The funding will (hopefully) allow us to study how ants can use nest architecture to protect themselves against epidemics whilst maintaining collective performance - and maybe reveal new architectural principles that could inspire human buildings in a distant future…?

Please check the links and contact me if you are interested in applying!

3: Responsive building by social insects findaphd.com/phds/project...

4: Disease signalling in social insects www.findaphd.com/phds/project...