Professor Turi King releases book on how genetics changed the world
Professor Turi King, Director of the University's Centre for Evolution, has published 'The Secrets of our DNA: How Genetics has Changed the World'.
Centre for Evolution
We are a unique, cross-faculty research centre bridging biology, health and education.
Our research
Three core aims sit at the heart of our research within the Centre for Evolution.
Asking the big evolutionary questions
Applying evolutionary thinking to global problems
Evolution education and public outreach
Looking to the past to see the future
The Centre for Evolution brings together expertise in evolution research in a state-of-the-art facility on the south side of campus. Previously named the Milner Centre for Evolution, the Centre focusses on three core objectives.
Evolutionary biology underpins the whole of the life sciences. Through the Centre, we aim to understand how and why species change over time. By better understanding evolution, we can make more informed decisions and use research to guide policy, for example, optimising our use of antibiotics or improving nutritional advice.
Evolutionary biology also tells the story of our origin and offers a window into humanity's future. We're working directly with schools to improve evolution teaching and actively engage the public through public lectures and engagement activities.
News
We aim to answer fundamental questions about evolution through our innovative and high-quality research. The quality of our research is reflected by publications in top international journals.
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Mammals' lifespans linked to brain size and immune system function, says new study
Why do cats generally live longer than dogs? New research shows cats’ longer lifespans could be linked to their bigger brains and more complex immune systems.
Why do women go through the menopause, and are there evolutionary benefits? Prof Turi King explores the evidence.
Experts examine DNA changes that shaped life on Earth
Four-year collaborative project seeks to understand key process linked to evolution.
New DNA analysis helps bust 200-year-old royal conspiracy theory
DNA analysis refutes the theory that Kaspar Hauser was a ‘lost prince’ of the House of Baden
Our people
We aim to recruit leading biologists as well as train and mentor postgraduates, post-doctorates and undergraduates to go on and become researchers, teachers, and innovators.
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Teaching evolution: Free resources to support teachers
The Centre for Evolution has produced free lesson plans and resources based on unique research into the most effective ways to teach evolution.
Learn key concepts in biological evolution and find out how to integrate them into the classroom with our free online learning module.
About us
The Centre for Evolution has : to ask the big evolutionary questions, to find new technological and clinical research applications, and to take evolutionary research into the community.
We are based in a multi-million-pound centre on campus which opened in September 2018.
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