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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2005-09-13 human Annette Alafaci updated 2026-01-15 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004602b.htm person Boyden Stephen Vickers AM FAA FRSA AACR2 Ecologist Veterinarian Stephen Boyden graduated in Veterinary Science in London in 1947 and then worked at the University of Cambridge and the Rockefeller Institute in New York. He received his PhD in Immunology from the University of Cambridge in 1951. After a year at the Pasteur Institute in Paris he took charge of the World Health Organization's Tuberculosis Immunisation Research Centre in Copenhagen. From 1960 he worked at the John Curtin School of Medical Research at the Australian National University in Canberra. From 1965 to his official retirement at the end of 1990 he engaged in research and writing in human ecology and human biohistory. In the early 1970s he initiated and directed the Hong Kong Human Ecology Program, which was the first comprehensive ecological study of a city. He was a UNESCO consultant to the Man in the Biosphere Program (1973-1989) and leader of the Fundamental Questions Program at the Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, ANU (1988-1990). Boyden is presently a Patron of the Australian National Sustainability Initiative. 1947 Career position - Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Science 1947 1947 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed in London 1949 1951 Career position - Research Student, University of Cambridge and Visiting Research Student at Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research in New York 1951 1951 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge, UK 1951 1952 Career position - CNRS Scholar at L'Institut Pasteur in Paris, France 1952 1960 Career position - Chief of the Tuberculosis Immunization Research Center of the World Health Organization in Copenhagen, Denmark 1960 1963 Career position - Senior Fellow in the Department of Experimental Pathology at John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University in Canberra 1963 1965 Career position - Professorial Fellow in Experimental Pathology at John Curtin School of Medical Research 1965 1990 Career position - Professorial Fellow in Human Ecology at the Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, Australian National University 1966 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1990 Award - Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) 1998 1998 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to science through the development of ideas and scholarship in the discipline of human ecology 2001 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and scientific research Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Elected Fellow 1966

 Australian National University (1946 - )

Professorial Fellow in Human Ecology, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies 1965 - 1990

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 'Boyden, Stephen Vickers', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Boyden, Stephen Vickers Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Australian Academy of Science The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Canberra Australian Academy of Science 2019 Conference Paper: People and nature; the big picture Boyden, S, People and nature; the big picture Canberra 2005 Nature and Society Forum Book: The biology of civilisation: understanding human culture as a force in nature Boyden, S. The biology of civilisation: understanding human culture as a force in nature Sydney University of New South Wales Press 2004 Book: Biohistory: the interplay between human society and the biosphere - past and present Boyden, S. Biohistory: the interplay between human society and the biosphere - past and present Paris Parthenon/UNESCO 1992 Book: Western civilization in biological perspective: patterns in biohistory Boyden, S. Western civilization in biological perspective: patterns in biohistory Oxford Oxford University Press 1987 Book: The ecology of a city and its people: the case of Hong Kong Boyden, S.; Millar, S.; Newcombe, K.; O'Neill B. The ecology of a city and its people: the case of Hong Kong Canberra Australian National University Press 1981 Journal Article: An integrative ecological approach to the study of human settlements Boyden, S. An integrative ecological approach to the study of human settlements Paris UNESCO 1979 MAB Technical Note 12 Edited Book: The impact of civilisation on the biology of man Boyden, S. The impact of civilisation on the biology of man Canberra Australian National University Press 1970 Book: Our Bioshphere Under Threat: Ecological Realities and Australia's Opportunities Boyden, Stephen; Dovers, Stephen; Shirlow, Megan Our Bioshphere Under Threat: Ecological Realities and Australia's Opportunities Melbourne Oxford University Press 1990 Resource Section: Interview with Professor Stephen Boyden, human ecologist Fenner, Frank Interview with Professor Stephen Boyden, human ecologist Australian Academy of Science 2003 Interviews with Australian scientists