Plant extinction and planetary function: business as usual or are we in crisis? Professor Quentin Cronk (University of British Columbia, Queen Mary University of London). 5th May 2016, 6PM, at UCL.
Programme and abstracts book available here: lern2016_abstract_book.pdf The Application of Evolutionary Principles to Agriculture and Medicine. When: 9th November 2016 Location: Fogg lecture theater, Queen Mary University Cost: Free! Accessibility: The Fogg Lecture Theatre is wheelchair-accessible.
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Thursday 7th April 2016 at the Linnean Society in Piccadilly. The annual debate organised in association with London Evolutionary Research Network (LERN) and the European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association (EHBEA). More than 150 years has passed since the publication of On the Origin of Species. Nevertheless, only recently has Darwin’s dangerous idea started to be applied
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Seminar Evolution of the Animal Face: from Principles to Mechanisms by Dr Arkhat Abzhanov (Imperial College). 23rd of March, 6pm, at UCL.
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Annual LERN Medawar Memorial Lecture We are pleased to announce that speaker for the next Annual Medawar Lecture is Nicholas Humphrey, Emeritus Professor of Psychology at LSE and Visiting Professor of Philosophy, at the New College of the Humanities. Nicholas Humphrey is author of many academic papers and popular science books on the evolution of
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DEBATE – Darwin’s ark: Choosing the Species to Save From Extinction The annual LERN\Linnean Society debate- Thursday, the 19th of November, at the Linnean Society 5pm. You can find more information on this event on the Linnean Society website. A panel of people working in conservation science an conservation policy will discuss if conservation work should be prioritising some
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We’re really excited about our next seminar! The speaker will be Dr Natalie Cooper from the NHM! Title: Macroevolution in Fossils and Living Species: Were Dinosaurs Bad News for Mammals? Where: South Wing 9 Garwood LT, UCL When: 20th October 2015, 6PM Abstract: Macroevolutionary studies often focus either on living or fossil species. However, ignoring one or the other leaves
The annual LERN conference brings together evolutionary biologists from London and beyond. When: 11th of November at Queen Mary University of London Where: Fogg Lecture Theatre (ground floor of the Fogg Building) at the Mile End Campus of Queen Mary University of London. Programme and abstracts: available here. Keynote Talks: Prof Judith Mank (UCL): The genomic basis of sexual dimorphism Sexual
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Annual LERN Medawar Memorial Lecture When: Wednesday, 11th of March, at 5:30 pm Where: Jevons LT, Drayton House, 30 Gordon Street, WC1H 0AX, UCL This year’s Medawar lecture is coming up! The speakers for this year’s lecture will be Nicola Clayton, Professor of Comparative Cognition in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge, and Clive Wilkins, Artist in Residence
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This year LERN joined hands with the Linnean Society to bring you an exciting evening at the Burlington House on Thursday 20th of November 2014. This event will honour environmental pioneer Rachel Carson, who sadly passed away 50 years ago. As such, the evening will be a panel discussion on the challenges of expanding agricultural productivity
