Last weekend two of our research groups took part in the Cambridge Neuroscience BRAINFest . The festival took place over three days and included lectures, films, art work and an interactive showcase in the Corn Exchange. The interactive showcase included themes such as “Pain and Pleasure” “Perception & Imagination” and...

The winner of this year’s Janet Moore Prize for supervising in Zoology is Benno Simmons. Benno received his award from Dr Nick Mundy, Deputy Head of Department (Teaching), at last night’s annual Part II Zoology party. The prize is awarded on the basis of nominations from Zoology students and module organisers. Benno, who...

We were delighted to hear that one of our PhD students, Riva Riley has won the CUSU Student-Led Teaching Award for the best " Undergrad supervisor (science and technology)" award for 2017. CUSU received nearly 600 nominations from students for teaching awards across all departments in the University. Nominations were then...

We are all becoming increasingly familiar with the impacts of invasive species. Knotweed from Japan can destroy building foundations, zebra mussels from eastern Europe can clog-up drinking water pipes, and an Asian fungus is causing ash tree die-back in our forests. Now an international team of scientists has identified...