Speaker: Dr. Samuel Brockington, Professor of Evolution at University of Cambridge
Title: “The Making of Darwin: Heslow, Cambridge, and the Birth of a Naturalist”

Faculty, staff, and students are invited to join us as Dr. Samuel Brockington, the current director of the Darwin Center at the University of Cambridge, will talk to us about his research, the linkages with evolution, and their history with Darwin. Please note the lecture location has been updated to Prillaman Health Sciences Building, room HS 1001. In addition to this talk, the KSU community is invited to join the college and Global Education for a reception following the lecture from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm.

The College of Science and Mathematics, in collaboration with Global Education’s Year of UK initiative, presents Year of United Kingdom: UK's Legacy in Science, a Spring 2026 lecture series highlighting the United Kingdom’s enduring contributions to modern science. These lectures celebrate the UK's impact on modern science through the seminal discipline of evolution as first described by Charles Darwin, a quintessential figure of the UK whose work in evolution transformed biology and influenced disciplines ranging from medicine to environmental science.