UCL Research Dept of Cell & Developmental Biology

We've got an account on Bluesky. Do join our community over there to find out what's happening in Cell and Developmental Biology. bsky.app/profile/ucl-cd…

Call now open! Biosciences Graduate Training Assistant PhD Studentships. Each studentship provides a four-year stipend (UCL standard rate) and covers Home tuition fees. Deadline for applications 23rd April 2026. findaphd.com/phds/program/b…

Zebrafish Academy 2026 - CDB Fish Floor once again opened its doors to budding A-level biologists for a week-long work experience program. With a revamped program and even more practical sessions, this years’ cohort got a real taste of life as a zebrafish researcher!

We welcome Neelima Sharma to CDB from the University of Chicago. Neelima joins the Centre for Integrative Anatomy as Lecturer of Computational Biology. She combines theoretical tools from systems, geometry & mechanics, with developmental biology, embryology & biomechanics. @ucl

Was this the FLUFFIEST #dinosaur!? 🦖 🦕#paleontology youtube.com/shorts/DQsjibe…. Our Laura Porro was interviewed by TV presenter Maddie Moate in the @GrantMuseum, resulting in fun, educational segments on #reptile teeth, dinosaur #diets and animal #brains!” @CIA_UCL @uclnews

@Stephen-Price is in @ucl Med School top #teachers list, in addition to Laura Porro & Romain Perera, previously reported. Sandip Patel: "These awards are testament to the quality of #education CDB provides!" Andrew Pomiankowski also sent congratulations ucl.ac.uk/medical-scienc…

Design a #Christmas card - final day to enter (noon, 29Oct2025): MRC/MRF Festive Science Image competition. Award max. £500. Submit a digital #image, #drawing, #painting, or a #photograph, that combines striking #scientific imagery with a festive theme. medicalresearchfoundation.org.uk/news/twinkling…

@ucl #Neurodivergent Staff Network (#UCLNSN) has a video that provides a clear and accessible introduction to the Network, explaining its purpose and how @UCL staff can join (long link below). To join, please follow this link: lnkd.in/e-nN5j-P @terry-williams-2017" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">linkedin.com/posts/terry-wi…

Calling all @ucl Early Career Research staff! Applications close 03 November 2025 for UCL's #Career Aspiration Programme. Get expert #careerguidance, #coaching and other tools and support for your #careerdevelopment within and beyond academia. ucl.ac.uk/human-resource… @CIA_UCL

A reminder that @The_MRC has introduced a new flexible #research #grant and has removed closing dates from their board #funding opportunities. @UKRI_News Questions to rfpd@mrc.ukri.org @UCL @uclbiosciences @CIA_UCL ukri.org/news/simplifyi…

@ucl has again performed strongly in @ResearchEngland’s KEF5, being recognised as one of the top #universities in England for #knowledge exchange. This assesses how #unis are performing in activities that positively impact the #economy and wider #society. ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/sep/…

Today, UCL officially launches its new Sustainability Plan (2025–2035) and the accompanying Be the Ripple campaign. #sustainability #leaf #greenimpact #greendisc @ucl @UCLLifeSciences @uclbiosciences @SustainableUCL #climatechange #climate #ESG @CIA_UCL

Our Barbara Conradt and affiliates from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität have just had their study, relating to fluorescent protein tagging of core #apoptosis pathway components from the #worm, C. elegans, published: researchgate.net/publication/39…

@ucl has a new homepage (#website landing page), reflecting our new #branding and move to the Drupal 10 (DX, D10) platform. Check it out here: ucl.ac.uk. Over the coming weeks, similar changes will be made to @UCLLifeSciences, @uclcdb and @CIA_UCL pages. @uclnews

Congratulations to Barbara Conradt, just elected to the @EMBO Membership. EMBO promotes excellence in #LifeSciences. Barbara said “I feel very honoured and ... look forward to interacting with other members to have a positive impact.” @ucl @CIA_UCL embo.org/press-releases…

Following up on a very recent post on #wasps @GrantMuseum, we thought we'd mention #bees: @MariusDidziokas designs custom @LEGO_Group sets as a hobby, which, if enough support, will be made & offered for sale: beta.ideas.lego.com/product-ideas/… @CIA_UCL - what do you think, anatomically?!

A friendly reminder that we have @YouTube channel on which we upload, when we have the #speaker's permission to do so, recordings of the #talks given by invited, external #experts in the #Cell & #Developmental #Biology field. It's here: @uclcellanddevelopmentalbio5887" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@uclcellanddev… @UCLLifeSciences

For some reason the link isn't imaging properly - here is another one to the prizewinners! lister-institute.org.uk/2025-prize-win…