Blackpool Zoo keeper Dr Alyx Milne secures prestigious BBSRC Discovery Fellowship

Dr Alyx Milne, a keeper and animal trainer at Blackpool Zoo, has been awarded a coveted BBSRC Discovery Fellowship to research whisker movement in seals and sea lions, beating nearly 2,000 other applicants. Her research, titled "Super Seal Sense: Whisker movement strategies in Pinnipeds," will be conducted at Manchester Metropolitan University and funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.