Robert William Elwood is an Emeritus Professor at the School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University, Belfast. He completed his PhD studies in Animal Behaviour at Reading University (1975). He has been awarded the ASAB medal and the RSPCA/BSAS prize and is a Member of the Royal Irish Academy. He recently led projects on possible pain in invertebrates and on how animals make decisions in contests. He has published about 200 papers in various journals, served as Treasurer and President of ASAB, and has edited several journals. His teaching disciplines included Animal Behaviour, and his interests include Animal Behaviour.