Connect to nature with '12 Days of Winter Wildlife'
30 November 2020Researchers and staff at the University Museum of Zoology in Cambridge are getting ready to share their enthusiasm for winter wildlife in a special 12-day online event.
Vice-Chancellor’s awards showcase impact and engagement during the pandemic
05 October 2020Academics, students and professional members of staff from across the University have been recognised in this year’s Vice-Chancellor’s Research Impact and Engagement Awards for their work in areas including COVID-19 testing, PPE production and online engagement.
Museum takeover and artist-led workshops will mark International Women’s Day 2019 at Cambridge
05 March 2019Events marking International Women’s Day 2019 - on Friday 8 March - are taking place across the University, its Colleges and institutions to raise awareness and take action for equality.
Conservationists gather to mark International Women's Day
09 March 2018Scientists from around the world gathered at the Museum of Zoology yesterday to celebrate and promote the work of women in conservation.
See inside the David Attenborough Building for the first time after its £59million facelift
29 February 2016Visitors can view the refurbished building (formerly the Arup Building) for the first time when exhibition Conflicted Seeds + Spirit opens to the public on 9 March.
A whale’s remarkable journey from Sussex to Cambridge
04 November 2015The Cambridge Animal Alphabet series celebrates Cambridge’s connections with animals through literature, art, science and society. Here, W is for Whale: the journey of one iconic whale in particular, from a Sussex beach to pride of place in the Museum of Zoology.
How snake bites could help prevent heart attacks
28 October 2015The Cambridge Animal Alphabet series celebrates Cambridge's connections with animals through literature, art, science and society. Here, V is for Venomous Snake: an animal that has long evoked fear and curiosity, but is revealing important clues for the development of treatments for some devastating conditions.
Would you place a Grand National bet on a Shetland pony?
20 July 2015The Cambridge Animal Alphabet series celebrates Cambridge's connections with animals through literature, art, science and society. Here, H is for Horse – 170-year-old model teeth, the Parthenon friezes, and the surprising origins of racehorses' speed.
Fossil skull sheds new light on transition from water to land
16 March 2015The first 3D reconstruction of the skull of a 360 million-year-old near-ancestor of land vertebrates has been created by scientists.
Symphony of the seas: add your voice to Museum of Zoology project
11 November 2014Members of the public are being asked to contribute to a symphony of the seas as part of a project to create a soundtrack for the new Whale Hall at the Museum of Zoology.
