Paul has worked in conservation for over a decade including completing a PhD on bats in the urban landscape, working as a freelance consultant, and working on the University of Exeter’s National Bats and Wind Turbines project. Paul was awarded the Vincent Weir Scientific Award in 2015 by the Bat Conservation Trust and has published six research papers on bats in the built environment. Ecobat was developed whilst working at the University of Exeter, with funding from Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).