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Read more at: Darwin's 200th Birthday

Darwin's 200th Birthday

8 August 2013

February 12th 2009 was the anniversary of Darwin's birth 200 years ago and was celebrated across the university and the world.


Read more at: First edition copy of 'On the origin of species' featured on Countryfile

First edition copy of 'On the origin of species' featured on Countryfile

8 August 2013

The Balfour & Newton Libraries' first edition copy of Charles Darwin's On the origin of species featured on an episode of the BBC's Countryfile programme.


Read more at: Serotonin Mediates Behavioural Gregarization Underlying Swarm Formation in Desert Locusts

Serotonin Mediates Behavioural Gregarization Underlying Swarm Formation in Desert Locusts

8 August 2013

Three members of the department have authored a paper in Science that describes how a change in behaviour in locusts from mutual repulsion to attraction is brought about by serotonin, a common substance in the brain.


Read more at: Induction loops installed in teaching rooms and reception

Induction loops installed in teaching rooms and reception

8 August 2013

Induction loops for the hard of hearing have been installed in the department's teaching rooms and reception. The reception loop is on all the time.


Read more at: BBC Natural World - Cuckoo

BBC Natural World - Cuckoo

8 August 2013

Friday 9th January on BBC 2 at 8pm. (Repeat on Sunday 11th January at 5pm)


Read more at: Dr Andrea Manica awarded Philip Leverhulme Prize

Dr Andrea Manica awarded Philip Leverhulme Prize

8 August 2013

In November 2008 Dr Andrea Manica was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize. These prizes are awarded to outstanding young scholars who have made a substantial and recognised contribution to their particular field of study.


Read more at: Size Matters - The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2010

Size Matters - The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2010

8 August 2013

Look out for two members of the Department in this year's Royal Institution Christmas Lectures. Karin Moll from the Insect Biomechanics Group and Tim Cockerill from the Insect Ecology Group both gave demonstrations in the first lecture, entitled 'Why Elephants Can't Dance'.


Read more at: Cross-dressing vertebrae: how sloths got their long neck

Cross-dressing vertebrae: how sloths got their long neck

8 August 2013

From mice to giraffes, mammals are remarkable in that all but a handful of their 5000 species have exactly seven vertebrae in the neck. Among the few that deviate from this number are three-toed sloths, which may have up to ten ribless vertebrae in the neck.


Read more at: Academic leadership in the Department, from 1 October 2010

Academic leadership in the Department, from 1 October 2010

8 August 2013

1 October 2010 sees major changes in the academic leadership of the Department.


Read more at: Celebrating Ecology - BES Photographic Competition

Celebrating Ecology - BES Photographic Competition

8 August 2013

This photograph, taken by Tim Cockerill a PhD student in the Department's Insect Ecology Group, was a runner-up in the British Ecological Society Photographic Competition 2010.