Cambridge Reproduction, in partnership with Cambridge Infectious Diseases, open our next Forum with the question:
What is my reproduction number?- Life History Strategies: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
Through two interdisciplinary dialogues and a host of flash talks we’ll explore:
- How mathematicians and biologists use reproductive numbers to model population dynamics and identify the constraints that limit population growth.
- Biological trade-offs in energy allocation among growth, maintenance, and reproduction, and consider examples in which humans have intentionally altered populations through biological control.
- In the second part, we'll then look at what “success” means for different organisms from an evolutionary perspective.
- And discuss why some forms of life evolved complex multicellular structures, and how social organisation can enhance the reproductive success and survival of certain animal species
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS - more to follow!
Professor Romola Davenport (Geography)
Professor Julia Gog (Maths)
Professor Frank Jiggins (Genetics)
Professor Rufus Johnstone (Zoology)
Dr Mark Dyble (Archaeology)
PROGRAMME
3.00pm - Arrival for welcome tea/coffee
3.15pm - Introduction
Session 1: What’s my reproduction number?
4.30pm - Break
Session 2: What does success look like?
6.00pm Drinks and networking reception
Date:
Thursday, 23 April, 2026 - 15:00 to 18:00
Event location:
West Hub, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0US
