Event recordings
Watch and listen to recordings of our past presentations.
2 February 2024
Rosie Harris, Nicotra Group, E&E, RSB
My thesis explores the relationships between temperature and photosynthetic organismal physiology, focusing on the thermal tolerance of land plants and seaweeds, which are crucial...
15 December 2023
Cüneyt Caglar, PhD Candidate, Adamska Group, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
Regeneration is the natural ability to restore or replace damaged or lost body parts following severe injury. Regenerative abilities vary strongly across and within most...
27 November 2023
Richard Turner, Kruuk Group, E&E, RSB
A fundamental challenge in animal ecology research lies in the ability to understand the factors that shape the evolution and plasticity of behaviours, life histories, and...
27 November 2023
Andreas Bachler, Stone Group, Biological Data Science Institute (BDSI)
The Cotton Bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera, is a globally distributed polyphagous pest with a profound economic and environmental impact.
17 November 2023
Dr. Sanjib Senapati, Dept. of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Chennai, INDIA
DNA stability is a prerequisite in many of its applications, ranging from DNA-based vaccine, data storage to gene therapy. However, the existing strategies to enhance the DNA...
2 November 2023
Alex Skeels, Cardillo Group, RSB
The extraordinary diversity of life has evolved alongside major changes in Earth’s climate and geography and understanding this link is one of the key goals of evolutionary...
20 October 2023
Yusuke Fukuda, Moritz Group, E&E, RSB
Human-crocodile conflict is becoming a conservation challenge worldwide. The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is the largest (>6 m total length, >1000kg) and most...
19 October 2023
R. Manjunatha Kini, National University of Singapore
Toxins are thought as villains as they cause death and debilitation. In reality, they have contributed more to improving our lives than cause death.
16 October 2023
Professor Justin Borevitz
Biodiversity rests on a foundation of adaptive and neutral variation within populations and species, that interact in communities or coexist in assemblages, to define ecosystems...
18 September 2023
Professor Robert Lanfear
How do you estimate a good phylogeny? Phylogenetic trees form the backbone of much of our understanding of evolution, so it's important we try to get them right