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Read more at: Increased bird sound diversity in vineyards enhances visitors' tour experience
Chaffinch in vineyard

Increased bird sound diversity in vineyards enhances visitors' tour experience

2 October 2024

image: Chaffinch in vineyard. photo by Natalie Zielonka Increased bird sound diversity in vineyards enhances visitor' tour experience A new research paper, conducted by University of East Anglia and Professor Lynn Dicks from Cambridge University's Zoology Department, has found that a larger level of bird song diversity...


Read more at: Christine Miller appointed as Professor of Biotic Interactions
Professor Christine Miller

Christine Miller appointed as Professor of Biotic Interactions

12 September 2024

Image credit: Professor Christine Miller Christine Miller appointed as Professor of Biotic Interactions The Department of Zoology is delighted to announce that Christine Miller has been appointed by the University as a Professor of Biotic Interactions. She will be joining us in the Department from 1 October. Christine will...


Read more at: Professor Tim Clutton-Brock awarded BES Honorary Membership
Professor Tim Clutton-Brock with meerkats

Professor Tim Clutton-Brock awarded BES Honorary Membership

6 September 2024

The British Ecological Society (BES) announces Professor Tim Clutton-Brock has been awarded Honorary Membership in the 2024 Awards. BES Honorary Membership is the highest honour given and recognises an exceptional contribution at international level to the generation, communication and promotion of ecological knowledge and...


Read more at: The mink must go!
Mink will feast on any wildfowl they can catch - including chicks. Credit Terje Kolaas

The mink must go!

13 August 2024

A new generation of trappers is ending a catastrophic UK invasion The Zoology Department's Professor Bill Amos has made strong strides with a new approach to eradicating the invasive species; "Mink are powerful animals for their size - they'll even go for birds as big as herons. They're savaging a lot of our native species...


Read more at: Flying ant season is here!
Professor Adria LeBoeuf and Lab Group with their collected flying ants

Flying ant season is here!

19 July 2024

Professor Adria LeBeouf and her Laboratory of Social Fluids team; Hugo Helder, Yuqi Wang and Arthur Matte, have taken advantage of the annual flying ant day and collected a swarm for their research. Read the full articles here: University of Cambridge Stories: Flying ant season is here BBC News - Why do flying ants all...


Read more at: Professor William Sutherland CBE FRS is The Winner of the 2024 International Cosmos Prize
Professor William Sutherland CBE FRS

Professor William Sutherland CBE FRS is The Winner of the 2024 International Cosmos Prize

17 July 2024

The Department is thrilled to announce that Bill Sutherland has been selected by The Commemorative Foundation for the International Garden and Greenery Exposition, Osaka, Japan as the winner of the 2024 (31st) International Cosmos Prize. The foundation comments, "Dr Sutherland's elegantly effective approach to conservation...


Read more at: No evidence that England’s new ‘biodiversity boost’ planning policy will help birds or butterflies

No evidence that England’s new ‘biodiversity boost’ planning policy will help birds or butterflies

28 June 2024

No evidence that England’s new ‘biodiversity boost’ planning policy will help birds or butterflies L.V. Dicks and A. Bladon Cited : ' England’s statutory biodiversity metric enhances plant, but not bird nor butterfly biodiversity '. Journal of Applied Ecology, June 2024. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.14697


Read more at: The Aola Mary Richards Fund
Dr Aola Mary Richards

The Aola Mary Richards Fund

14 June 2024

The Aola Mary Richards Fund We are delighted to report that the Department has received a legacy of £5 million from Dr Aola Richards (1927 – 2021) that will provide an endowment to support PhD studentships and postdoctoral Fellowships in Zoology. Dr Richards, an international expert on wetas and ladybirds, was the first...


Read more at: Announcing the Student Support Fund in Memory of John Treherne
Portrait of John Treherne

Announcing the Student Support Fund in Memory of John Treherne

26 February 2024

John Treherne was, during his time at Cambridge (1955-1989), one of the most influential and charismatic members of the Department of Zoology: a brilliant scientist, a much-valued colleague, and an exceptional mentor. As a tribute to John and the important values that he promoted, we have set up a new fund in his memory...


Read more at: Trans-equatorial migration links oceanic frontal habitats across the Pacific Ocean: year-round movements and foraging activity of a small gadfly petrel

Trans-equatorial migration links oceanic frontal habitats across the Pacific Ocean: year-round movements and foraging activity of a small gadfly petrel

19 February 2024

Trans-equatorial migration links oceanic frontal habitats across the Pacific Ocean: year-round movements and foraging activity of a small gadfly petrel