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University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge

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The University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge is one of the UK's largest & most important natural history collections. Thousands of specimens on display including one of the world's most complete dodo skeletons. www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk

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University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge @zoologymuseum.bsky.social · Apr 9

Hello from the University Museum of Zoology!
The Museum is one of Cambridge's major attractions & part of the University of Cambridge Department of Zoology. We house one of the largest & most important natural history collections in the UK.
Entry is free & everyone is welcome!

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University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge @zoologymuseum.bsky.social · 1d

🐳Did you know that we run FREE guided tours every month?🐝Join our expert guide & discover fascinating facts about the Museum & our specimens 🙂 Next tour - Fri 10 Oct at 3pm, a few spaces left. Please book ahead! University of Cambridge Museums https://ow.ly/nh4850X7N4G

University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge @zoologymuseum.bsky.social · 2d

🐦Discover the amazing world of birds - this Fri 10 Oct - especially for 2-5 year olds. Feel some real feathers, find out how birds cope with the cold ❄️plus make your own owl mask! FREE 🙂please book ahead. https://ow.ly/eZuN50X7Ewh University of Cambridge Museums

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Sedgwick Museum @sedgwickmuseum.bsky.social · 6d

Interested in developing your career in archives management?

Keen to contribute to delivering a high quality service to archive users, and a great communicator?

This role could be for you.

Further information:
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/archive...

A picture of two Sedgwick Museum staff members looking at a book from the Archive. Across the picture are the words ‘We’re hiring’.

A page of text that reads:
Archive Assistant
Interested in developing your career in archives management?
This new role provides an exciting opportunity to work alongside the Museum Archivist, and contribute to the development and promotion of the Museum's archive as an international focus for collections research.
Hours: Full time, Fixed term (4 years)
Salary: £27,319-£31,236
Closing date: 12th October 2025

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University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge @zoologymuseum.bsky.social · 8d

🏳️‍🌈Looking for a FREE activity this Sunday in Cambridge? Our Pride in Nature tours are back & we have spaces for Sun 5 Oct at 1pm. In this 30 min tour, expert guides will share fascinating stories about gender & sex in the animal world. https://ow.ly/WC3350X4Rik University of Cambridge Museums

University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge @zoologymuseum.bsky.social · 9d

🦋We're working with the Wildlife Trust to understand how to improve the habitat for butterflies & other insects - by creating some giant letter 'E's from soil.... see more below!🦋

Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 12d

🦋Five giant E's have appeared at our Trumpington Meadows nature reserve on the edge of Cambridge. They are helping us understand how we can protect butterflies and other insects from climate change.
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Helping butterflies tackle climate change - Trumpington Meadows Butterfly banks

YouTube video by Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs & Northants

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University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge @zoologymuseum.bsky.social · 17d

📢ARTIST REQUIRED📢Love working with young people & families? We're seeking an artist/facilitator to lead some workshops & create an art installation, film or animation, on the theme of climate change & the Ice Ages! ❄️ Apply by Mon 6 Oct 🙂@camunivmuseums.bsky.social
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Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge @camzoology.bsky.social · 20d

📢Publication alert!

PhD student, Iris Berger and Prof Lynn Dick's paper is published today in @natecoevo.nature.com

It analyses one of the world’s biggest agroecological transitions, and its exciting implications for biodiversity and economics.

Read more: bit.ly/4nht5Wi

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University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge @zoologymuseum.bsky.social · 22d

🏳️‍🌈Our Pride in Nature tours are back this October! 🏳️‍🌈Book onto one of these FREE tours to discover how queer perspectives help us to better understand the natural world. These tours are run by our expert volunteers. All welcome. ow.ly/AzRw50WY0jp @camunivmuseums.bsky.social @camzoology.bsky.social

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 22d

🐝We’re buzzing that Secrets of Bees has won The Children’s Wainwright Prize for Non-Fiction - the world’s top award for nature & conservation writing! Created with expert input from the Garden this children's book from @nosycrow.bsky.social brings the fascinating world of bees to life. [1/2]

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Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge @camzoology.bsky.social · 28d

Research into tiny charismatic peacock spiders makes the news!

BBC Breakfast this morning featured research by PhD candidate Jonah Walker and @joanameier.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social

Find out more: bit.ly/3JUL5qF

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University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge @zoologymuseum.bsky.social · 23d

Leaf or a leaf insect? 😉Stick & leaf insects mimic twigs & leaves to avoid predators. Even their eggs are camouflaged to look like seeds. There are about 3000 known species & they are largely nocturnal herbivores. On display in our upper gallery. FREE entry! @camunivmuseums.bsky.social

Photo of a leaf insect in the Museum's upper gallery

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University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge @zoologymuseum.bsky.social · 29d

🏋️‍♂️The larvae of goliath beetles are often titled 'the heaviest insects in the world' & can weigh over 100g 🏋️‍♂️ Goliath beetles are super strong - able to lift a load around 850 times their own weight. Our beetles are on display in the upper gallery - FREE entry. @camunivmuseums.bsky.social

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Jack Ashby @jackdashby.bsky.social · Sep 7

The last known #thylacine died #otd in 1936, remembered as #ThreatenedSpeciesDay.
Our podcast series explores how #museums built collections of #thylacines, & the violent events surrounding their #extinction in #Tasmania.
Have a listen 🔊:
soundcloud.com/university-o...

