Ed Turner awarded Pilkington Prize
13 March 2026
Professor Ed Turner, Professor of Insect Ecology and Curator of Insects in the Museum of Zoology, has been awarded a Pilkington Prize by the University, in recognition of his outstanding teaching.
Voluntary biodiversity credits for nature recovery
11 March 2026
Could voluntary biodiversity credits support the rewilding of nature-depleted land? The answer is yes but not as the only measure. A University of Cambridge-led team involving Professor David Coomes and other researchers from the Department of Plant Sciences, says that the emerging market for voluntary biodiversity credits...
How genebanks helped Ahmed bring back cowpea to Somalia
3 March 2026
Decades of conflict devastated Somalia’s food systems, but scientists like Dr Ahmed Warsame , Head of the Legume Crop Resilience and Quality group at the Department of Plant Sciences, are helping restore them. Marta Millere from the Crop Trust profiles Dr Warsame’s work to revive Somalia’s cowpea diversity. Read the full...
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