# Research in Focus: Biting Flies, Investigating a Historic Colonial Collection

Research in Focus: Biting Flies, Investigating a Historic Colonial Collection at Grant Museum of Zoology, Wednesday 4 November 2026, 13:15.

- Price: Free
- Venue: Grant Museum of Zoology, University Street 21, WC1E 6DE London
- With: Maria Dragoi
- Get tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/biting-flies-investigating-a-historic-colonial-collection-tickets-2002065784656?_gl=1%2A1b5culk%2A_up%2AMQ..%2A_ga%2AMTU0ODYyODY4MS4xNzkyNTcyNzM4%2A_ga_TQVES5V6SH%2AczE3OTI1NzI3MzgkbzEkZzEkdDE3OTI1NzI3ODQkajE0JGwwJGgw&aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true
- Go to page: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/engage/events/2026/nov/research-focus-biting-flies-investigating-historic-colonial-collection

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A free lunchtime talk followed by questions and answers at the Grant Museum of Zoology. It is led by Maria Dragoi, a second year PhD student based between the Natural History Museum and UCL's Institute of Archaeology, and is part of the Research in Focus series of researcher-led public talks. Her talk investigates biting flies from a historic colonial collection, and she is keen to think about critical cataloguing in natural history collections and the stories specimens can tell. You can book a place or simply drop in on the day.

## Dates

- Wednesday 4 November 13:15 — Grant Museum of Zoology

Written by a model, sources: [ucl.ac.uk](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/engage/events/2026/nov/research-focus-biting-flies-investigating-historic-colonial-collection)

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