Oxford Biology
@biology.ox.ac.uk
Exploring the breadth and diversity of life on Earth 🌍 Updates on research & teaching at @ox.ac.uk. Merged from Departments of Plant Sciences and Zoology August 2022
www.biology.ox.ac.uk
www.biology.ox.ac.uk
From trade offs to synergies: Aligning climate and biodiversity policies.
Reps from Oxford Biology joined experts from government, academia and NGOs at COP30 at this side event.
With Greenpeace, SOS Atlantic Forest foundation, WWF and @oxfordgeography.bsky.social.
📸 L.Jardim & A.Vasconcelos
Reps from Oxford Biology joined experts from government, academia and NGOs at COP30 at this side event.
With Greenpeace, SOS Atlantic Forest foundation, WWF and @oxfordgeography.bsky.social.
📸 L.Jardim & A.Vasconcelos
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
From trade offs to synergies: Aligning climate and biodiversity policies.
Reps from Oxford Biology joined experts from government, academia and NGOs at COP30 at this side event.
With Greenpeace, SOS Atlantic Forest foundation, WWF and @oxfordgeography.bsky.social.
📸 L.Jardim & A.Vasconcelos
Reps from Oxford Biology joined experts from government, academia and NGOs at COP30 at this side event.
With Greenpeace, SOS Atlantic Forest foundation, WWF and @oxfordgeography.bsky.social.
📸 L.Jardim & A.Vasconcelos
Want to do a PhD in biology? Our projects for 2026 are now live! If you're considering a PhD, or know someone who is, we have projects that span the biosciences to serve as inspiration.
Reach out to our academics to discuss these or more options if you have an idea of your own 👇
bit.ly/dphilbio25
Reach out to our academics to discuss these or more options if you have an idea of your own 👇
bit.ly/dphilbio25
October 20, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Want to do a PhD in biology? Our projects for 2026 are now live! If you're considering a PhD, or know someone who is, we have projects that span the biosciences to serve as inspiration.
Reach out to our academics to discuss these or more options if you have an idea of your own 👇
bit.ly/dphilbio25
Reach out to our academics to discuss these or more options if you have an idea of your own 👇
bit.ly/dphilbio25
📢Closing on Monday: Associate Professor of Molecular Cell Biology
But if you thought you had missed out...
🎉Extended till 22nd October: Associate Professor of Animal Behaviour
Join us in the new state-of-the-art Life and Mind Building 👇
bit.ly/488CNW3
But if you thought you had missed out...
🎉Extended till 22nd October: Associate Professor of Animal Behaviour
Join us in the new state-of-the-art Life and Mind Building 👇
bit.ly/488CNW3
October 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
📢Closing on Monday: Associate Professor of Molecular Cell Biology
But if you thought you had missed out...
🎉Extended till 22nd October: Associate Professor of Animal Behaviour
Join us in the new state-of-the-art Life and Mind Building 👇
bit.ly/488CNW3
But if you thought you had missed out...
🎉Extended till 22nd October: Associate Professor of Animal Behaviour
Join us in the new state-of-the-art Life and Mind Building 👇
bit.ly/488CNW3
📢 Closing on Wednesday:
Associate Professor in animal behaviour in association with Merton College.
Join us in the new Life and Mind Building ⬇️
bit.ly/488CNW3
📷 J.Cairns
Associate Professor in animal behaviour in association with Merton College.
Join us in the new Life and Mind Building ⬇️
bit.ly/488CNW3
📷 J.Cairns
October 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
📢 Closing on Wednesday:
Associate Professor in animal behaviour in association with Merton College.
Join us in the new Life and Mind Building ⬇️
bit.ly/488CNW3
📷 J.Cairns
Associate Professor in animal behaviour in association with Merton College.
Join us in the new Life and Mind Building ⬇️
bit.ly/488CNW3
📷 J.Cairns
The path to resilience 🌱
@manqi.bsky.social works across scales to investigate what it takes for our ecosystems to be resilient, and discover how we can protect them in the face of ever-changing environments.
Read our new spotlight on Man! 👇
bit.ly/4mHmvat
@manqi.bsky.social works across scales to investigate what it takes for our ecosystems to be resilient, and discover how we can protect them in the face of ever-changing environments.
Read our new spotlight on Man! 👇
bit.ly/4mHmvat
October 3, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The path to resilience 🌱
@manqi.bsky.social works across scales to investigate what it takes for our ecosystems to be resilient, and discover how we can protect them in the face of ever-changing environments.
