George McGavin

Dr George C. McGavin BSc PhD FLS FRGS Hon. FSB
McGavin in a hollowed-out log in Borneo
Born	1954 Glasgow, Scotland
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh Imperial College, London
Occupation	Academic entomologist Television presenter Author

George C. McGavin FLS FRGS Hon. FSB is a British entomologist, author, academic, television presenter and explorer.

McGavin studied Zoology at the University of Edinburgh from 1971 to 1975, followed by a PhD in entomology at Imperial College, London. He went on to teach and research at the University of Oxford. He is Honorary Research Associate at Oxford University Museum of Natural History and the Department of Zoology of Oxford University, where he lists his interests as "Terrestrial arthropods especially in tropical forests, caves and savannah. Public understanding of science. Exploration." He is also a visiting professor of entomology at the University of Derby.

McGavin is a Fellow of the Linnean Society and of the Royal Geographical Society, and has several insect species named in his honour. He was previously Assistant Curator of Entomology at Oxford University's Museum of Natural History.

McGavin has lectured at the Cheltenham Science Festival, given the Royal Geographical Society children's Christmas lecture and contributes to their Schools Programme. He won Earthwatch's "Irreplaceable – The World's Most Invaluable Species" debate, broadcast on BBC Radio 4, in 2008 and he is a lecturer on board Cunard ships. He is a patron of the charity Wildscreen, of the Bees, Wasp and Ants Recording Scheme and of the Alderney Records Centre; and is a Global Ambassador for Earthwatch and given the prize-giving speech at Stewart's Melville College