As a Research Fellow in Urban Ecology, you will join the ‘Self-Repairing Cities’ research project, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). By developing robots that monitor and repair built infrastructure, Self-Repairing Cities aims to promote their widespread use. Such technological innovation will transform human society and the natural environment. For instance, less traffic and better maintained infrastructure could lead to lower levels of pollution (air, noise, light, water, which negatively affect biodiversity and ecosystem functioning) and/or larger areas to devote to green spaces. On the other hand, novel technologies may introduce new, and as yet unknown, threats to biodiversity. Understanding how urban ecosystems will change in response to

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