Tom is currently a doctoral researcher at the University of Reading, studying the effects of integrating trees into arable fields (i.e. agroforestry) on natural pest control and pollination. His background is in biology and ecology, having undertaken a Master’s degree in Biological Recording and Ecological Monitoring at the University of Birmingham, followed by working as a consultant ecologist for several years. He has a long-standing interest in how benefits to ecology and biodiversity can be integrated with social and economic needs.