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Read more at: Cambridge & Oxford join forces to unlock over a million biological records

Cambridge & Oxford join forces to unlock over a million biological records

14 July 2026

Cambridge and Oxford join forces to unlock over a million biological records for climate research. The University of...

Read more at: A lack of sex held back life’s diversity for millions of years

A lack of sex held back life’s diversity for millions of years

9 June 2026

The way that Earth’s first animals reproduced held back life’s diversity for millions of years, until stress and...

Read more at: What's killing our bees – and how they fight back

What's killing our bees – and how they fight back

14 April 2026

Director of the Museum, Professor Mark Brown has devoted decades to defending pollinators from disease, pesticides and...

Read more at: Small blue butterfly supported by new ‘butterfly banks’

Small blue butterfly supported by new ‘butterfly banks’

28 October 2025

The small blue, Cupido minimus, is one of the many butterflies featured on our ‘Butterflies Through Time’ research...

Read more at: Museum collections aid butterfly research

Museum collections aid butterfly research

20 October 2025

New research led by Dr Tiffany Ki, a Henslow Research Fellow, based at the University Museum of Zoology Cambridge (part...

Read more at: Vacancy: Senior Collections Lead

Vacancy: Senior Collections Lead

18 June 2025

We are inviting applications for the post of Senior Collections Lead. This new four-year position is available at the...

Read more at: Social media helps monitor our fast-changing natural world

Social media helps monitor our fast-changing natural world

2 June 2025

Nile Stephenson a postgraduate student in the Deep-time Ecology Group at the Department of Zoology, (working with the...

Read more at: Museum Events and Bookings Assistant vacancy

Museum Events and Bookings Assistant vacancy

20 January 2025

We are recruiting a Museum Events and Bookings Assistant, in order to grow the Museum's capacity for corporate hire to...

Read more at: Assistant Conservator Vacancy

Assistant Conservator Vacancy

26 November 2024

The University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge is seeking a full-time, fixed-term Assistant Conservator. Core activities...

Read more at: Bird brain from the age of dinosaurs reveals roots of avian intelligence

Bird brain from the age of dinosaurs reveals roots of avian intelligence

13 November 2024

Researchers from the Museum help reveal the evolution of the bird brain as they investigate the most immaculate fossil...

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