockdown menu – shifts in prey composition suggest urban peregrine diets are linked to human activities
Mak, B., Drewitt, E., Francis, R. & Chadwick, M., Apr 2023, In: People and Nature. 5, 2, p. 795-807 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
2 Citations (Scopus)
Bringing the margin to the focus: 10 challenges for riparian vegetation science and management
Rodríguez-González, P. M., Abraham, E., Aguiar, F., Andreoli, A., Baležentienė, L., Berisha, N., Bernez, I., Bruen, M., Bruno, D., Camporeale, C., Čarni, A., Chilikova-Lubomirova, M., Corenblit, D., Ćušterevska, R., Doody, T., England, J., Evette, A., Francis, R., Garófano-Gómez, V. & González del Tánago, M. & 47 others, Gultekin, Y. S., Guyard, F., Hellsten, S., Hinkov, G., Jakubínský, J., Janssen, P., Jansson, R., Kail, J., Keles, E., Kelly-Quinn, M., Kidová, A., Kiss, T., Kulvik, M., La Porta, N., Laslier, M., Latella, M., Lorenz, S., Mandžukovski, D., Manolaki, P., Martinez-Fernández, V., Merritt, D., Michez, A., Milovanović, J., Okruszko, T., Papastergiadou, E., Penning, E., Pielech, R., Politti, E., Portela, A., Riis, T., Škvorc, Ž., Slezák, M., Stammel, B., Stella, J., Stesevic, D., Stupar, V., Tammeorg, O., Tammeorg, P., Fosholt, T. M., Urbanič, G., Villar, M., Vogiatzakis, I., Vrchovsky, P., Yousefpour, R., Zinke, P., Zlatanov, T. & Dufour, S., 1 Sept 2022, In: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water. 9, 5, e1604.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
23 Citations (Scopus)
Experiential learning in physical geography using arduino low-cost environmental sensors
Pearce, R. H., Chadwick, M. & Francis, R., 18 Dec 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHY IN HIGHER EDUCATION.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
3 Citations (Scopus)

1 Active
13 Finished

The Future of Epifaunal Assemblages: Investigating and Informing the Ecology of Coastal Defense Structures Along Urban Shores
Francis, R. (Primary Investigator)
ZSL Zoological Society of London
25/03/2024 → 24/09/2027
Project: Research
War Impact on Dryland Environments and social-ecological Resilience in Somalia (WIDER-SOMA)
Francis, R. (Primary Investigator), Drake, N. (Co-Investigator) & Rainsborough, M. (Co-Investigator)
NERC Natural Environment Research Council
1/11/2016 → 31/07/2017
Project: Research
CONNECT - Connecting Multiple Stressors to Freshwater Ecosystem Dynamics
Chadwick, M. (Primary Investigator), Bury, N. (Co-Investigator) & Francis, R. (Co-Investigator)
1/11/2015 → 31/10/2019
Project: Research
Resilience2050.eu: New design principles fostering safety, agility and resilience for ATM
Francis, R. (Primary Investigator)
EC European Commission
1/04/2012 → 31/12/2015
Project: Research
Supporting biodiversity in British lowland rivers: the role of ecosystem engineers
Francis, R. (Primary Investigator), Chadwick, M. (Co-Investigator), Clifford, N. (Co-Investigator) & Lorimer, J. (Co-Investigator)
1/04/2012 → 1/07/2015
Project: Research

16 Participation in conference
5 Participation in workshop, seminar, course
3 Types of External academic engagement - Invited talk
1 Editorial activity
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- 1 Types of External academic engagement - Membership of external research organisation

Urban Aquatic Ecosystems
Francis, R. (Keynote/plenary speaker)
2013
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2012
Francis, R. (Organiser)
2 Jul 2012
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Seminar: Reconciliation Ecology and Urban Waterscapes
Francis, R. (Speaker)
2012
Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Invited talk
Seminar: Reconciliation Ecology and Urban Waterscapes
Francis, R. (Speaker)
2012
Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Invited talk
Emerging issues in invasive species science and management
Francis, R. (Organiser)
16 Jun 2011
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference

A synthesis of ecosystem metabolism of China’s major rivers and coastal zones (2000-2020)
Zhang, M., Francis, R. & Chadwick, M., King's College London, 9 May 2023
DOI: 10.18742/20337465, https://kcl.figshare.com/articles/dataset/A_synthesis_of_ecosystem_metabolism_of_China_s_major_rivers_and_coastal_zones_2000-2020_/20337465/1
Dataset
Data files for ‘Breeding habitat selection of urban peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) in London’
Mak, B., Francis, R., Chadwick, M. & Greenspace, I. F. G. L. C., King's College London, 14 Jun 2021
DOI: 10.18742/rdm01-746, https://kcl.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Data_files_for_Breeding_habitat_selection_of_urban_peregrine_falcons_Falco_peregrinus_in_London_/16473972
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Robert Francis

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A synthesis of ecosystem metabolism of China's major rivers and coastal zones (2000–2020)

Determinants of recovery from post-COVID-19 dyspnoea: analysis of UK prospective cohorts of hospitalised COVID-19 patients and community-based controls

The raptor lockdown menu – shifts in prey composition suggest urban peregrine diets are linked to human activities

Bringing the margin to the focus: 10 challenges for riparian vegetation science and management

Experiential learning in physical geography using arduino low-cost environmental sensors

The Future of Epifaunal Assemblages: Investigating and Informing the Ecology of Coastal Defense Structures Along Urban Shores

War Impact on Dryland Environments and social-ecological Resilience in Somalia (WIDER-SOMA)

CONNECT - Connecting Multiple Stressors to Freshwater Ecosystem Dynamics

Resilience2050.eu: New design principles fostering safety, agility and resilience for ATM

Supporting biodiversity in British lowland rivers: the role of ecosystem engineers

Urban Aquatic Ecosystems

RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2012

Seminar: Reconciliation Ecology and Urban Waterscapes

Seminar: Reconciliation Ecology and Urban Waterscapes

Emerging issues in invasive species science and management

A synthesis of ecosystem metabolism of China’s major rivers and coastal zones (2000-2020)

Data files for ‘Breeding habitat selection of urban peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) in London’

Robert Francis

Personal profile

Research interests

Research interests (short)

Biographical details

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

Education/Academic qualification

Fingerprint

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

Research output

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