Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge

Watch Dr William Foster talk about his research on animal behaviour:

'What insect-watching can tell us about the evolution of animal behaviour' @zoologymuseum.bsky.social @camzoology.bsky.social

Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/AoPuKWlGixU

Join us this coming Monday 16 February for Dr William Foster's talk on 'What insect-watching can tell us about the evolution of animal behaviour' @zoologymuseum.bsky.social @camzoology.bsky.social

Details and Booking: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...

Join us!

We're looking for a Business and Operations Manager.

This exciting role covers a broad range of operational responsibilities, in support of our mission of excellence in teaching and research.

👉Further details: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/54424/

Brilliant talk 🗣 @camzoology.bsky.social by @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social on Encountering Extinction: Ghosts Behind Glass
We often take #museum exhibits & interpretation at face value without thinking about the message, wider context or bias 🤔
Another book 📖 to be read 😊
#nature #climate #extinction

Ediacaran fossil surface on the coastline of Newfoundland, Canada

This #FossilFriday I am delighted to share a postdoctoral position that we @deeptimeecology.bsky.social @camzoology.bsky.social are advertising on early animal evolution in the #Ediacaran.

www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/postdoc...

Around 99% of all species to have existed on Earth are now extinct, find out more as Dolly Jørgensen shares insights from her book 'Ghosts Behind Glass', exploring how museums display extinct species. 11 Feb 2026, 7pm Tickets FREE, please book https://ow.ly/5EsK50XWE6X

📢Publication alert!

Research published today in @natcomms.nature.com provides new insights into the threat that invasive alien species pose to terrestrial insects. @ukceh.bsky.social

Find out more: bit.ly/4qUt0ZJ

Have a relaxing day crafting your own zine, using collage, drawing, painting or writing as we celebrate International Day of Women & Girls in Science. All inspired by the insects in our collection! £5 students £7 non-students inc. lunch
University of Cambridge Museums
https://ow.ly/Pshm50XW9Ra

We’re looking for:

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Social Fluids Lab (deadline: 9 Feb)
Find out more: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/54112/

Research Assistant (Dynamic Baselines for Carbon Markets) Conservation Science Group (deadline: 18 Jan)
Find out more: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/54010/

🐜 4-year #postdoc position in the @socialfluids.bsky.social lab @camzoology.bsky.social investigating metabolic cooperation between bodies in a BBSRC-funded project.

www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/postdoc...

#ants #socialtransfers #sociallytransferredmaterials #autophagy #socialinsects #aging #job (🧵1/n)

🎄CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR OPENING TIMES🎄The Museum will close at 4.30pm on Sunday 21 December 2025 and re-open at 10am on Saturday 3 Jan 2026. We will also be closed for our annual clean on Tues 13 & Wed 14 Jan 2026. University of Cambridge Museums

📢New paper alert!

Museum collections reveal secrets of prehistoric seafloor🐟ecosystem, according to new paper by Dr Ming Khan @ming-tfk27.bsky.social, Dr @egmitchell.bsky.social and Prof Andrea Manica.

Read more: bit.ly/4j4EK9F

@bas.ac.uk

Excited for the BES Annual Meeting in Edinburgh this week, where I’ll be presenting our framework for forecasting human-wildlife conflict in near real-time!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Looking forward to chatting more about human-wildlife conflict, elephants, forecasting and movement modelling.🐘

#BES2025

🎉 Congratulations to Professor Stephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social winner of a @zslscience.bsky.social Scientific Medal!

Read more: bit.ly/4a9AD9J

🎉 Congratulations to Dr Charles Emogor winner of the @zslscience.bsky.social Thomas Henry Huxley Award and Marsh Prize 2025 for the best PhD thesis submitted by a UK university.

Read more: bit.ly/4a9AD9J

🎉We're delighted that @emiliapsantos.bsky.social and @egmitchell.bsky.social will receive ERC grants!

Animal Tails: Penguins and Polar Bears Go to the ends of the Earth and discover the wildlife of the Arctic and Antarctic.

Friday 12 Dec - book onto our FREE Animal Tails session for 2-5 year olds 🐧Hear stories of penguins & polar bears PLUS make a pop up penguin card to take home with you! 🐧 Sessions start at 10.30 & repeat at 11.30. Please book ahead! University of Cambridge Museums https://ow.ly/QY4c50XFHim

Spatial Ecology and Conservation Modeling This textbook provides a foundation for modern applied ecology. It follows a rapidly changing field with updates of concepts, methods, and code.

