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Biology Degree Awarded Royal Society Biology Accreditation

The School of Biological Sciences welcomes the news that the BSc Biological Science degree has been awarded accreditation from the Royal Society of Biology (RSB), the leading professional body...

Publish Date: 19/03/18

Harnessing the power of algae: new, greener fuel cells move step closer to reality

A new design of algae-powered fuel cells that is five times more efficient than existing plant and algal models, as well as being potentially more cost-effective to produce and practical...

Publish Date: 16/01/18

BIO research discovers that jellyfish are on the menu

Squid, sole, dogfish, herring and cod all feed on baby jellyfish – according to new research from the University of East Anglia and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science...

Publish Date: 29/11/17

BIO's Prof Tamas Dalmay and researchers from JIC and UEA uncover how snapdragons keep their colour

A study of the colour patterns among wild flowers in a mountain valley has yielded a clue about how nature controls fundamental evolutionary change in all species. Researchers from the John...

Publish Date: 17/11/17

No evidence that reproduction in fruit flies is affected by gut bacteria

New research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) has found no evidence to support the claim that changes in diet, and in gut bacteria, can lead to changes in mating behaviour. It has...

Publish Date: 07/11/17

Evolution in your back garden – great tits may be adapting their beaks to bird feeders

A British enthusiasm for feeding birds may have caused UK great tits to have evolved longer beaks than their European counterparts, according to new research from the University of East Anglia...

Publish Date: 20/10/17

Birds reveal the importance of good neighbours for health and ageing

Birds reveal the importance of good neighbours for health and ageing Birds who live next door to family members or to individuals they know well are...

Publish Date: 10/10/17

UEA awarded £1.4m for pioneering medical research

Research teams from the Schools of Biological Science and Computing Science at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have been awarded a total of £1.4m by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to...

Publish Date: 27/09/17

Longer-lived sperm produce healthier offspring

Males produce hundreds of thousands to hundreds of millions of sperm within a single ejaculate depending on the species. Does it matter then which sperm is actually fertilising the egg? ...

Publish Date: 11/07/17

Satellite data to map endangered monkey populations on Earth

UEA BIO is working with the University of Leicester to identify biodiversity through satellite data. A team of scientists led by the Universities of Leicester and East Anglia are leading...

Publish Date: 22/06/17

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