Category Archives: BES Grants
Demonstrating the Benefits of Natural Flood Management
More natural means of managing flooding are desirable and should be brought foward by the Government in a new White Paper on water. So commented Anne McIntosh MP, Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Commmittee and … Continue reading
BES POST Fellowship Now Open for Applications
Applications are now invited for the 2012 BES Fellowship at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST). All second and third year PhD students of an ecological subject, based in a UK institution, are invited to apply. The deadline … Continue reading
Natural Flood Management – POSTnote Launch
Oliver Pescott, current BES Fellow at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, has published a POSTnote on ‘Natural Flood Management’. This will be available shortly on the BES website. Flood risk management today uses a range of approaches to … Continue reading
Launch of BES – POSTNote on ‘Natural Flood Management’ – 17th January
The launch of the next POSTNote authored by a BES POST Fellow will take place on Tuesday 17th January. The topic of the POSTNote is ‘Natural Flood Management’. The launch will be held at the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, from … Continue reading
Launch of ‘Landscapes of the Future’
‘Landscapes of the Future’ the new Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology POSTnote written by the current BES POST fellow Eleanor Kean was launched today. ‘Landscapes of the Future’ focuses on the benefits that we derive from our landscapes, and … Continue reading
BES Fellow publishes POSTnote on ‘Landscapes of the Future’
Eleanor Kean, the latest Fellow at POST to be sponsored by the BES, has today published her POSTnote on ‘Landscapes of the Future‘. The POSTnote will be discussed at a seminar in Portcullis House, Westminster, on 8th June. To register … Continue reading
Landscapes of the Future – 8th June
Eleanor Kean, the current BES-sponsored Fellow at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, will be launching her POSTnote on ‘Landscapes of the Future’ on 8th June. This event will take place in Westminster, London from 10.30am – 12pm. Many … