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Read more at: Public invited to chat to museum animals in new AI experiment
Assistant Director, Jack Ashby, looking a the dodo skeleton

Public invited to chat to museum animals in new AI experiment

14 October 2024

From Tues 15 Oct , you'll be able to chat with 13 of our specimens! They will be brought to life through the power of...


Read more at: Museum Assistant post - apply by 21st July 2024

Museum Assistant post - apply by 21st July 2024

8 July 2024

We are recruiting! We are inviting applications for the post of Museum Assistant, supporting two of the Museum's key...


Read more at: Australia’s giant lizards help save sheep from being eaten alive

Australia’s giant lizards help save sheep from being eaten alive

25 June 2024

Giant lizards called heath goannas could save Australian sheep farmers millions of dollars a year by keeping blowfly...


Read more at: Artist needed for Zoology Live! Animal Connections project

Artist needed for Zoology Live! Animal Connections project

29 May 2024

We are seeking an artist to work with us at Zoology Live!, our annual family day event on June 22nd 2024 Deadline to...


Read more at: Artist needed for our Wonderful Wetland Wildlife Project
Lower gallery

Artist needed for our Wonderful Wetland Wildlife Project

29 May 2024

We are seeking an artist to help us on our Wonderful Wetland Wildlife Project at the Museum of Zoology Deadline to...


Read more at: Job Opportunity - Assistant Conservator

Job Opportunity - Assistant Conservator

15 May 2024

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


Read more at: Museum launches Pride in Nature LGBTQ+ Trail
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Museum launches Pride in Nature LGBTQ+ Trail

5 February 2024

Happy LGBTQ+ History Month! At the Museum, we’re proud to announce that one of the ways we’re celebrating is to launch...


Read more at: 2024 exhibition: Growing a backbone: Rise of the vertebrates
Carpet python

2024 exhibition: Growing a backbone: Rise of the vertebrates

31 January 2024

On February 1st 2024 we are opening a new exhibition ‘Growing a backbone: Rise of the vertebrates’ – this exhibition is...


Read more at: Spanish butterflies better at regulating their body temperature than their British cousins

Spanish butterflies better at regulating their body temperature than their British cousins

9 January 2024

Butterfly populations in Catalonia in northern Spain are better than their UK counterparts at regulating their body...


Read more at: How collections and reputation were built out of Tasmanian violence
Thylacine skins

How collections and reputation were built out of Tasmanian violence

29 November 2023

A study by a Museum of Zoology researcher into the letters of the Victorian collector Morton Allport reveals how he...