BES Meetings

Joint BES IUCN Symposium: Investing in Peatlands 26 - 28 June 2012

The scientific programme is online! Book now. Registration closes 24 May.

Joint BES, BS and SEB Symposium, 8 - 10 Oct

Book here now for member early bird savings.

INTECOL 18 - 23 Aug 2013, London, UK

Register your interest for our Centenary flagship event!

Restoring Diverse Grassland, 19 - 20 June

What can be achieved where and what will it do for us? Book now.

Public Policy

Shape the Future of Wales' Natural Environment

Contribute your views to the BES response to a Welsh Landscape. Traditional walled grazing system on Inisheer, off the west coast of Ireland, maintains the ecology of species-rich limestone grassland. (Copyright: Dr David Bird)Government consultation on 'Sustaining a Living Wales', setting out proposals for the management of Wales' natural resources.

Keep up-to-date with BES Policy

Stay informed about environmental policy developments via the BES Ecology into Policy Blog and by following us on Twitter @BESPolicy - 600 followers and counting!

Educational Resources

sci comm logo. sci comm logo.Science communication

A joint BES SEB and BS science communication event is now open for registration.

 

 

Wallchart-Ponds. wallchart of pond ecology. (Copyright: education)

PONDS

We've uploaded new resources to use in teaching pond ecology

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grants and Awards

 

The BES has a varied portfolio of grants supporting ecological education, research and communication.

Student Runner-Up 2010. Mauve stinger jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca in shallow water. (Copyright: Emma Birdsey)Need funds for your research project? To organise or travel to a meeting? To engage the public in ecology? For course funding? We have all of these and more. To find out more, visit our grants pages.

Upcoming deadlines:

1 May - Meeting Sponsorship

31 May - Specialist Course Grant and Student Conference Support Grant

News:

The BES has decided now is a good time to review its grants schemes.

Please visit our website regularly for the most up to date information.

Get Involved with the BES

 

I Heart BES. I Heart BES. (Copyright: Communications Team)BES Specialist Groups

These groups provide a focus of activity in particular fields of ecology,organising small meetings, field trips and events. See how you can play an integral part.

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Organise an Annual Meeting or Symposium

Find out how you can become a local organiser for an Annual Meeting or Symposium. This is a great opportunity - and support is provided by the BES Office.

 

 

 

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"A BES grant helped launch the Big Biodiversity Butterfly Count, leading to Brighton & Hove's 2010 Big Nature bioliteracy campaign" Dan Danahar Grant recipient

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