Read our new spotlight on Man! 👇
bit.ly/4mHmvat
@manqi.bsky.social works across scales to investigate what it takes for our ecosystems to be resilient, and discover how we can protect them in the face of ever-changing environments.
Read our new spotlight on Man! 👇
bit.ly/4mHmvat
📢 Closing on Monday: Associate Professor (or Professor) in Plant Sciences.
Join us in the new Life and Mind Building 🏢
We have similar positions available in molecular cell biology and animal biology.
👉 bit.ly/488CNW3
Join us in the new Life and Mind Building 🏢
We have similar positions available in molecular cell biology and animal biology.
👉 bit.ly/488CNW3
September 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
📢 Closing on Monday: Associate Professor (or Professor) in Plant Sciences.
Join us in the new Life and Mind Building 🏢
We have similar positions available in molecular cell biology and animal biology.
👉 bit.ly/488CNW3
Join us in the new Life and Mind Building 🏢
We have similar positions available in molecular cell biology and animal biology.
👉 bit.ly/488CNW3
Oxford Biology is growing 📢
We’re appointing 3 Associate Professors in:
🌱 Plant Sciences
🦉 Animal Behaviour
🔬 Molecular Cell Biology
3 fields. 3 opportunities. One new home for Oxford Biology.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/41S2Tc7
Apply now 👉 bit.ly/488CNW3
We’re appointing 3 Associate Professors in:
🌱 Plant Sciences
🦉 Animal Behaviour
🔬 Molecular Cell Biology
3 fields. 3 opportunities. One new home for Oxford Biology.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/41S2Tc7
Apply now 👉 bit.ly/488CNW3
September 15, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Oxford Biology is growing 📢
We’re appointing 3 Associate Professors in:
🌱 Plant Sciences
🦉 Animal Behaviour
🔬 Molecular Cell Biology
3 fields. 3 opportunities. One new home for Oxford Biology.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/41S2Tc7
Apply now 👉 bit.ly/488CNW3
We’re appointing 3 Associate Professors in:
🌱 Plant Sciences
🦉 Animal Behaviour
🔬 Molecular Cell Biology
3 fields. 3 opportunities. One new home for Oxford Biology.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/41S2Tc7
Apply now 👉 bit.ly/488CNW3
Oxford Biology scientists used AI + satellite imagery to count Serengeti wildebeest from space — finding less than half previous estimates of 1.3M.
A game-changer for wildlife monitoring.
⬇️
bit.ly/3IiV8Fg
A game-changer for wildlife monitoring.
⬇️
bit.ly/3IiV8Fg
September 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Oxford Biology scientists used AI + satellite imagery to count Serengeti wildebeest from space — finding less than half previous estimates of 1.3M.
A game-changer for wildlife monitoring.
⬇️
bit.ly/3IiV8Fg
A game-changer for wildlife monitoring.
⬇️
bit.ly/3IiV8Fg
🚨 Exciting news! Oxford’s first Open Day in the brand-new Life and Mind Building takes place on 19 September.
Come explore cutting-edge spaces and discover your future at Oxford!
Plan your open day here: bit.ly/3I4nyTC
Come explore cutting-edge spaces and discover your future at Oxford!
Plan your open day here: bit.ly/3I4nyTC
September 9, 2025 at 10:27 AM
🚨 Exciting news! Oxford’s first Open Day in the brand-new Life and Mind Building takes place on 19 September.
Come explore cutting-edge spaces and discover your future at Oxford!
Plan your open day here: bit.ly/3I4nyTC
Come explore cutting-edge spaces and discover your future at Oxford!
Plan your open day here: bit.ly/3I4nyTC
Britain remains a vital stronghold for the protected great crested newt—but habitat assessments need updating.
Research by @emilyseccombe.bsky.social and @robsalgo.bsky.social introduces refined methods to evaluate pond suitability and safeguard these amphibians.
Read more ⬇️
bit.ly/46jLnQt
Research by @emilyseccombe.bsky.social and @robsalgo.bsky.social introduces refined methods to evaluate pond suitability and safeguard these amphibians.
Read more ⬇️
bit.ly/46jLnQt
September 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Britain remains a vital stronghold for the protected great crested newt—but habitat assessments need updating.
Research by @emilyseccombe.bsky.social and @robsalgo.bsky.social introduces refined methods to evaluate pond suitability and safeguard these amphibians.
