Hemmings, Nicola, Dr

Dr Nicola Hemmings

School of Biosciences

Senior Research Fellow

n.hemmings@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4828

Alfred Denny Building

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Dr Nicola Hemmings
School of Biosciences
Alfred Denny Building
Western Bank
91ֱ��
S10 2TN

Profile

Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellow, University of 91ֱ�� (2018-present)
Co-Director of the University of 91ֱ�� Centre for Equity & Inclusion (2022-present)
Programme Lead, MSc Science Communication, University of 91ֱ�� (2017‒2018)
Patrick & Irwin-Packington Research Fellow, University of 91ֱ�� (2016)
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Birkhead Lab, University of 91ֱ�� (2011‒2016)
University Teaching Associate, University of 91ֱ�� (2010‒2011)
PhD Behavioural Ecology, University of 91ֱ�� (2007‒2010)
MBiolSci Zoology, University of 91ֱ�� (2003‒2007)

Research interests: Nicola's research group studies how and why animals vary in their ability to reproduce, with particular focus on the causes of infertility and embryo death. They work in collaboration with a range of global conservation organisations to aid recovery efforts for threatened species.

Publications

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Featured publications

Journal articles

Hemmings N & Birkhead TR (2020) . The Auk.
Cooney CR, Sheard C, Clark AD, Healy SD, Liker A, Street S, Troisi CA, Szekely T, Thomas GH, Hemmings N & Wright A (2020) . Nature Communications, 11.
Hemmings N & Evans S (2020) . Biology Letters, 16(1).
Mendonca T, Cadby AJ & Hemmings N (2019) . Biophysical Journal, 117(11), 2180-2187.
Kinsella CM, Ruiz-Ruano FJ, Dion-Côté A-M, Charles AJ, Gossmann TI, Cabrero J, Kappei D, Hemmings N, Simons MJP, Camacho JPM , Forstmeier W et al (2019) . Nature Communications, 10(1).
Mendonca T, Birkhead TR, Cadby AJ, Forstmeier W & Hemmings N (2018) . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285(1883), 20180865-20180865.
Hemmings N & Birkhead T (2017) . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 284(1860).
Kim K-W, Bennison C, Hemmings N, Brookes L, Hurley LL, Griffith SC, Burke T, Birkhead TR & Slate J (2017) . Nature Ecology and Evolution, 1, 1168-1176.
Schilthuizen M, Langelaan R, Hemmings N, van Oostenbrugge W & Visser S (2017) . Contributions to Zoology, 86(4), 297-302.
Bennison C, Hemmings N, Brookes L, Slate J & Birkhead T (2016) . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 283(1837).
Hemmings N, Bennison C & Birkhead TR (2016) . Biol Lett, 12(6).
Hemmings N & Birkhead TR (2015) . Ibis, 158(1), 43-50.
Hemmings N & Birkhead TR (2015) . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 282(1818), 20151682-20151682.
Bennison C, Hemmings N, Slate J & Birkhead T (2015) . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 282(1799).
Hemmings N, Birkhead TR, Brillard JP, Froment P & Briere S (2015) . Theriogenology, 83(7), 1174-1178.e1.
Hemmings N, West M & Birkhead TR (2012) . Biol Lett, 8(6), 964-967.
Hemmings NL, Slate J & Birkhead TR (2012) . Nat Commun, 3, 863.
Birkhead TR, Hemmings N, Spottiswoode CN, Mikulica O, Moskát C, Bán M & Schulze-Hagen K (2011) . Proc Biol Sci, 278(1708), 1019-1024.
Birkhead TR, Hall J, Schut E & Hemmings N (2008) Unhatched eggs: methods for discriminating between infertility and early embryo mortality. IBIS, 150(3), 508-517.
Schut E, Hemmings N & Birkhead TR (2008) Parthenogenesis in a passerine bird, the Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata. IBIS, 150(1), 197-199.

Preprints

Mendonca T, Cadby AJ & Hemmings N () .

