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University of Melbourne

#4,850 worldwide#4,738 in Australia

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4.08/20/2025

Encourages creative and innovative thinking.

4.05/21/2025

Encourages questions and exploration.

5.03/31/2025

Always supportive and deeply knowledgeable.

4.02/27/2025

A true inspiration to all learners.

5.02/4/2025

Great Professor!

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About Brendan

Professor Brendan Wintle is a Professor in Conservation Ecology in the Faculty of Science at the University of Melbourne, within the School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences. He currently serves as Director of the Melbourne Biodiversity Institute and leads the Quantitative and Applied Ecology (QAEco) research group, focusing on biodiversity science including modelling, mapping, and economic methods to inform conservation priorities, policy, monitoring, reporting, and nature law reform. Wintle completed a Forestry Degree in 1994, followed by work as a senior forest policy officer in the Queensland State Government. He earned his PhD from the University of Melbourne in 2004, with a thesis on characterizing and dealing with uncertainty in species distribution models. Post-PhD, he held an Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship to design wildlife monitoring programs and took up a position as Lecturer in Conservation Ecology in the School of Botany at the University of Melbourne.