Read more ⬇️
bit.ly/46jLnQt
Research by @emilyseccombe.bsky.social and @robsalgo.bsky.social introduces refined methods to evaluate pond suitability and safeguard these amphibians.
Read more ⬇️
bit.ly/46jLnQt
We are delighted to congratulate @kayla-king.bsky.social, who has been awarded the Francis Crick Medal and Lecture for contributions to the fields of evolutionary biology and genetics of infectious disease 🦠
More on the award and Kayla's work 👇
bit.ly/3HU9ziW
More on the award and Kayla's work 👇
bit.ly/3HU9ziW
August 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
We are delighted to congratulate @kayla-king.bsky.social, who has been awarded the Francis Crick Medal and Lecture for contributions to the fields of evolutionary biology and genetics of infectious disease 🦠
More on the award and Kayla's work 👇
bit.ly/3HU9ziW
More on the award and Kayla's work 👇
bit.ly/3HU9ziW
We had a blast at our research staff showcase on Wednesday!
Thanks to our amazing researchers for the effort, to our excellent research staff network committee for organising, and to the rest of the department for coming along in support!
Thanks to our amazing researchers for the effort, to our excellent research staff network committee for organising, and to the rest of the department for coming along in support!
July 25, 2025 at 8:09 AM
We had a blast at our research staff showcase on Wednesday!
Thanks to our amazing researchers for the effort, to our excellent research staff network committee for organising, and to the rest of the department for coming along in support!
Thanks to our amazing researchers for the effort, to our excellent research staff network committee for organising, and to the rest of the department for coming along in support!
Outbreaks and inequities 🦠
@mghafari.bsky.social is tracing viruses back through time — not just to illuminate potential threats, but also to build more equitable and effective responses to epidemics and pandemics.
Read our new spotlight on Mahan! 👇
bit.ly/4m8sSDO
@mghafari.bsky.social is tracing viruses back through time — not just to illuminate potential threats, but also to build more equitable and effective responses to epidemics and pandemics.
Read our new spotlight on Mahan! 👇
bit.ly/4m8sSDO
July 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Outbreaks and inequities 🦠
@mghafari.bsky.social is tracing viruses back through time — not just to illuminate potential threats, but also to build more equitable and effective responses to epidemics and pandemics.
Read our new spotlight on Mahan! 👇
bit.ly/4m8sSDO
@mghafari.bsky.social is tracing viruses back through time — not just to illuminate potential threats, but also to build more equitable and effective responses to epidemics and pandemics.
Read our new spotlight on Mahan! 👇
bit.ly/4m8sSDO
Join us in Oxford in September for @campyuk2025.bsky.social, with a focus on AMR – a conference to discuss the latest advances in Campylobacter biology, epidemiology, food safety, and control.
Hosted with @ineosoxford.bsky.social. Full details 👇
campyuk.web.ox.ac.uk
Hosted with @ineosoxford.bsky.social. Full details 👇
campyuk.web.ox.ac.uk
July 8, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Join us in Oxford in September for @campyuk2025.bsky.social, with a focus on AMR – a conference to discuss the latest advances in Campylobacter biology, epidemiology, food safety, and control.
Hosted with @ineosoxford.bsky.social. Full details 👇
campyuk.web.ox.ac.uk
Hosted with @ineosoxford.bsky.social. Full details 👇
campyuk.web.ox.ac.uk
Early this month, the Agricultural Resilience Impact and Innovation Hub hosted its inaugural workshop, which identified 3 focal research areas and 2 cross-cutting themes
Find out more in the team's new update 👇
agriih.web.ox.ac.uk/article/agri...
@naturebasedsols.bsky.social
Find out more in the team's new update 👇
agriih.web.ox.ac.uk/article/agri...
@naturebasedsols.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Early this month, the Agricultural Resilience Impact and Innovation Hub hosted its inaugural workshop, which identified 3 focal research areas and 2 cross-cutting themes
Find out more in the team's new update 👇
agriih.web.ox.ac.uk/article/agri...
@naturebasedsols.bsky.social
Find out more in the team's new update 👇
agriih.web.ox.ac.uk/article/agri...
@naturebasedsols.bsky.social
Guided by curiosity, directed by purpose 🌳
Dr Aline Soterroni is remodelling environmental policy, and impact in her home country of Brazil lies at the very heart of her research.
