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February 2026
Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability presents at QMUL Climate Action Week
Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability
26 February 2026In this year's university-wide climate action week, the Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability (CBS) represented the Faculty of Science and Engineering through the exhibition From London to the White Continent: Cooperation, Science and Climate Action in the Graduate Centre Foyer. The exhibition featured posters of CBS science highlights, various items ... [more]
New journal Advances in Pollinator Research launched by Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability member Rachel Parkinson
Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability
19 February 2026Pollinators comprise a taxonomically diverse group – including insects, mammals, birds, and more rarely, amphibians, reptiles, and even gastropods – that support wild plant communities and underpin global food production systems. Today, a new journal has been lauched dedicated to the study of this essential ecosystem compoment: Advances in Pollinator Research. CBS ... [more]
"This engine is grinding to a halt" - Nature slowing down as climate change gains pace
Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability
9 February 2026The Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability recently uncovered a global ecological paradox. While it is widely expected that accelerating climate change will speed up nature's pace—forcing species to replace each other more rapidly—we found the exact opposite. By analyzing a century of data across marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ... [more]