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Complex Migratory Behaviour of Pelagic Seabirds

A study in Journal of the Royal Society Interface using predictive ethoinformatics to reveal the complex migratory behaviour of pelagic seabirds has been published by the Department of Zoology's OxNav group. The work is led by Robin Freeman, now at UCL, in collaboration with Tim Guilford and other members of the Zoology Department.

 

Avian influenza A (H7N9) virus is a real cause for concern

An international team including Professor Simon Hay of the Department of Zoology has just been published in the journal ‘Nature’, warning that emerging avian influenza A(H7N9) virus is a real cause for concern and should be monitored closely.

 

New book about the financial crash

Andrew Farlow, a member of the Spatial Ecology & Epidemiology Group, who works on the economic and health burden of dengue, has just had a book released, ‘Crash and Beyond: Causes and Consequences of the Global Financial Crisis’. A lead title for 2012-13 in the Economics and Finance series of the Oxford University Press, the book devotes four chapters to the global financial crash and its causes and eight chapters to policy responses to the crash.

 

The global distribution and burden of dengue

A team led by Professor Simon Hay of the department of Zoology has just been published in the journal ‘Nature’, finding that the global burden of dengue infection is more than triple current estimates from the World Health Organization.

Guardian Very Short Film Competition

Congratulations to Sally Le Page, a third year Biological Sciences undergraduate, who has WON the Guardian’s Very Short Film competition with her one-minute film about Evolution. Sally’s winning film beat competition from hundreds of entries from across the UK in a process involving public votes and an expert panel of judges.