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New Guide

  • 21st November 2015
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The BES publish a new useful guide on how to get published – and it’s free download the guide here

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The calm before the storm

  • 21st September 2015
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All is quiet at the University before the new academic term starts, but the PhD students are still beavering away in the lab!!

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Ecology and Conservation talks

  • 21st August 2015
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Bobby chairs an afternoon of talks presented by students in the Ecology and Conservation group, including one by our very own Fabio.

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Outreach

  • 21st July 2015
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iPEG hosts future scientists from the local girls grammar school to give them experience of working in a laboratory and tackling a reserach question. They then have to produce a poster and talk on the subject of alternative methods of pest control. Excellent job by the team. In this video ex-iPEG member Jo Randall features as […]

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St Kilda reunion

  • 21st July 2015
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Ken attends the 30th anniversary of the St Kilda Soay sheep project held at the Royal Society of Edinburgh meeting rooms. Chance to catch up with some old faces! Read a Journal of Animal Ecology blog post about the St Kilda project. Top: Tim Clutton-Brock (centre) with Ian Stevenson (right), Pat Monaghan (far-right) and Jos […]

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New grant

  • 21st July 2015
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Ken wins new grant with Australian collaborators including Prof Steve Simpson FRS FAA at the University of Sydney and the Australian Plague Locust Commission to increase the effectiveness of the biopesticide Green Guard®. The study is funded by an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant and will run for 3 years. Read a new story about […]

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R4All

  • 21st June 2015
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iPEG gang (Aislinn, Stephanie, Bobby, Fabio, Ken) and other ecologists get to grips with the R stats package under the expert guidance of Andrew Beckerman and Dylan Childs.   Top: Dylan (left) and Andrew (right) debating the merits of R with attendees. Above: Some more of the R4All attendees 

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New publication in Parasite Immunology

  • 21st May 2015
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ex-iPEG post-doc Rob Graham publishes a new paper from his time spent in Australia. The paper is entitled “Body condition constrains immune function in field populations of female Australian plague locust Chortoicetes terminifera” and is co-authored by Juliane Deacutis, Steve Simpson and Ken. Click on the Publications tab for further details.

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The Grand Challenge

  • 21st May 2015
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It’s Wray Fair time again. Events kick off with a 10km challenge between Bobby and Ken – the senior citizen beats the young buck and together they raise more than £1,000 for charity! Ken and Judith also win the Star Prize in the annual Scarecrow Festival competition for their 12 feet tall “Scavatar” scarecrow.

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