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Read more at: Mother knows best – even before birth

Mother knows best – even before birth

7 August 2013

Bird mothers communicate with their developing chicks before they even hatch by leaving them messages in the egg, new research by a team from the Department has found.


Read more at: Graduate School Poster Competition Success 2010

Graduate School Poster Competition Success 2010

7 August 2013

Zoology graduates scooped a couple of prizes in the Graduate School of Life Sciences Poster and Images competition earlier this week keeping up our excellent record.


Read more at: Prestigious awards for Zoology Students

Prestigious awards for Zoology Students

7 August 2013

Congratulations to two students from the Department, who have recently received awards from the Zoological Society of London.


Read more at: Thomas Endlein wins BBSRC photo competition

Thomas Endlein wins BBSRC photo competition

7 August 2013

An image of a tiny ant carrying 100 times its own body weight - while hanging upside down from a glass-like surface – has scooped first prize in the inaugural Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) science photo competition.


Read more at: Does evolution always lead to bigger brains?

Does evolution always lead to bigger brains?

7 August 2013

Homo floresiensis, a pygmy-sized small-brained hominin popularly known as 'the Hobbit' was discovered five years ago, but controversy continues over whether the small brain is actually due to a pathological condition. How can its tiny brain size be explained?


Read more at: Report on pedigree dog breeding

Report on pedigree dog breeding

7 August 2013

Professor Sir Patrick Bateson was commissioned by the Dogs Trust and Kennel Club of Great Britain to produce a report on the breeding of pedigree dogs in this country.


Read more at: 800th Anniversary Finale

800th Anniversary Finale

7 August 2013

Several labs from our Department have contributed visually appealing images to the Transforming tomorrow: 800th Anniversary Finale light show which takes place this weekend.


Read more at: Cambridge Evolutionary Genetics Symposium

Cambridge Evolutionary Genetics Symposium

7 August 2013

Leading researchers in the field of evolutionary and population genetics from the University of Cambridge and beyond met on 15th January for a special workshop.


Read more at: Professor Tim Clutton-Brock awarded Darwin Medal

Professor Tim Clutton-Brock awarded Darwin Medal

5 August 2013

Many congratulations to Tim Clutton-Brock on the award of the 2012 Darwin Medal of the Royal Society.


Read more at: Quest for missing sculpture

Quest for missing sculpture

2 August 2013

The Department would still very much like to find the Maurice Lambert sculpture of sea creatures (pictured below), which went missing when the Arup building (currently under refurbishment) was added to the New Museums Site in the late 1960s. Please contact Paula McPhee if you have any information. Paula’s detective work in...