Steven R Belmain is a Professor of Ecology at the Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich. He completed his BA at the University of Vermont. He then obtained an MSc and PhD at Birkbeck College, University of London. Prof Belmain is one of the leading international scientists researching the ecology of rodents as pests in agriculture and as disease vectors, with research activities across Asia and Africa aimed at helping rural and urban communities to overcome their pest problems. He also carries out research on insect pests in the fields of agroecology, conservation biological control, ecosystem services, and optimizing the indigenous use of pesticidal plants.  As Principal Investigator, he has led 20+ large multi-disciplinary, multi-country R&D projects with funding from UKRI research councils, UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, EU programs, and charitable foundations. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, a coordinating member of the International Society of Zoological Sciences, and an Associate Editor for the journal Wildlife Research.