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SEEN 4.3
2nd year Zoologist Lisa Jones says âRead this and thought of SEEN đ Quite an interesting (but depressing!) article about tigers and their susceptibility to a canine virus. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24535799 (thank you Lisa!) Our first staff contributor, Jake Snaddon, thought this BBC story about the long term effects of an elephant cull http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24754682 (thank you […]
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SEEN 4.3 Employability
Biological Sciences careers afternoon â I hope you have all put 20th November in your diaries. There will be a number of talks/workshops starting at 1pm, which you should sign up for in advance of the day. The event will culminate with two alumni panels, Biology/Zoology at 6pm and Biochemistry/Biomedical Sciences/Pharmacology at 7pm. You will […]
Posted in Employability
SEEN 4.2 Blog of the week
Dr M goes wild ! Dr M is a lecturer at Reading University who has coined the phrase âExtreme Botanyâ as part of his passion for plant identification. Watch out for my guest post soon! http://drmgoeswild.com/
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SEEN 4.2 Species of the week
Marmosets take it in turn to speak, just like humans, suggesting conversations http://www.nature.com/news/marmosets-prove-to-be-polite-conversationalists-1.13974, more on Ed Yongâs blog here http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/10/17/are-marmoset-monkeys-taking-turns-to-talk/ Original article http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982213011172
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SEEN 4.2 Southampton News
Tomorrow (Wed 23rd Oct) the Biosoc seminar will be given by David Barlow, an Emmy award winning wildlife film maker on âFaking sciences for TVâ. Itâs on in 85/2207, 2-3pm. 1st year PhD student Richard Sandsâ project is discussed in this BBC article, featuring his Forest Research supervisor Nigel Straw http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24297553 The project is […]
Posted in Southampton News
SEEN 4.2
In the news 3rd year Natural Sciences student, Michael Hockey, sent it 2 links from the BBC website (thank you Michael!). Firstly, sponges are key to nutrient recycling in coral reefs http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24398394 You can read the original article here http://www.sciencemag.org/content/342/6154/108 Secondly, Fatally strenuous exertions http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24443104 This was a widely reported story about highly promiscuous […]
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SEEN 4.2 Employability
The Biological Sciences careers days is coming! This event is organised by BioSocâs exceedingly hardworking education reps, with support from Career Destinations and me. The event will be on Wednesday 20th November. As in previous years, there will be workshops in the afternoon and two career panels in the evening.
Posted in Employability
SEEN 4.1
3rd year Biologist Jake Bailey found this story about the evolution of cartilaginous fish http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2013/09/26/3856025.htm http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature12617.html Thank you Jake! PhD student Pete Boyd sent in this link from Jerry Coyneâs âWhy evolution is trueâ blog, posted by Matthew Cobb http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2013/09/12/crane-fly-mimicry/ . Thank you Pete! PhD student Rob Gandola sent information about a student […]
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SEEN 4.1 Blog of the week
Bug girl http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/10/welcome-to-charismatic-minifauna/
Posted in App/Blog/website of the week
SEEN 4.1 Species of the week
The Omani owl http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/like-nothing-we-had-seen-before-new-species-of-owl-discovered-8859083.html
Posted in Species of the week