By: Isabel Black (DPhil DTP in Environmental Research, 2023) In May each year, fishers in Aceh Jaya, Indonesia, report a remarkable pattern: for just a few weeks, pregnant Critically Endangered scalloped hammerhead sharks appear in shallow coastal waters and are caught in fishing nets before disappearing again. No one knows where these females come from,… Continue reading

By: Kieran Storer (DPhil in Biology, 2024) Ex Aula Prize 2026 Runner Up Picture walking through a forest with your eyes closed. You might imagine sunlight streaming through branches. You could feel leaves crunch under your feet, hear birdsong, and notice the wind rustling leaves. But what do you smell? Compared to many other organisms,… Continue reading

By: Manjistha Datta (DPhil in Psychiatry, 2024) Ex Aula Prize 2026 Runner Up Most of us typically recall our childhood as ‘we had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun’. Unfortunately, around 16% of the global population has at least one adverse childhood experience (ACE). These experiences include traumatic events like sexual,… Continue reading