Watch our Cole museum move and preview video…

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May 7, 2024

New species discoveries in the School of Biological Sciences

Our planet is facing a biodiversity crisis, making the work we do in the University of Reading to combat habitat…

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August 19, 2022

World Photography Day – August 19th

August 19th is World Photography Day, so what better time to feature some beautifully manipulated images of some of our…

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January 31, 2022

How do you move a museum?

With 3000+ specimens including taxidermy, skeletons, fossils, and models, not to mention the extensive fluid collection with preserving agents which…

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July 6, 2021

What is wrong with our Echidnas?

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June 22, 2021

We brought our electric ray specimens into the lab… what happened next will shock you!

By Claire Smith, Project Officer at the Cole Museum of Zoology If you’ve been following the Cole Museum of Zoology…

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November 4, 2020

The Joy Of Jars – Make your own!

Watch our video on how to make your own fluid specimen – suitable for children and adults alike! The documentation…