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We are delighted to have been awarded a prestigious Human Science Frontiers Program (HFSP) #Research Grant entitled “#Musculoskeletal system of head-first burrowers: an interdisciplinary approach”. $1.5M award/3 years/4 international #scientists. UCL Faculty of Life Sciences Mehran Moazen

On Friday, 4 of us sang (with London City #Chorus in St Andrew's, Holborn) Michael Haydn's Requiem & Vivaldi's Gloria. As the photo shows, a good time was had by all! To join, see londoncitychorus.com/Joinachoir# @yacoobmary, Sandra Martelli, Phil Cox #sing #choralmusic #choir UCL

At American Association for Anatomy's '#Anatomy Connected' conference, Susan Evans & Marc Jones presented on the #evolution of bony arches surrounding #skull apertures in reptiles (lizards, snakes). UCL Faculty of Life Sciences UCL Research Dept of Cell & Developmental Biology UCL American Association for Anatomy Natural History Museum Science at the Natural History Museum #morphology

We in the Centre are pleased to have (a) completed the work for & (b) made our application for a #LEAF silver award. We already have bronze status. LEAF is a useful scheme to support more #sustainable #labs in #research orgs. Sustainable UCL UCL Faculty of Life Sciences UCL Research Dept of Cell & Developmental Biology #Environment

Susan Evans & collaborators from China have published a paper describing a new genus and species of lizard from ~75 million years ago in Henan Province, China. #paleo #evolution #anatomy #lizard UCL Faculty of Life Sciences UCL UCL UCL Research Dept of Cell & Developmental Biology Full paper here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Switch off for Easter break: UCL spends almost over £3,000/hr overnight on #electricity. Sustainable UCL & Estates have been working hard centrally to reduce our #energy. Please help us to make a difference. #SwitchOff non-essential equipment/lights to reduce our C emissions.

Susan Evans & co-researchers suggest #lizard-like #reptiles may have climbed on waterside vegetation, dropping into the water if threatened. Hand #bone scans show suitably long, curved phalanges. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs… Science at the Natural History Museum UCL Faculty of Life Sciences UCL Research Dept of Cell & Developmental Biology

News! 2025's World Anatomy Day is on 15 October, focusing on 'global perspectives of #anatomy – recognising differences while celebrating similarities within the international anatomy community. We'll be celebrating - watch this space! UCL Faculty of Life Sciences UCL Events #WAD2025

We've been busy applying for our first #GreenImpact Award, as part of the Centre's #sustainability effort. We've rolled out our weekly #Running Club (founded by Dr. Ryan Marek) to all of UCL Research Dept of Cell & Developmental Biology. Beginners welcome - including Couch to 5K ers! UCL Faculty of Life Sciences nhs.uk/better-health/…

#Climate change threatens crops & wildlife. Could our #research into ancient animals help us to build resilience vs climate impacts? This BBC podcast discusses ideas with the Peruvian Andes' ‘Potato Guardians’, and UK's Natural History Museum. UCL Faculty of Life Sciences bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

We love #functional #morphology in our Centre (relating an animal's shape to how it moves, eats ...). Here's an interesting article & great images on #elephantine #giants, and the trade-off between size/range of #locomotion. #elephant #mammoth #biology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Only a month to go before the 60th Natural History Museum #Wildlife #Photographer of the Year Exhibition closes on Sunday 29 June 2025. A quiet viewing is possible with off-peak tickets (£15.50). Entry free for members. Guided tours are also bookable. UCL nhm.ac.uk/visit/exhibiti…

Today is #WorldEnvironmentDay2025 - highly appropriate that we just had our #LEAF audit to ensure our labs work as sustainably as possible. The focus is on #plastics - let's reduce production: reduce demand, so recycle, reuse and find alternatives UCL worldenvironmentday.global

Our #Artist-in Residence, Mary Yacoob, has produced new large-scale #cyanotype prints reimagining of #scientific visual data from UCL Faculty of Life Sciences #researchers. Faculty private #exhibition details here: tinyurl.com/YacoobUCL UCL News UCL Research Dept of Cell & Developmental Biology #artandscience #art #artwork

Congratulations to our Kat Gregory, who has just completed her Couch to 5K. Kat, a PhD student with Ryan Felice, only started #running with *our Running Club in March 2025, so it's a great achievement! *Anyone from UCL Research Dept of Cell & Developmental Biology welcome - contact [email protected] for info. UCL Workplace Wellbeing

Today is World Crocodile Day! This day draws attention and awareness about these amazing reptiles and their relatives alligators, caiman, gharials. Here’s the skull of an American Alligator created for my book, The Dissection of Vertebrates. #sciart, #WorldCrocodileDay #anatomy

Creating a buzz: prepare to appreciate those #picnic pests! Our colleagues at the Grant Museum of Zoology are hosting an exhibition on the World of #Wasps from 25 June 2025 to 24 January 2026. Click for info on evening and family events. #summer #wasp #exhibition #science #FamilyFun #insect

In our #research, we see how #climate or #environmental changes affect the #animal world. Interested/concerned? If so & in/near London, perhaps book this free session Natural History Museum THIS Thursday, 25Jun. More info at: nhm.ac.uk/events/creatin… London Climate Action Week Sustainable UCL UCL

In the news today is the discovery of a small #dinosaur, Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, named after a donor, Molly Borthwick. Enigmacursor, means “mysterious runner”. It will be displayed in the Natural History Museum,which published this picture © Bob Nicholls Art nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/…

Job Vacancy - Anatomy Tutor needed to deliver practical-based #anatomy teaching to under/post-graduate students, using cadaveric and prosected material, Anatomage table and #imaging resources. Max. 12 h pw, September 2025-May 2026: ucl.ac.uk/biosciences/jo… UCL UCL Faculty of Life Sciences