Dr Taylor is Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Chester. He coordinates the undergraduate archaeology programme and leads on teaching in Palaeoecology, Archaeobotany, Experimental Archaeology, and the Mesolithic of Northwest Europe. His research focuses on early Holocene hunter-gatherers, the relationship between humans and their environment in the past, and the role of archaeology in informing our responces to contemporary environmental and climatic change. He manages the McLay Laboratory for Archaeological Research, and is a member of the Faculty Ethics Eommittee, and the Faculty Resreach Committee. He is also an associate editor of the journal Plant Perspectives.