University of Cambridge | Department of Zoology
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University of Cambridge | Department of Zoology
6d ago
Image credit: Professor Christine Miller Christine Miller appointed as Professor of Biotic Interactions The Department of Zoology is delighted to announce that Christine Miller has been appointed by the University as a Professor of Biotic Interactions. She will be joining us in the Department from 1 October. Christine will ..read more
University of Cambridge | Department of Zoology
1w ago
The British Ecological Society (BES) announces Professor Tim Clutton-Brock has been awarded Honorary Membership in the 2024 Awards. BES Honorary Membership is the highest honour given and recognises an exceptional contribution at international level to the generation, communication and promotion of ecological knowledge and ..read more
University of Cambridge | Department of Zoology
1M ago
A new generation of trappers is ending a catastrophic UK invasion The Zoology Department's Professor Bill Amos has made strong strides with a new approach to eradicating the invasive species; "Mink are powerful animals for their size - they'll even go for birds as big as herons. They're savaging a lot of our native species ..read more
University of Cambridge | Department of Zoology
2M ago
Professor Adria LeBeouf and her Laboratory of Social Fluids team; Hugo Helder, Yuqi Wang and Arthur Matte, have taken advantage of the annual flying ant day and collected a swarm for their research. Read the full articles here: University of Cambridge Stories: Flying ant season is here BBC News - Why do flying ants all ..read more
University of Cambridge | Department of Zoology
2M ago
The Department is thrilled to announce that Bill Sutherland has been selected by The Commemorative Foundation for the International Garden and Greenery Exposition, Osaka, Japan as the winner of the 2024 (31st) International Cosmos Prize. The foundation comments, "Dr Sutherland's elegantly effective approach to conversation ..read more
University of Cambridge | Department of Zoology
2M ago
No evidence that England’s new ‘biodiversity boost’ planning policy will help birds or butterflies L.V. Dicks and A. Bladon Cited : ' England’s statutory biodiversity metric enhances plant, but not bird nor butterfly biodiversity '. Journal of Applied Ecology, June 2024. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.14697 ..read more
University of Cambridge | Department of Zoology
3M ago
The Aola Mary Richards Fund We are delighted to report that the Department has received a legacy of £5 million from Dr Aola Richards (1927 – 2021) that will provide an endowment to support PhD studentships and postdoctoral Fellowships in Zoology. Dr Richards, an international expert on wetas and ladybirds, was the first ..read more
University of Cambridge | Department of Zoology
7M ago
stejnegers_petrel_in_the_hand.jpg Stejneger's petrel soon to set forth across the Pacific where its movements will be tracked by the tiny geolocator on the right leg. Studies of bird migration continue to deliver amazing narratives. This is as true of seabirds as of landbirds crossing the Sahara or the high Himalayas ..read more
University of Cambridge | Department of Zoology
8M ago
We are delighted to report that Professor Ron Laskey FRS has recently been admitted as an Officer of the French Order of Merit (Ordre national du Mérite). This is the highest accolade, awarded by the President of the French Republic, to which a foreigner can aspire. Half the members of this Order, which was established in ..read more
University of Cambridge | Department of Zoology
8M ago
The Department of Zoology is delighted to announce that the Vice Chancellor has appointed Professor Robert Fletcher as the second Miriam Rothschild Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of Cambridge. The Chair fell vacant when Professor Bill Sutherland FRS retired in September 2023, and became a Director of ..read more