New evidence shows that domestication of dogs has changed their skull shapes For several decades there has been considerable debate as to whether domestic mammals are paedomorphic (juvenilised) forms of their wild ancestors. The most iconic of all domesticated animals, the dog, has been at the centre of this controversy...

Last year many of you will remember Sir David Attenborough abseiled down the live wall in the building named after him. Yesterday the abseilers were back to put the sign at the top of the building and it certainly got everyone talking. This is a building that for years has been called locally the "Arup Building", after the...

On Saturday 23rd September we welcomed back many former students and other friends of the department to take part in a whole range of activities. These included tours of current research laboratories; an Artists in Zoology trail; a display of some of the Balfour Library’s rare books; a talk from the producer of BBC Planet...

We are pleased to announce that the Zoology Department will be running a Tropical Field Course for Part II students from summer 2018. There are four major reasons why we believe this will be an exciting educational opportunity: 1. Interaction with researchers . The localities chosen will expose students to research-active...