Really happy to share that the Second Edition of our book, "Spatial Ecology and Conservation Modeling", is now out and available online!

We provide a foundation for applied spatial ecology with a focus on learning-by-doing.

@camzoology.bsky.social @conservation.cam.ac.uk

The modern anaconda is an example of a megafauna 'throwback', new "surprise" @jvertpaleo.bsky.social findings claim, as @camzoology.bsky.social experts reveal it reached its vast length 12.4 million years ago 👇

Whilst other giant animals died out, the huge snake survived 🐍
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🫵Join us!

We’re looking for an undergraduate administrator to join our friendly teaching office team.

This is a busy and varied role, essential to the smooth running of our undergraduate teaching.

Closing date: 4 January 2026

👉Interested? bit.ly/48fBnZD

Join us!

We're recruiting research assistants in the following groups:

Drosophila Connectomics (closing date: 8 Dec)

Insect Ecology (closing date: 7 Jan)

Prof Stephen Montgomery’s Group (closing date: 14 Jan)

For more info and to apply: bit.ly/48pL6wF

Fossils reveal anacondas have been giants for over 12 million years Andrés Alfonso-Rojas has analysed giant anaconda fossils from South America to deduce that these tropical snakes reached their maximum size 12.4 million years ago, and have remained giants ever since.

📢Publication alert!

Fossils show that anacondas, unlike other species, have been enormous for over 12 million years.

Research lead by Andres Alfonso-Rojas published in @jvertpaleo.bsky.social today.

Find out more: bit.ly/4rCJ6bW

@darwincollegecam.bsky.social

Great news! @egmitchell.bsky.social has received funding for her workshop to train marine ecologists to use AI tools for ocean ecosystem study. 🐳

❄️ICE AGE EARTH FAMILY DAY - this Saturday 29 Nov!❄️ Make a festive lino print animal themed card with our artist Lizzie 🐦 PLUS handle a real mammoth tooth & pick up a free bookmark for making a pledge for nature! No need to book 🙂University of Cambridge Museums

🎉CONGRATULATIONS!

Prof Rhys Green has won the Outstanding Contribution
@naturescotawards.bsky.social 🏆 for his outstanding work on reversing corncrake decline.

@ariane-burgess.bsky.social raised a motion recognising his award-winning work in the Scottish Parliament.

Read more: bit.ly/483D1xj

Angie Campbell and other field course students collecting data in selectively logged forest for their final project. Photo by Deddy Nurdin, local Research Assistant at the South East Asia Rainforest Research Partnership (SEARRP).

Tropical Forest near the Danum Valley Field Centre. (Photo by Patrick Cosgrove)

The Plant Sciences / Zoology tropical field course is a great opportunity for students to experience tropical rainforest ecology & conservation first-hand.

Read more: tinyurl.com/33t6vewr

@cam.ac.uk @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social @camzoology.bsky.social #PlantsAtCambridge

Shades of blue and red in a slice through an immuno stained brain showing some deliciously lovely looking mushroom body lobes - ripe for investigation during a funded PhD - and the central complex. Image credit: Dr Max Farnworth

🚨RA/PhD position available in evolutionary neurobiology 🚨

Working on a deep dive into circuit changes during mushroom body expansion in Heliconius butterflies @camzoology.bsky.social

- employment benefits
- 4 years funding
- 1000% fun

Deadline: 14/1/2026

Details:
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

We have 3D Xray vision!

The Cambridge Biotomography Centre, here in Zoology, is a leading facility for high-resolution 3D imaging & X-ray tomography.

It's available for hire by anyone seeking high-resolution imaging solutions

Find out more: bit.ly/4oTIJrv

Winter Wildlife: Ice Age Earth Join us as we step back in time to see the changing climate of East Anglia over the years, in fact, over the millenia. That’s right, we are going back into the Pleistocene, sometimes referred…

🦣Are your questions ready?🦣 Join us online as we put questions LIVE to Ice Age expert Dr Richard Preece. What is an Ice Age? Are we in an Ice Age now? How does climate change affect our wildlife? All welcome. You Tube - Mon 24 Nov, 7pm. https://ow.ly/tqGK50XsUWb University of Cambridge Museums

Our tropical field course offers our undergraduate students a unique opportunity to experience tropical rain forest ecology and conservation.🐛

Read their accounts of their unforgettable experiences in Borneo. 👉 bit.ly/3WJwUrE