Read our new spotlight on Aline! 👇
bit.ly/3SOOlVH
@ox.ac.uk @naturebasedsols.bsky.social @oxfordnetzero.bsky.social
Dr Aline Soterroni is remodelling environmental policy, and impact in her home country of Brazil lies at the very heart of her research.
Read our new spotlight on Aline! 👇
bit.ly/3SOOlVH
@ox.ac.uk @naturebasedsols.bsky.social @oxfordnetzero.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Guided by curiosity, directed by purpose 🌳
Dr Aline Soterroni is remodelling environmental policy, and impact in her home country of Brazil lies at the very heart of her research.
Read our new spotlight on Aline! 👇
bit.ly/3SOOlVH
@ox.ac.uk @naturebasedsols.bsky.social @oxfordnetzero.bsky.social
Dr Aline Soterroni is remodelling environmental policy, and impact in her home country of Brazil lies at the very heart of her research.
Read our new spotlight on Aline! 👇
bit.ly/3SOOlVH
@ox.ac.uk @naturebasedsols.bsky.social @oxfordnetzero.bsky.social
🦏 Cutting the horns off rhinos results in a drastic reduction in poaching of these endangered animals.
Read about the study, published in @science.org here👇
bit.ly/3FLOBBP
📸T. Kuiper
Read about the study, published in @science.org here👇
bit.ly/3FLOBBP
📸T. Kuiper
June 6, 2025 at 9:07 AM
🦏 Cutting the horns off rhinos results in a drastic reduction in poaching of these endangered animals.
Read about the study, published in @science.org here👇
bit.ly/3FLOBBP
📸T. Kuiper
Read about the study, published in @science.org here👇
bit.ly/3FLOBBP
📸T. Kuiper
Species recovery is the future 🌍
Dr Molly Grace is changing the way we think about what’s possible for nature. Today is Endangered Species Day, and Molly's work shows that nature really can bounce back.
Read our new spotlight on Molly! 👇
bit.ly/4kpvw7l
@ox.ac.uk @iccs.bsky.social
Dr Molly Grace is changing the way we think about what’s possible for nature. Today is Endangered Species Day, and Molly's work shows that nature really can bounce back.
Read our new spotlight on Molly! 👇
bit.ly/4kpvw7l
@ox.ac.uk @iccs.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Species recovery is the future 🌍
Dr Molly Grace is changing the way we think about what’s possible for nature. Today is Endangered Species Day, and Molly's work shows that nature really can bounce back.
Read our new spotlight on Molly! 👇
bit.ly/4kpvw7l
@ox.ac.uk @iccs.bsky.social
Dr Molly Grace is changing the way we think about what’s possible for nature. Today is Endangered Species Day, and Molly's work shows that nature really can bounce back.
Read our new spotlight on Molly! 👇
bit.ly/4kpvw7l
@ox.ac.uk @iccs.bsky.social
If you love hedgehogs as much as we do don't miss Dr Hedgehog TEDx Talk about using hedgehog poo to measure biodiversity 🦔💩.
You can watch it here:
bit.ly/4jVuhgk
You can watch it here:
bit.ly/4jVuhgk
May 14, 2025 at 10:23 AM
If you love hedgehogs as much as we do don't miss Dr Hedgehog TEDx Talk about using hedgehog poo to measure biodiversity 🦔💩.
You can watch it here:
bit.ly/4jVuhgk
You can watch it here:
bit.ly/4jVuhgk
Have you visited the new @nhm-london.bsky.social gallery yet?
'Fixing Our Broken Planet', which opened on 3 April, includes a short film featuring Oxford Biology researcher Sophus zu Ermgassen discussing biodiversity loss and its solutions 🌳
'Fixing Our Broken Planet', which opened on 3 April, includes a short film featuring Oxford Biology researcher Sophus zu Ermgassen discussing biodiversity loss and its solutions 🌳
April 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Have you visited the new @nhm-london.bsky.social gallery yet?
