Department of Zoology, University of Oxford
The Department of Zoology at the University of Oxford, England, is a large university zoology department.
Overview
The department has several institutes and a Research Unit in and around the Science Area and Oxford:[1]
- Biodiversity Institute
- Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology
- Institute for Emerging Infections
- Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU – in Tubney, Oxfordshire)
Research in the Department focuses on the themes of behaviour, disease, ecology, and evolution. The Department is within the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division of Oxford University. The main building, the Tinbergen Building (named after Niko Tinbergen), is on the corner of South Parks Road and St Cross Road, with Linacre College and an entrance to the University Parks opposite.
People
The following people if note are or have been associated with the Department:[1][2]
- Wilfred ('W. B.') Alexander
- Charles Elton FRS
- Sir Alistair Hardy
- Richard Dawkins
- Peter Holland (Head of Department)
- John Krebs
- David Lack
- David Macdonald
- Max Nicholson
- Denis Owen
- Chris Perrins
- Ben Sheldon (Director of the Edward Grey Institute)
- Claudio Sillero-Zubiri
- Nikolaas Tinbergen
- Bernard Tucker
- Sunetra Gupta
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Zoology, Dept of". Oxford University Pocket Diary. Oxford University Press. 2014–15. p. 175.
- ^ Bowen, Ursula (2015). "Memories of the Zoology Degree Course 1949–1952". Biology News. No. 4. University of Oxford. p. 6.
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