Wendy Whitmore visited the Department yesterday, to hear how the Trust Fund set up in her husband's memory (the Tim Whitmore Zoology Fund ) has been supporting the work of graduate students in our Conservation Science and Aquatic Ecology Groups. Recent recipients of funding gave presentations about their research (pictured...

PhD candidate Nick Crumpton has appeared in episode 2 of Ben Garrod's 'Secrets of Bones' on BBC 4, along with the RVC's Prof. John Hutchinson and UCL's Prof. Susan Evans discussing vertebrate's adaptations to life on (or underneath) the ground. You can view the episode here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03vrtkp

Fly larvae grow in an unusual way. Most embryos grow by increasing the number of cells in the embryo, but fly larvae grow by increasing the size of their cells. The epidermal cells in the growing larvae secrete a hard skin or cuticle that is renewed three times as they grow. This cuticle is decorated with teeth called...

The Museum’s dodo skeleton and other priceless objects from Cambridge Museums are currently on display in London at Two Temple Place. This BBC news clip describes the exhibition: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26024978