Department of Zoology, University of Oxford
The Tinbergen Building was demolished in 2017, and housed the former Department of Zoology. Building works for the Life and Mind Building is currently underway in the same location, and will house the Department of Biology. | |
| Merged into | Department of Plant Sciences |
|---|---|
| Successor | Department of Biology |
| Formation | 1860 |
| Dissolved | 2022 |
| Website | www |
The Department of Zoology was a former academic department at the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1860. It was merged with the Department of Plant Sciences to form the Department of Biology on 1 August 2022.
Many distinguished scientists worked in the department at various stages in their careers, including three Nobel Laureates (Peter Medawar, Niko Tinbergen, and Sir John Gurdon), three winners of the Crafoord Prize (Bill Hamilton, Ilkka Hanski, Bob May), the Kyoto Prize (Bill Hamilton) and Blue Planet Prize (Bob May), as well as four winners of the Copley Medal (the Royal Society's premier research award).