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Tim Blackburn obtained his DPhil in 1991 and became a Professor of Macroecology at the University of Birmingham in 2005. He joined University College London (UCL) in 2014. In the 1990s, he worked with Kevin Gaston to help define the newly emerging field of macroecology, notably with a 2000 monograph on the subject, 'Pattern and Process in Macroecology.' His research largely focuses on understanding the processes driving human-mediated biological invasions, with birds serving as a model taxon. His work has contributed to the development of the field by applying phylogenetically and taxonomically explicit comparative analytical approaches to macroecology and developing stage-based models of the invasion process. He has identified key factors that determine which species become invasive. His work leading up to 2009 is summarized in a monograph published by Oxford University Press entitled 'Avian Invasions: Ecology and Evolution of Exotic Birds.' He continues to publish studies on invasions, macroecology, and extinction life history, and he authored a popular science book titled 'Jewel Box: Moths Illuminate Nature's Hidden Rules,' published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 2023.