Thursday 23 April 2026 3:00pm to 6:00pm
West Hub
About
Cambridge Reproduction, in partnership with Cambridge Infectious Diseases, open our next Forum with the question: What is my reproduction number? Through two interdisciplinary dialogues and a host of flash talks, this session will 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
23 April, 15:00 - 18:00
West Hub, JJ Thomas Ave, Cambridge