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Save Our Bees
As part of the celebrations for this year’s National Science and Engineering Week (6-15 March 2009), the British Science Association (formerly the BA) want you to help save UK Bees by planting bee-friendly plants across the country. The ‘Save Our … Continue reading
Standing up for Science 2: Launch Event 29 January 2009
Tomorrow night (29 January) sees the launch of ‘Standing up for Science 2: The nuts and bolts’, a new publication from Sense about Science building on the success of their initial ‘Standing up for Science‘ publication. Delivered through Sense about … Continue reading
New Model Sheds Light on Mosquito Spread in a Changing Climate
A new study, published online in the British Ecological Society journal, Functional Ecology, uses an innovative model to predict the spread of human disease vectors in a changing climate. Warren Porter, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has developed a unique … Continue reading
BES Parliamentary Shadowing Scheme Opens
Applications are now welcome for the 2009 BES Parliamentary Shadowing Scheme. The scheme is now in its third year. Since 2007 our ecologists have had the opportunity to shadow two Parliamentary Under-Secretaries (Barry Gardiner MP and Joan Ruddock MP) at … Continue reading
Finding a global solution to Climate Change: 26 January 2009
The Policy Team this afternoon attended a seminar organised by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) on ‘Brokering a global deal on climate change’. Speakers Joan Ruddock MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Climate Change, and Yvo de Boer, Executive … Continue reading
Freshwater Mussel Colony Re-Introduced into Scotland
A new freshwater mussel colony has been established at a secret location in the Scottish Highlands. The re-introduction by ecologists offers a chance to address the precipitous decline in the species. The success of the introduction will not been known … Continue reading
Efforts to Support Biodiversity Best Focused on Less Intensive Systems
The authors of a new EU-funded study into the biodiversity of intensive and extensively managed farmland systems have recommended that efforts to conserve biodiversity be focused on less intensively managed systems. Researchers compared the richness of plant species with levels … Continue reading
Government Set to Announce Heathrow Expansion
The UK Government is expected to give the go-ahead to the development of a third runway at London Heathrow later today, following delays to the announcement due to Cabinet unrest. A new 200mph rail link between London and Birmingham, with … Continue reading
CaSE Forum Focuses on the Impact of the UK Science Base
Today saw the participation of the BES Policy Team in an Opinion Forum organised by the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE), focusing on the impact of the UK science and engineering base. The Forum was the first step towards … Continue reading
Registration Now Open for ‘Natural Capital Initiative’ Symposium
Registration has today opened for the inaugural symposium of the ‘Natural Capital Initiative’ (NCI). The NCI is a new partnership; between the Institute of Biology, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, British Ecological Society and Science Council, which aims to bring … Continue reading