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Read more at: New study finds genetic mutation responsible for obesity in a quarter of Labrador dogs

New study finds genetic mutation responsible for obesity in a quarter of Labrador dogs

6 March 2024

New research from the Raffan Lab has found that a genetic mutation in a quarter of all Labrador retriever dogs makes them more prone to obesity. This mutation, in a gene called POMC, plays a major role in hunger and energy use, and means that dog owners must be particularly strict with feeding and exercising their...


Read more at: Pilkington Prize awarded to Professor Steve Edgley

Pilkington Prize awarded to Professor Steve Edgley

6 March 2024

We are delighted to hear that Deputy Head of Teaching Professor Steve Edgley is one of the winners of the 2024 Pilkington Prize . Initiated by Sir Alastair Pilkington, the Pilkington Prizes are awarded annually to members of academic staff in recognition of their contributions to teaching excellence in support of Cambridge...


Read more at: Otto Hutter Teaching Prize awarded to Professor Matt Mason

Otto Hutter Teaching Prize awarded to Professor Matt Mason

5 March 2024

Congratulations to Professor Matt Mason , PDN Professor of Comparative Physiology, who has been selected as the 2025 winner of the Physiological Society's Otto Hutter Teaching Prize . This prestigious annual award recognises "excellence and originality in physiology teaching at undergraduate level, with s pecial...


Read more at: Outreach at the India Science Festival

Outreach at the India Science Festival

5 February 2024

PDN PhD Student and Gates-Cambridge Scholar ’23, Spatika Jayaram, recently won an Outreach Grant to participate and speak at the India Science Festival, where she hosted an exhibit explaining behavioural neuroscience to wide audiences of over 2000 people in India. Spatika wrote about her experience: "Why do we forget most...


Read more at: PDN Symposium 2024

PDN Symposium 2024

26 January 2024

The annual PDN Symposium is back for 2024 on Friday 19 th April ! All 1st year PhD students and MPhil Research students will be giving a short talk in the Symposium, and it is a great opportunity to hear about all the amazing work going on in the department. There will be a poster exhibition held during the conference with...


Read more at: Society of Reproduction and Fertility Poster Prize awarded to Jonas Zaugg
Jonas Zaugg accepts the Society of Reproduction and Fertility Poster Prize, onstage at the Fertility 2024 conference in Edinburgh

Society of Reproduction and Fertility Poster Prize awarded to Jonas Zaugg

24 January 2024

Congratulations to PDN Postdoctoral Researcher Jonas Zaugg - Sferuzzi-Perri Lab and Centre for Trophoblast Research , who received the prestigious and highly competitive Society of Reproduction and Fertility Poster Prize at the international 'Fertility 2024' conference (EICC) in Edinburgh. Jonas presented “Pre-pregnancy...


Read more at: Professor Roger Keynes awarded the Anatomical Society Prize
Professor Roger Keynes receives the 2023 Anatomical Society Medal from Professor Tracey Wilkinson, President of the Anatomical Society and the Sands Cox Chair of Anatomy at the University of Birmingham

Professor Roger Keynes awarded the Anatomical Society Prize

9 January 2024

Our congratulations to PDN Emeritus Professor of Neuroscience, Professor Roger Keynes , who has been awarded the prestigious Anatomical Society Prize for 2023. This biennial prize consists of a medal, and is awarded to a distinguished morphological scientist. Professor Keynes visited the Anatomical Society's Winter Meeting...


Read more at: Keeping warm in Arctic conditions

Keeping warm in Arctic conditions

22 December 2023

Researchers, including PDN Professor of Comparative Physiology, Matthew Mason , have discovered the key to how Arctic seals stay warm in icy climates: intricate, maze-like nasal passages. Many birds and mammals, including humans, have a pair of thin, porous nasal bones called maxilloturbinates or nasal concha, which are...


Read more at: NEAR Prize awarded to PDN Professor
Professor Angela Roberts and Professor Diego Pizzagalli accepting their award via video link

NEAR Prize awarded to PDN Professor

15 December 2023

PDN Professor of Behavioural Neuroscience, Professor Angela Roberts, and her colleague Professor Diego Pizzagalli have been awarded the NEAR prize from Neuropsychopharmacology for the review, ‘Prefrontal Cortex and Depression’. The award is given by the Editors of Neuropsychopharmacology for the top review type article in...


Read more at: PhD Studentships

PhD Studentships

16 November 2023