Echoes from the Museum podcasts

Listen to Echoes from the Museum podcasts, a playlist curated by University of Cambridge on desktop and mobile.

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University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge @zoologymuseum.bsky.social · Sep 8

🐳If you could talk to a whale, what would you say? With our artificial intelligence experiment you can now chat to our fin whale. It's the largest specimen in Cambridge! Just scan the QR code in the Whale Hall & start chatting. Museum upper gallery, shop & café open Tues - Sun. Entry FREE 😀

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Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge @camzoology.bsky.social · Sep 5

Are you a prospective postgrad looking for a research project?

Check out our brand new list of postgrad projects for 2026-27.

From animal weapons 💥and rewilding, to neuronal plasticity and invitro fertilisation 🧪 the breadth of topics is tremendous.

Find out more: bit.ly/3VxHscv

Images: a diver collecting community data on soft corals in Japan; trophallaxis between ants; ashy mining bee visiting oilseed rape flowers. Credit: Steven Falk

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · Aug 31

Join our Learning Team! We have two roles:
Family Learning Coordinator: Create nature experiences for families
Interpretation & Learning Coordinator: Share stories of our plant collections & lead adult learning programmes
Apply at: https://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/join-support/job-opportunities/

Job Opportunities - Cambridge University Botanic Garden

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Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge @camzoology.bsky.social · Aug 20

📢We’re recruiting!

🌳Assistant Professor in Ecology, Evolution & Conservation

A permanent teaching-focused position in our vibrant, welcoming and intellectually stimulating academic community.

Deadline: 7 September.

Apply here: bit.ly/3HKtNeZ

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Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge @camzoology.bsky.social · Aug 27

📢Congratulations!

🎖️Prof Andrew Balmford FRS has won the
@royalsociety.org's new Environment Medal and Lecture!

Awarded for groundbreaking contributions to #conservationscience & redefining conservation education.

Read more: bit.ly/41oPGr1

@conservation.cam.ac.uk

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Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge @camzoology.bsky.social · Aug 14

📢Publication alert

Out now! No Island too Far by Michael Brooke, Emeritus Strickland Curator of Ornithology @zoologymuseum.bsky.social

The story of a life-long global adventure searching for seabirds on remote specks of land.

Find out more: bit.ly/4mLVinw

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University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge @zoologymuseum.bsky.social · Aug 19

Our lower gallery is currently closed for maintenance. We're sorry for any inconvenience. The upper gallery, café and shop are open🙂 Museum entry is free.

Fin whale skeleton hanging over the Museum shop

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University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge @zoologymuseum.bsky.social · Aug 17

📢Sunday 17 August 2025 - we are opening at a slightly later time of 12.30pm & the lower gallery will be closed today for maintenance work. We're really sorry for any inconvenience. The upper gallery is open as usual 🙂

University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge @zoologymuseum.bsky.social · Aug 14

On 14 Aug 1875 the last Rodrigues parakeet was seen alive. 150 years on it rests (with one other) at the Museum, the only physical evidence that it ever existed. @jackdashby.bsky.social explains how collections are used to learn lessons from past losses. theconversation.com/the-rodrigue...

Photo of two Rodrigues parakeets from the Museum collection

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University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge @zoologymuseum.bsky.social · Aug 12

🌞Our Summer Family Day is this Thursday 14 Aug! Pop in to make a snake, have a go at our reptile quiz or try our reptile trail.... 🦎 Everyone welcome. All FREE, 10am - 4.30pm. #WorldLizardDay @camunivmuseums.bsky.social

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Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge @camzoology.bsky.social · Jul 25

We’re so excited to see the work of our #agroecology group members featured in the @sciencemuseum.org.uk's new exhibition Future of #Food.

Work by Prof Lynn Dicks, @irisberger.bsky.social, Katie Berthon, Ailsa Harris & Annie Northfield is on show.

Go see!

Read more: bit.ly/470rMFH

Speakers at the opening event photo by Gabriel Popa

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Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge @camzoology.bsky.social · Jul 24

We're recruiting!

🌳Assistant Professor in Ecology, Evolution & Conservation
🌳Postdoctoral Research Associates in
Drosophila Connectomics
Whole Organism Neuroscience
🌳Research Assistant Environmental impacts of food consumption & policy

Find out more: bit.ly/4o028qV

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