'Fixing Our Broken Planet', which opened on 3 April, includes a short film featuring Oxford Biology researcher Sophus zu Ermgassen discussing biodiversity loss and its solutions 🌳
'Fixing Our Broken Planet', which opened on 3 April, includes a short film featuring Oxford Biology researcher Sophus zu Ermgassen discussing biodiversity loss and its solutions 🌳
🦀 Fiddler crabs play love songs in the sand 💛 with a four-step courtship routine, males drum their claw on the ground to attract a mate
Those with larger claws make higher energy seismic signals, which prevents dishonesty about claw size 👇
bit.ly/4cmjWXP
Those with larger claws make higher energy seismic signals, which prevents dishonesty about claw size 👇
bit.ly/4cmjWXP
April 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
🦀 Fiddler crabs play love songs in the sand 💛 with a four-step courtship routine, males drum their claw on the ground to attract a mate
Those with larger claws make higher energy seismic signals, which prevents dishonesty about claw size 👇
bit.ly/4cmjWXP
Those with larger claws make higher energy seismic signals, which prevents dishonesty about claw size 👇
bit.ly/4cmjWXP
How ancient evolution is vital in the ever-changing 21st century 🧬🌲
@alexmcbowles.bsky.social work centres on the intricate and transformative relationship between plants and water over hundreds of millions of years
Read our new profile on Alex! 👇
bit.ly/3QW9Z9z
@ox.ac.uk @mplsoxford.bsky.social
@alexmcbowles.bsky.social work centres on the intricate and transformative relationship between plants and water over hundreds of millions of years
Read our new profile on Alex! 👇
bit.ly/3QW9Z9z
@ox.ac.uk @mplsoxford.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 9:38 AM
How ancient evolution is vital in the ever-changing 21st century 🧬🌲
@alexmcbowles.bsky.social work centres on the intricate and transformative relationship between plants and water over hundreds of millions of years
Read our new profile on Alex! 👇
bit.ly/3QW9Z9z
@ox.ac.uk @mplsoxford.bsky.social
@alexmcbowles.bsky.social work centres on the intricate and transformative relationship between plants and water over hundreds of millions of years
Read our new profile on Alex! 👇
bit.ly/3QW9Z9z
@ox.ac.uk @mplsoxford.bsky.social
🐘 African elephants plan their journeys carefully, preferring to avoid steep slopes and rough terrain and favouring food-rich environments 🐘
So if you too prefer a gentle walk with a snack break, you're in good company 👇
bit.ly/3XULCgv
@ox.ac.uk
So if you too prefer a gentle walk with a snack break, you're in good company 👇
bit.ly/3XULCgv
@ox.ac.uk
March 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM
🐘 African elephants plan their journeys carefully, preferring to avoid steep slopes and rough terrain and favouring food-rich environments 🐘
So if you too prefer a gentle walk with a snack break, you're in good company 👇
bit.ly/3XULCgv
@ox.ac.uk
So if you too prefer a gentle walk with a snack break, you're in good company 👇
bit.ly/3XULCgv
@ox.ac.uk
Congratulations to our colleagues who took part in the Teddy Hall relays!
4 x 4.35 mile (7km) around central Oxford, three teams joined and one even won a medal for the fastest department team in the womens' category 👏🥇
4 x 4.35 mile (7km) around central Oxford, three teams joined and one even won a medal for the fastest department team in the womens' category 👏🥇
March 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Congratulations to our colleagues who took part in the Teddy Hall relays!
4 x 4.35 mile (7km) around central Oxford, three teams joined and one even won a medal for the fastest department team in the womens' category 👏🥇
4 x 4.35 mile (7km) around central Oxford, three teams joined and one even won a medal for the fastest department team in the womens' category 👏🥇
All the best to the Oxford Biology Students selected for this weekends @OURFCblues varsity match
🏉Chloe-Marie Hawley - DPhil, Year 1
🏉Ben Hartigan - MBiol, Year 1
🏉Sky Stewart-Roberts -MBiol, Year 4
To find out more or to get tickets 👇: www.ourfc.org/varsity
🏉Chloe-Marie Hawley - DPhil, Year 1
🏉Ben Hartigan - MBiol, Year 1
🏉Sky Stewart-Roberts -MBiol, Year 4
To find out more or to get tickets 👇: www.ourfc.org/varsity
March 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
All the best to the Oxford Biology Students selected for this weekends @OURFCblues varsity match
🏉Chloe-Marie Hawley - DPhil, Year 1
🏉Ben Hartigan - MBiol, Year 1
🏉Sky Stewart-Roberts -MBiol, Year 4
To find out more or to get tickets 👇: www.ourfc.org/varsity
🏉Chloe-Marie Hawley - DPhil, Year 1
🏉Ben Hartigan - MBiol, Year 1
🏉Sky Stewart-Roberts -MBiol, Year 4
To find out more or to get tickets 👇: www.ourfc.org/varsity