All publications

Journal articles

Lavigne A, Bullock R, Shah NJ, Tagg C, Zora A & Hemmings N (2024) . Animal Conservation.
Assersohn K, Richards JP & Hemmings N (2024) . Ecology and Evolution, 14(6).
Assersohn K, Morton O, Slate J & Hemmings N (2024) . Proc Biol Sci, 291(2019), 20232796.
Morland F, Ewen JG, Simons MJP, Brekke P & Hemmings N (2023) . Molecular Ecology.
Marshall AF, Balloux F, Hemmings N & Brekke P (2023) . Biological Reviews.
Montgomerie R, Hemmings N, Thompson JE & Birkhead TR (2021) . The American Naturalist, 198(6), E215-E231.
Savage J, Crane JMS & Hemmings N (2021) . Animal Conservation.
Mendonca T, Birkhead TR, Cadby AJ, Forstmeier W & Hemmings N (2021) . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288(1958), 20211695-20211695.
Assersohn K, Brekke P & Hemmings N (2021) . Royal Society Open Science, 8(7), 202274-202274.
Assersohn K, Marshall AF, Morland F, Brekke P & Hemmings N (2021) . Animal Conservation.
Hemmings N & Birkhead TR (2020) . The Auk.
Cooney CR, Sheard C, Clark AD, Healy SD, Liker A, Street S, Troisi CA, Szekely T, Thomas GH, Hemmings N & Wright A (2020) . Nature Communications, 11.
Webb JL, Crawley JAH, Seltmann MW, Liehrmann O, Hemmings N, Nyein UK, Aung HH, Htut W, Lummaa V & Lahdenperä M (2020) . Animals, 10(1).
Hemmings N & Evans S (2020) . Biology Letters, 16(1).
Mendonca T, Cadby AJ & Hemmings N (2019) . Biophysical Journal, 117(11), 2180-2187.
Kinsella CM, Ruiz-Ruano FJ, Dion-Côté A-M, Charles AJ, Gossmann TI, Cabrero J, Kappei D, Hemmings N, Simons MJP, Camacho JPM , Forstmeier W et al (2019) . Nature Communications, 10(1).
Jackson D, Thompson J, Hemmings N & Birkhead T (2018) . Journal of Experimental Biology.
Mendonca T, Birkhead TR, Cadby AJ, Forstmeier W & Hemmings N (2018) . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285(1883), 20180865-20180865.
Hemmings N, Bennison C & Birkhead TR (2018) . Biology Letters, 14(2), 20180004-20180004.
Hemmings N & Birkhead T (2017) . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 284(1860).
Kim K-W, Bennison C, Hemmings N, Brookes L, Hurley LL, Griffith SC, Burke T, Birkhead TR & Slate J (2017) . Nature Ecology and Evolution, 1, 1168-1176.
Schilthuizen M, Langelaan R, Hemmings N, van Oostenbrugge W & Visser S (2017) . Contributions to Zoology, 86(4), 297-302.
Bennison C, Hemmings N, Brookes L, Slate J & Birkhead T (2016) . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 283(1837).
Hemmings N, Bennison C & Birkhead TR (2016) . Biol Lett, 12(6).
Hemmings N & Birkhead TR (2015) . Ibis, 158(1), 43-50.
Hemmings N & Birkhead TR (2015) . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 282(1818), 20151682-20151682.
Hemmings N (2015) The sperms marathon route to conception. Biologist, 62(4), 18-21.
Bennison C, Hemmings N, Slate J & Birkhead T (2015) . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 282(1799).
Hemmings N, Birkhead TR, Brillard JP, Froment P & Briere S (2015) . Theriogenology, 83(7), 1174-1178.e1.
Hemmings N, West M & Birkhead TR (2012) . Biol Lett, 8(6), 964-967.
Hemmings NL, Slate J & Birkhead TR (2012) . Nat Commun, 3, 863.
Birkhead TR, Hemmings N, Spottiswoode CN, Mikulica O, Moskát C, Bán M & Schulze-Hagen K (2011) . Proc Biol Sci, 278(1708), 1019-1024.
Birkhead TR, Hall J, Schut E & Hemmings N (2008) Unhatched eggs: methods for discriminating between infertility and early embryo mortality. IBIS, 150(3), 508-517.
Schut E, Hemmings N & Birkhead TR (2008) Parthenogenesis in a passerine bird, the Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata. IBIS, 150(1), 197-199.
Mason C, Tschirren B & Hemmings N () . Journal of Evolutionary Biology.
Hemmings N & Morland F () Demographic Drivers of Reproductive Failure in a Threatened Bird: Insights from a Decade of Data. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
Morland F, Patel S, Santure AW, Brekke P & Hemmings N () . Methods in Ecology and Evolution.

Preprints

Morland F, Patel S, Santure AW, Brekke P & Hemmings N (2023) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
Lavigne AM, Bullock R, Shah NJ, Tagg C, Zora A & Hemmings N (2023) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
Savage JL, Crane JMS & Hemmings N () , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
Cooney CR, Sheard C, Clark AD, Healy SD, Liker A, Street SE, Troisi CA, Thomas GH, Székely T, Hemmings N & Wright AE () , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
Mendonca T, Cadby AJ & Hemmings N () .
Kinsella CM, Ruiz-Ruano FJ, Dion-Côté A-M, Charles AJ, Gossmann TI, Cabrero J, Kappei D, Hemmings N, Simons MJP, Camacho JPM , Forstmeier W et al () , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

Research group

PhD students

Fay Morland (2018-2022) - Royal Society-funded PhD: Factors affecting female reproductive success in wild hihi
Kat Assersohn (2019-2022) - NERC ACCE DTP: Female fertility in birds
Ashleigh Marshall (2018-2021; co-supervisor, based at ZSL with Dr Patricia Brekke) - NERC London DTP: Why do eggs fail?

Teaching activities

BIS231 Talking the Talk: Getting Science on Film (module coordinator and lead instructor)
BIS415/426 Level 4 Project and Literature Review Supervisor
BIS422 Topical Science (module coordinator and lead instructor)

Professional activities and memberships

Consulting Editor, Animal Behaviour (2024–present)
Communications Editor, Evolution Letters (2016-2022)
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (awarded 2016)
Student Voice Academic Awards Best Educational Event (for the University of 91ֱ�� Schools’ Christmas Lecture 'Animal Academy') (2015)
Society of Biology UK Science Communicator of the Year (2014)
SET for Britain Awards, Houses of Parliament – Bronze Award (2013)
Animal and Plant Sciences Teacher of the Year, University of 91ֱ�� (2011)

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