The Cambridge Biotomography Centre, based here in the Department of Zoology, is a leading UK facility for high-resolution 3D imaging using micro-computed tomography (MicroCT) and X-ray tomography. The Centre's scanners allow researchers and industry clients to see internal structures without destroying the objects examined...

Thanks to the construction of butterfly banks, Trumpington Meadows Nature Reserve in Cambridge is now a location for cutting-edge research into mitigating the effects of climate change on insects. The research, part of the Banking on Butterflies project, is a collaboration between our Insect Ecology Group led by Prof Ed...

New research, published today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, led by Dr Tiffany Ki, a Henslow Research Fellow in our Insect Ecology Group , has used innovative methods to show long term patterns in the species richness of tropical butterflies. Focussing on the swallowtail and satyrine butterflies, Dr Ki and...

We are deeply saddened by the news that the world-renowned primatologist, conservationist and Zoology alumna, Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91. Prof Rebecca Kilner FRS, our Head of Department, said, ‘For years to come, Jane will be remembered for transforming scientific knowledge into a global force for conservation...