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Read more at: Graduate student discovers new species of dragonfly in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Graduate student discovers new species of dragonfly in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

30 January 2015

Insect Ecology Group member Sarah Luke and her collaborator Rory Dow have discovered a species of dragonfly that is new to science during work at the Stability of Altered Forest Ecosystems (SAFE) Project in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. It is the first time this species has ever been found, and the first species within its...


Read more at: Zoology staff feature on TV and radio

Zoology staff feature on TV and radio

26 January 2015

Professor Rebecca Kilner ’s burying beetles will be the stars of ‘B-movie beetles’ , to be aired during The One Show, postponed from (Tues 27 Jan) at 7.00pm. A new date will be posted as soon as possible. Professor Andrew Balmford ’s recent appearance on a Radio 4 debate, Shared Planet (on the “Half & Half”...


Read more at: 'Going for Gold' with Professor Tom Welton

'Going for Gold' with Professor Tom Welton

21 January 2015

On Friday 16th January 2015, the Department of Zoology hosted Professor Tom Welton as the Inaugural Equalities & Wellbeing Guest Lecturer. During this landmark event Tom candidly discussed diversity in academia, inclusivity in departments and how individuals can create a positive workplace environment. He drew many...


Read more at: Cambridge Biotomography Centre officially open

Cambridge Biotomography Centre officially open

20 January 2015

The formal opening of the School of Biology's new Cambridge Biotomography Centre ( www.cbc.zoo.cam.ac.uk ) took place at 12noon on Friday 16th January. Those attending included colleagues from Zoology, PDN and Biological Anthropology. The CBC houses a state of the art Nikon XT 225 ST microCT scanner, and is based in the...


Read more at: Julian Jacobs wins Employee Recognition Award

Julian Jacobs wins Employee Recognition Award

22 December 2014

On Thursday 11th December, at a ceremony in the Old Schools, our Department Administrator Julian Jacobs was awarded an individual Employee Recognition Award in the category ‘we respect others and value diversity’. He was nominated by Professor Rebecca Kilner , who cited the vision and drive he contributed to the recent...


Read more at: The Janet Moore Prize for supervising in Zoology

The Janet Moore Prize for supervising in Zoology

24 November 2014

In memory of Janet Moore , we would like to fund a modest annual prize in her name to recognize an outstanding contribution to undergraduate supervision by a non-UTO. This seems appropriate since Janet herself made an enormous contribution to supervising in the Department and a prize would help us to acknowledge how much...


Read more at: Croonian Lecture awarded to Prof Nick Davies

Croonian Lecture awarded to Prof Nick Davies

4 August 2014

Warm congratulations to Professor Nick Davies on being awarded the Royal Society Croonian Prize Lecture for 2015, for his work on the co-evolved responses of brood parasitic cuckoos and their hosts, the process of co-evolution and adaptation and the extraordinary biology of these unusual birds. This prize lecture is the...


Read more at: Professor Ron Laskey awarded CRUK Lifetime Achievement Prize

Professor Ron Laskey awarded CRUK Lifetime Achievement Prize

22 July 2014

Many congratulations to Professor Ron Laskey , who has been awarded this year's Cancer Research UK Lifetime Achievement in Cancer Research Prize. He has also, in the past month, been awarded Honorary Doctorates by the Universities of Dundee and London.


Read more at: Professor Jenny Clack awarded Honorary Doctor of Science Degree

Professor Jenny Clack awarded Honorary Doctor of Science Degree

10 July 2014

Professor Jennifer Clack has been awarded a Honorary Doctor of Science Degree by the University of Leicester, which she will receive on 17th July 2014. In April, Professor Clack was also elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.


Read more at: Butterflies show how patterns evolve on the wing

Butterflies show how patterns evolve on the wing

1 July 2014

A handful of highly specific genetic “switches” can control a kaleidoscopic diversity of colours and wing patterns in butterflies, Dr Chris Jiggins and Dr John Davey will demonstrate at this year’s Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition in central London, which begins on July 1. The research, which is based on recent...