Role
Projects Officer
Qualifications & background
1997 BSc (2ii) Genetics, University of Wales; Swansea
2009 PhD University of Plymouth 'Distribution of Elateridae and Tipulidae pest species in an agricultural landscape'
Professional membership
Member of the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS)
Member of the British Educational Research Association (BERA)
Research interests
Motivations, destinations and employment activities of Foundation Degree graduates
Other research
September 2009 BERA Annual Conference
Manchester
Paper: What do Foundation Degree Graduates do?
Publications
Blackshaw, R P, Hicks H (2012). Distribution of adults stages of soil insect pests across an agricultural landscape. Journal of Pest Science A contribution to the Special Issue on Ecology and Control of Wireworms
Benefer, C M, Knight M, Ellis J, Hicks H, Blackshaw R (2012). Understanding the relationship between adult and larval Agriotes distributions:The effect of sampling method, species identificationand abiotic variables. Applied Soil Ecology 53, 39-48.
Dismore, H., H. Hicks, M. Lintern (2009) The destinations of Foundation Degree graduates in the South West of England. Journal of Education and Work 23, 5, 451-470
Hicks, H. (2009). What do Foundation Degree graduates do? Learning Power, SWLLN 5
Ellis, J., R. Blackshaw , W. Parker, H. Hicks and M. E. Knight (2009) Genetic identification of morphologically cryptic agricultural pests. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 11, 115–121
Lintern, M. and H. Hicks (2008). "What do Foundation Degree students do?" Graduate Market Trends (Winter 2008-09): 8-9.
Hicks
, H. & Blackshaw, R.P. (2008) Differential responses of three Agriotes click beetle species to pheromone traps. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 10, 443–448
Blackshaw, R P, Vernon, R S & Hicks, H (2008). The wireworm pest complex: evidence for species differences from spatial studies. Communications in Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences 73, 429-432.
Reports & invited lectures
Hicks, H., M. Lintern and H. Dismore (2009). What do Foundation Degree Graduates do? Part 3.
Watton, P., S. Wild, H. Hicks The progression experience of Advanced Apprentices and other work-based learners undertaking higher education courses at University of Plymouth Colleges (May 2009). Advance Project
Hicks, H., M. Lintern, H. Dismore and H. Saxton (2008). What do Foundation Degree graduates do? Part 2
Lintern, M. and H. Hicks (2007) What do Foundation Degree Graduates Do? Part 1.
