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Grant Museum of Zoology
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@ucl.ac.uk’s Grant Museum of Zoology is one of the UK’s oldest natural history collections and home to some of the world’s rarest specimens. Find out more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/ucl-grant-museum-zoology
Whilst most sensible people were snoozing at 6.50am today, I was on #BBCRadio4 #TodayProgramme, talking about wasps, heatwaves & how you can help #HamOrJam #WaspPicnicSurvey2026 Listen @BBCSounds 50' www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Read more: theconversation.com/where-have-a... @uclnews.bsky.social
Where have all the wasps gone this summer?
And why you should let them share your picnic ham and jam.
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We have teamed up with researchers in robotics and autonomous systems to bring a new digital experience into the museum this summer school holiday! Visit the multi-sensory 3D pop-up between 11-15 August.
Our specimens were showcased on the green carpet for the premiere of How to Live on Earth, a new feature documentary exploring humanity's relationship with the natural world. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
Pleased to share Benedict Cumberbatch meeting our walrus baculum at the recent premiere of ‘How to Live on Earth’ with Dan O’Neill: youtu.be/7gbV-bJ7iI0?...
Guess the Species with Dan O’Neill | How to Live on Earth
YouTube video by Open Planet
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Join the ballot for a chance to visit and draw specimens from our collections in celebration of 200 years of Zoological Society London. Find out more here:
Drawing After Hours: Celebrating 200 years of ZSL
Join the ballot for a chance to visit UCL Grant Museum of Zoology after hours and draw specimens from our collection.
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Planning a visit? Find out more about entry, opening times, research visits and more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/grant-museum-zoology/visit-ucl-grant-museum-zoology
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Our exhibit has been featured in @uclnews.bsky.social : www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/ju...
From nanomaterials to alligator jaws: two UCL displays featured at Royal Society exhibition
Two UCL-led exhibits featuring dinosaur skulls, chameleon heads, and tiny materials transforming healthcare are among 13 flagship displays open to the public at the 2026 Royal Society Summer Science E...
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Just a normal day at work with @tannisdavidson.bsky.social and the team from @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social getting thigns for our @royalsociety.org #SummerScience exihibition to the Royal Society...
A long and fun day of setting up our @royalsociety.org #SummerScience exhibit with @leaveylab.bsky.social @tannisdavidson.bsky.social and many other from @ucl-c4ia.bsky.social and @unisouthampton.bsky.social. Opening tomorrow!
Hollywood royalty in the museum this morning!
We were thrilled to be on the green carpet last night for the world premiere of ‘How to Live on Earth’ – a new feature documentary presented by Benedict Cumberbatch. The film, opening during #LCAW2026, explores how we can build a future that works with nature, not against it. @uclnews.bsky.social
How do students experience the climate crisis, and what role can universities play in driving change? As #LCAW2026 begins, @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social joins a discussion on climate anxiety, activism and action, issues at the heart of geography. 🎥 bit.ly/4xEfg9U
The Research Fighting Climate Change Right Now
How are universities responding to the climate crisis, and what role do students play in driving change? To mark the start of London Climate Action Week, UCL's Pro-Vice-Provosts for the Grand Challenge of Climate Crisis, Professor Lisa Vanhala and Professor Mark Maslin, sit down with UCL student Anoushka Jain to discuss one of the defining challenges of our time. In this conversation, they explore: • How UCL is tackling the climate crisis through research, teaching and campus operations • The role of universities in accelerating climate action and sustainability • Student perspectives on climate anxiety, activism, hope and engagement • Why interdisciplinary collaboration is essential for developing climate solutions • How research can help reduce emissions, build resilience and support a more sustainable future The Grand Challenge of Climate Crisis brings together expertise from across UCL and beyond to develop practical, evidence-based solutions to climate change. From cutting-edge research to everyday actions on campus, the initiative is focused on turning ambition into impact. In London Climate Action Week 2026, this discussion highlights the unique role universities can play as spaces for innovation, collaboration and meaningful climate action. Learn more about UCL Grand Challenges: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challenges
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🌍 Kicking off London Climate Action Week at UCL UCL Pro-Vice-Provosts Professor Lisa Vanhala and Professor Mark Maslin speak with UCL student Anoushka Jain about the climate crisis. 🎥 https://bit.ly/4xEfg9U #LCAW2026 #UCL #UCLGrandChallenges
The moles are tremendously honoured to have inspired this poem. We like to think their ghosts are friends too. @glassjarofmoles.bsky.social
Rough day, so have a poem about the Jar of Moles in the Grant Zoology Museum in London that everyone has regarded as too thoroughly batshit to publish
We’re really excited to be a part of this! Join us @royalsociety.org for cutting-edge scientific activities, specimens and more!
Our exhibit "Immortalising Natural History in 3D" will be one of of the flagship exhibits at the @royalsociety.org #SummerScience Exhibition from June 30th - July 5th! @ucl-c4ia.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @ucllifesciences.bsky.social with @leaveylab.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social
Outreach day @ucllifesciences.bsky.social #ScienceFair. Wasp nests, wasp paper art, wasp #VR! With @cintiaoi.bsky.social @femi-benny.bsky.social @idrisadams.bsky.social, Alex Cequeira D’Araujo, Louisa Stefani, Peter Ayres & #DatascapesRealities @uclcber.bsky.social @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social
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Flex your creative muscles as we celebrate the art of cutting and sticking! Join us at this intergenerational workshop with Collage Club on 28 May.
Family Event: Collage Club
Free collage workshop for all ages this half term at UCL Grant Museum of Zoology. Pre-book for 13:00-14:00. Drop-in 14:00-16:00
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Join us in wishing Sir David Attenborough a Happy 100th Birthday! 🎉 An inspiration to us all and the world’s greatest science communicator, here he is in the Grant Museum in 2014 filming ‘Attenborough’s Fabulous Frogs’. 🐸
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Wishing a Happy 200th Birthday to @zslofficial.bsky.social! Our orangutan taxidermy specimen lived at London zoo from 1913-1917 and was later donated to @ucl.ac.uk. Today we welcomed students and ZSL staff for a special UCL + ZSL bicentenary drawing workshop celebrating our two institutions.
Planning a visit? Find out more about entry, opening times, research visits and more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/grant-museum-zoology/visit-ucl-grant-museum-zoology
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#ThrowbackThursday to @ucl.ac.uk's 2025 year in review featuring our World of Wasps exhibition! https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/dec/ucl-2025-year-review #GMZWasps
Anyone for a pint of chameleon? Best way to stabilise our freeze-dried specimen for CT scanning. And what a surprise to see that she has eggs! @laurabporro.bsky.social @ucl-c4ia.bsky.social
We are excited to share that we have been shortlisted for Best Use of Digital in the 2026 @museumsandheritage.com Awards for our work on the World of Wasps exhibition. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
We have lift off! The new mount for our hyrax study skin not only elevates it for pest prevention but gives it the super hero pose appropriate for this unintentionally aerodynamic specimen.
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200 years ago, UCL was founded on a radical idea: education for all. To mark our bicentenary, the Two Centuries Here Exhibition explores UCL’s past, present, and future across our Bloomsbury campus. The exhibition is open from 18 Feb 2026 to 31 July 2027. #UCL200