Welcome to the EGI
The Edward Grey Institute is part of the Department of Zoology at the University of Oxford. Founded in 1937, it conducts research into the behaviour, ecology, evolution and conservation of birds, with a strong emphasis on understanding organisms in their natural environments. Read more on the history of the EGI.
The EGI is particularly well known for its long-term population studies of birds, and as one of the birthplaces of behavioural ecology. These research themes are as strong as ever, and have recently been supplemented by vigorous programmes studying reproductive strategies in birds, speciation in Neotropical passerines, and the evolutionary ecology of avian malaria. For a quick overview of what we do, see this poster.
This week
Susan Balenger (University of Turku) will give a talk on "The degenerate male: Sex chromosome evolution in the threespine stickleback"; Fri 10th Feb, 4 pm, D38. All welcome!
Recent News
- Jan 2012: Congratulations to Chris Trisos who has been awarded a doctoral scholarship ($12,000) from the National Research Foundation of South Africa.
- Jan 2012: A film on the swifts in the tower was featured on The One Show. Click here for more information.
- Jan 2012: A number of short-term field assistant positions (up to six) are available to work collecting data on the breeding biology of blue tits and great tits. Click here for more information.
- Jan 2012: 97 delegates attended the EGI student conference in Oxford this January. Many thanks to all who contributed and contributed in many ways to such an interesting meeting.
- For other news check out our complete news section
TRACKS & SIGNS
- - A long-term study of great tits published in Behavioral Ecology suggests that having long-term neighbours yields benefits in terms of reproductive success Read paper | Planet Earth online
- - A study published in Proceedings B demonstrates a link between competitive ability, personality and problem-solving performance in wild great tits. Read paper
- - A study published in PNAS suggests that males can take advantage of the ejaculates of rival males and strategically allocate specific seminal proteins. Read paper | PNAS highlight
- An analysis of a 25-year dataset, published in Evolution, reveals that sexual ornaments in flycatchers are immune to senescence. Read paper
- - A study published in PNAS shows that larger groups of great and blue tits solve novel problems more efficiently than smaller groups in the wild. Read paper | Press release
- In the BBC programme Are We Changing Planet Earth?, Sir David Attenborough discusses the EGIs long-term research programme in Wytham Woods, Oxfordshire (click video link).
- For other research news, click here
Opportunities
Studentships Postdoctoral Research Research Assistants & InternshipsSEMINARS
EGI seminars are held at 4 pm every Friday of term. For details, click hereCONFERENCES
The next EGI Student Conference will be held 4-6 Jan 2012. For more information, click here. For poster, click here.
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