Academic and conservation work Garrod is a proud alumnus of Anglia Ruskin University where he completed his BSc Hons in Animal Behaviour in 2005 Garrod completed a doctorate at University College London and the Zoological Society of London His thesis focused on the evolution of monkeys in tropical islands and was titled Primates of the Caribbean He has published on primate pathology and osteoarchaeology Garrod has lived and worked all over the world particularly working on great ape conservation He spent several years in western Uganda working on the development and management of a leading field site for chimpanzee conservation with the Jane Goodall Institute where among other things he was responsible for habituating wild chimpanzees He has also worked in Southeast Asia for an orangutan conservation organisation in Madagascar studying marine life and in the Caribbean studying introduced monkeys Garrods institutional affiliations include being a Trustee for the UK Jane Goodall Institute10 Ambassador for the Norfolk Wildlife Trust Ambassador for Bristol Museum and Art Gallery Patron of the Natural Sciences Collections Association NatSCA Ambassador for the Marine Conservation Society and Fellow of the Linnean Society Garrod is a Professor of Evolutionary Biology and Science Engagement at The University of East Anglia He is also a teaching fellow at Anglia Ruskin University where he regularly gives guest lecturers Public engagement Garrod has presented a series and several television shows including Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur with David Attenborough Baby Chimp Rescue and Springwatch in addition to his own sixpart series called Secrets of Bones on BBC Four He has also presented numerous short films on the One Show He has delivered a TEDx talk and is a regular speaker at conferences public debates and scientific festivals including the Cheltenham Science Festival He also writes scientific articles for The Guardian151617 and The Conversation181920
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