General information about CAEP

The Centre for Applied Entomology and Parasitology (CAEP) is part of the Research Institute for Science and Technology in Medicine (ISTM) at Keele University, Staffordshire, UK. It is situated within the buildings of the School of Life Sciences (Huxley Building) and the School of Physical and Geographical Sciences (Lennard-Jones Laboratories). It is an interdisciplinary research centre that offers a lively and stimulating atmosphere for advanced study and research.

There are 40-50 members: professors, lecturers and their associated post-doctoral research assistants, postgraduate students and technicians. Members meet regularly for seminars, workshops, journal clubs and symposia.

Research projects are supported by funding from the BBSRC, NERC, MRC, the Wellcome Trust, the Leverhulme Trust, the Royal Society, the British Council, UNESCO, WHO, the EU and industrial sources, such as Syngenta and Astra-Zeneca Pharmaceuticals.

We are an internationally recognised Centre with numerous research links with other groups in the UK, North and South America, Europe and Asia. Many projects are conducted in the Tropics.

Visiting researchers and overseas students are warmly welcomed. We have PhD, MPhil and MSc places.

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