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...

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...

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...

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...