About the Institute of Zoology
The Institute of Zoology (IoZ) is the research division of the Zoological Society of London. It is a government-funded research institute specialising in scientific issues relevant to the conservation of animal species and their habitats.
The Institute’s core funding comes from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), the same body that supports universities. Additional funding for specific projects comes from the UK research councils (e.g. NERC, BBSRC, EPSRC) and research charities, as in university departments.
The four thematic areas on which we focus our research span evolutionary biology, genetics, ecology and wildlife epidemiology. Our scientific research and training programmes are outlined on this site and in our annual scientific reports.
In the 2001-2007 UK Research Assessment Exercise, science at the Institute of Zoology was graded as 10% at 4*, 40% at 3*, 45% at 2*, and 5% at 1*, where 4* = world leading 3* = internationally excellent, 2* = international standard 1* = national standard.
Contact Us:
Institute of Zoology,
Zoological Society of London,
Regent's Park,
London, United Kingdom
NW1 4RY
Directions
The Institute of Zoology is based within ZSL London Zoo. Directions and travel information is available here.
