2024 LU Global Science Medal Citation - Philip Hulme

Distinguished Professor of Plant Biosecurity Philip Hulme, a Lincoln University staff member since 2007, is an internationally acclaimed scientist in the field of biosecurity. Professor Hulme’s primary research focus is predicting risks from alien plant invasions. It involves examining traits that underpin the success of invasive species, clarifying the main routes by which these species are introduced to a region, assessing their rates of spread, gauging the vulnerability of habitats to invasion, quantifying impacts, and predicting the potential effects of climate change on their distribution.