School of the Biological Sciences
About this community
The School of the Biological Sciences encompasses the Faculty Board of Biology and the Faculty Board of Veterinary Medicine and is represented on the Faculty Board of Clinical Medicine. It has responsibilities across three Triposes (the Natural Sciences Tripos, Medical and Veterinary Sciences Tripos and Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos).
Find out more about the School of the Biological Sciences at http://www.bio.cam.ac.uk/.
Sub-communities within this community
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Centre for Family Research
Has a worldwide reputation for innovative research that increases understanding of children, parents and family relationships -
Centre for Trophoblast Research
Promotes scientific study of the placenta, the organ that interfaces between the mother and her baby during pregnancy -
Department of Biochemistry
An internationally competitive research programme; themes include cell signalling and control of gene expression, to molecular microbiology, plant molecular biology and biofuel research, cancer and cardiovascular biology
Recent Submissions
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Visual Adaptations and Behavioural Strategies to Detect and Catch Small Targets
(2019-10-26)Predatory behaviours are ideal for studying the limits of performance and control within animals. Predation naturally creates a competition between the sensors and physiology of predator and prey. Aerial predation demonstrates ... -
Super-resolution Microscopy: Novel Developments and Optimisations
(2019-10-26)This thesis describes the design, development and optimisation of a multifunctional localisation based super-resolution microscope at Cambridge Advanced Imaging Centre. The microscope is optimised to perform single and ... -
The Moralisation of Eating
(2019-10-26)Morality, food and eating have been associated for centuries. However, little is known about the extent and impact of this association on how people relate to food and eating today. This thesis explores three questions in ... -
Investigating the Morphology and Behaviour of Quiescent Neural Stem Cells in Drosophila Melanogaster
(2019-11-30)Understanding stem cell behaviour and the mechanisms that govern stem cell proliferation is a key question in developmental biology. Stem cell divisions must be carefully regulated as too little proliferation can cause ...
