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SEEN 5.3 App of the week
App of the week (suggested by Lex, thank you Lex!) PhotoMath – https://photomath.net/ – PhotoMath reads and solves mathematical expressions by using the camera of your mobile device in real time
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SEEN 5.3
News from Singapore! 2013 Zoology graduate Connor Butler sent in lots of entomology links (thank you Connor!) I still really like reading SEEN so I thought I’d send you some entomology articles I’ve read recently. The first is a really interesting article from 2012 on ant mimicking Staphylinid beetles, known as myrmecophiles. Having evolved elaborate […]
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SEEN 5.3 Southampton News
Operation Wallacea Operation Wallacea will be on campus on Monday 10th November at 12pm to tell you about the research project options they can provide for 3rd year projects http://www.southampton.ac.uk/biosci/news/events/2014/11/10_opwall.page?
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SEEN 5.3 Placements
Placement year with Whitley wildlife conservation trust (found by Rob Gandola, thank you Rob) Of interest to 2nd year students. The deadline is 9am on 17th November, so you’ll need to be quick http://www.wwct.org.uk/research/placements
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SEEN 5.3 Employability
Biological Sciences Careers day – 12th November The 4th annual CfBS careers day is taking place next week on 12th November. During the afternoon you can attend various sessions. There is then a careers panel from alumni at 6:15pm, where you will be able to hear from alumni about their career paths.
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SEEN 5.2 Website of the week
Doing your Christmas shopping? Why not get behind Bob? https://www.voteforbob.co.uk/get-involved#shop
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SEEN 5.2 Species of the week
White rhino http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/oct/18/northern-white-rhino-dies-six-alive-world
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SEEN 5.2
Crocodile in Plymouth – (from Tom Ezard, recipient of the highly coveted title of staff contributor of the week, woop woop!) https://twitter.com/BBCEngland/status/522410706688569344 More on crocodiles, from our resident expert Rob Gandola. They work as a team to hunt prey http://wingedpost.com/2014/10/crocodiles-sophisticated-hunters-work-team-hunt-prey/ Flies are the forgotten pollinators http://urbanpollinators.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/flies-forgotten-pollinators.html Sexual selection has had a positive […]
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SEEN 5.2 Southampton news
Southampton University Herpetological Society Jamie Neaves contacted me to let you know that Bradley Williams and he are setting up a herpetological society. He says the plan for the society is to: – Meet every week to discuss current news/issues, and give talks and presentations (which is open to any member, members of staff, and […]
Posted in Southampton News
SEEN 5.2 Placements
Intern position at Marwell Wildlife – final call Marwell Wildlife is offering a short term opportunity to work alongside our Sustainability Manager and contribute to a study of learning in schoolchildren on educational visits to Marwell Zoo. School groups visiting Marwell Zoo on formal educational visits were invited to take part in an evaluation exercise […]
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