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John Krebs, Baron Krebs

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John Richard Krebs, Baron Krebs, FRS (born 11 April 1945 in Sheffield, England) is an English zoologist researching in the field of behavioural ecology of birds. [1]

43 relations: Bachelor of Arts, Badger culling in the United Kingdom, Bangor University, Behavioral ecology, Bow Group, British Science Association, Citric acid cycle, City of Oxford High School for Boys, Committee on Climate Change, Crossbencher, Doctor of Philosophy, Ethology, Experimental psychology, Fellow of the Royal Society, Food Standards Agency, Frink Medal, Hans Adolf Krebs, House of Lords Appointments Commission, Jesus College, Oxford, John Michael Cullen, Knight Bachelor, Konrad Lorenz, Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin), Natural Environment Research Council, Neuroscience, Nicholas Barry Davies, Nuffield Council on Bioethics, Optimal foraging theory, Organic food, Ornithology, Pembroke College, Oxford, Principal (academia), Richard Dawkins, Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, Royal Society, Science Learning Centres, Sheffield, Tuberculosis, University of British Columbia, University of Oxford, Wolfson College, Oxford, Wytham, Zoology.

Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts (BA or AB, from the Latin baccalaureus artium or artium baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, sciences, or both.

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Badger culling in the United Kingdom

Badger culling in the United Kingdom is permitted under licence, within a set area and timescale, as a way to reduce badger numbers in the hope of controlling the spread of bovine tuberculosis (bTB).

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Bangor University

Bangor University (Prifysgol Bangor) is a university in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales.

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Behavioral ecology

Behavioral ecology, also spelled behavioural ecology, is the study of the evolutionary basis for animal behavior due to ecological pressures.

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Bow Group

The Bow Group is a UK-based independent think tank, promoting conservative opinion internationally.

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British Science Association

The British Science Association (BSA) is a charity and learned society founded in 1831 to aid in the promotion and development of science.

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Citric acid cycle

The citric acid cycle (CAC) – also known as the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle or the Krebs cycle – is a series of chemical reactions used by all aerobic organisms to release stored energy through the oxidation of acetyl-CoA derived from carbohydrates, fats, and proteins into carbon dioxide and chemical energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP).

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City of Oxford High School for Boys

The City of Oxford High School for Boys (a.k.a. Oxford High School for Boys and City of Oxford School) was founded in 1881 by Thomas Hill Green to provide Oxford boys with an education which would enable them to prepare for University.

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Committee on Climate Change

The Committee on Climate Change is an independent non-departmental public body, formed under the Climate Change Act (2008) to advise the UK and devolved Governments and Parliaments on tackling and preparing for climate change.

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Crossbencher

A crossbencher is an independent or minor party member of some legislatures, such as the British House of Lords and the Parliament of Australia.

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Doctor of Philosophy

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or Ph.D.; Latin Philosophiae doctor) is the highest academic degree awarded by universities in most countries.

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Ethology

Ethology is the scientific and objective study of animal behaviour, usually with a focus on behaviour under natural conditions, and viewing behaviour as an evolutionarily adaptive trait.

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Experimental psychology

Experimental psychology refers to work done by those who apply experimental methods to psychological study and the processes that underlie it.

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Fellow of the Royal Society

Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society judges to have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science and medical science".

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Food Standards Agency

The Food Standards Agency is a non-ministerial government department of the Government of the United Kingdom.

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Frink Medal

The Frink Medal for British Zoologists is awarded by the Zoological Society of London "For significant and original contributions by a professional zoologist to the development of zoology." It consists of a bronze plaque (76 by 83 millimetres), depicting a bison and carved by British sculptor Elisabeth Frink.

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Hans Adolf Krebs

Sir Hans Adolf Krebs (25 August 1900 – 22 November 1981) was a German-born British physician and biochemist.

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House of Lords Appointments Commission

The House of Lords Appointments Commission is an independent advisory Non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom.

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Jesus College, Oxford

Jesus College (in full: Jesus College in the University of Oxford of Queen Elizabeth's Foundation) is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England.

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John Michael Cullen

Professor John Michael Cullen (14 December 1927 – 23 March 2001) was an Australian ornithologist, of English origin.

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Knight Bachelor

The dignity of Knight Bachelor is the most basic and lowest rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry; it is a part of the British honours system.

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Konrad Lorenz

Konrad Zacharias Lorenz (7 November 1903 – 27 February 1989) was an Austrian zoologist, ethologist, and ornithologist.

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Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin)

In the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin, Bachelors of Arts with Honours of these universities are promoted to the title of Master of Arts or Master in Arts (MA) on application after six or seven years' seniority as members of the university (including years as an undergraduate).

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Natural Environment Research Council

The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is a British Research Council that supports research, training and knowledge transfer activities in the environmental sciences.

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Neuroscience

Neuroscience (or neurobiology) is the scientific study of the nervous system.

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Nicholas Barry Davies

Nicholas Barry Davies FRS (born 1952) is a British field naturalist and zoologist, and Professor of Behavioural Ecology at the University of Cambridge, where he is also a Fellow of Pembroke College.

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Nuffield Council on Bioethics

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics is a UK-based independent charitable body, which examines and reports on bioethical issues raised by new advances in biological and medical research.

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Optimal foraging theory

Optimal foraging theory (OFT) is a model that helps predict how an animal behaves when searching for food.

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Organic food

Organic food is food produced by methods that comply with the standards of organic farming.

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Ornithology

Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the study of birds.

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Pembroke College, Oxford

Pembroke College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, located in Pembroke Square.

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Principal (academia)

The principal is the chief executive and the chief academic officer of a university or college in certain parts of the Commonwealth.

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Richard Dawkins

Clinton Richard Dawkins (born 26 March 1941) is an English ethologist, evolutionary biologist, and author.

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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures are a series of lectures on a single topic each, which have been held at the Royal Institution in London each year since 1825, missing 1939–42 because of the Second World War.

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Royal Society

The President, Council and Fellows of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, commonly known as the Royal Society, is a learned society.

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Science Learning Centres

Science Learning Centres are a UK Government initiative to address the need for improved science education and development for teachers in England.

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Sheffield

Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England.

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Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB).

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University of British Columbia

The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses in Vancouver and Kelowna, British Columbia.

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University of Oxford

The University of Oxford (formally The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford) is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England.

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Wolfson College, Oxford

Wolfson College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England.

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Wytham

Wytham is a village and civil parish on the Seacourt Stream, a branch of the River Thames, about northwest of the centre of Oxford.

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Zoology

Zoology or animal biology is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct, and how they interact with their ecosystems.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Krebs,_Baron_Krebs

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