Paul Ashton began working at Edge Hill University in 1994 as a Senior Lecturer then in 2008 became a Reader, being made Head of the new Biology Department in autumn 2012. He is also course co-ordinator for the Conservation Management MSc. In addition to scientific papers covering a breadth of subjects and habitats he is also co-author of the well-reviewed book, Ecological Genetics; Design, Analysis, and Application. Outside of EHU he is secretary of the Ecological Genetics Group (EGG), a member of the British Ecological Society Meetings Committee and editor of the Botanical Society of the British Isles Handbooks series, as well as a member of their Teaching and Education committee. From 2006 – 2011 Paul was a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Birmingham and is presently Visiting Lecturer for Manchester Metropolitan University.

Potential response of small leaved lime (Tilia cordata) to climate change Extent of hybridisation between Small leaved lime and Large leaved lime (T. platyphyllos) and the niche separation between the two Taxonomy and speciation in the genus Carex (sedges) Ecology of brownfield sites Grasslands in all their myriad beauty