Dr Robyn Grant

Leader of Species Biology & Conservation Research Group, Programme Leader for MSc Zoo Conservation Biology, Manchester Metropolitan University, and Editor-In-Chief, Mammal Review

Robyn is a Sensory Biologist specialising in somatosensation, working to address fundamental questions about the form and function of vertebrate touch sensing by adopting an interdisciplinary approach. Specifically, Royn’s work focusses on facial touch sensors -  whiskers in mammals and rictal bristles in birds.