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Richard Dawkins is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford. He studied zoology at the University of Oxford and completed a DPhil there in 1966. He held positions at the University of California, Berkeley before returning to Oxford in 1970 as a lecturer in zoology. He became a reader in zoology in 1990 and was appointed the first Charles Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford in 1995, a role he held until 2008.
Dawkins is known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His research has focused on animal behaviour and the gene-centred view of evolution. Key publications include The Selfish Gene (1976) and The Blind Watchmaker (1986). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society and has received numerous honours for his work in science communication and evolutionary biology. He remains affiliated with the University of Oxford as an emeritus fellow.
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