Shining a light on the impact of pesticides on bees
Professor Dave Goulson’s research into the impact of pesticides on bumblebees has been widely cited in the media, and has led governments to take action to better protect insects.
Life Sciences research
Podcast: Chris Sandom on his research into rewilding and paleo-ecology
Recorded in March 2019
We speak to Dr Chris Sandom, a specialist in rewilding and paleo-ecology, who has fed into Government reviews on Rewilding and Ecosystem services and provided evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee, in our latest episode of Impacted.
The bigger biodiversity picture
Professor Jorn Scharlemann is using small-scale data to see bigger patterns in biodiversity.
Features
From diagnosis to life with a genetic condition
Professor Alan Lehmann has helped families live their lives to the full after being diagnosed with xeroderma pigmentosum.
See how we're working to tackle Dementia
Save one species and countless others benefit
Mika Peck is helping to rescue the brown-headed spider monkey from extinction.
See how we're protecting the world's cereal crops after discovering a new protein
Professor Dave Goulson, Biologist and co-director of The Buzz Club, talks about how his work is raising the awareness of declining bee populations and the ways to save them.
Case studies
Creating an ethical framework for improving policy on human tissue donation
Transforming the diagnosis and clinical management of xeroderma pigmentosum
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- Laboratory of Apiculture and Social Insects
- Mathematics Applied to Biology
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News
New report calls for ambitious pesticide reduction target
A University of Sussex Professor leads a report for The Wildlife Trusts to show how people across society can take action to bring back insects.
When one pixel is enough: ‘single pixel’ vision in fish could help scientists understand how humans see tiny detail
Recently discovered ‘single-pixel vision’ in fish could help researchers understand how humans are able to spot details like stars in the sky.
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