Biography and expertise

Biography

Professor Les Christidis is a graduate of the University of Melbourne and completed a PhD on bird evolutionary genetics at the Australian National University. His research demonstrated that the world’s songbirds originated in Australia and then spread throughout the world. He has published over 140 research papers and books on the evolution of Australasian birds and mammals.

He is a member of SCU's Research Clusters:

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Organisational affiliations

Pro Vice Chancellor (Research Infrastructure) & Dean, Research Infrastructure and Operations, Office of Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research, Southern Cross University

Past affiliations

Professor, School of Environment, Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University

Dean, Graduate Studies, Graduate School, Southern Cross University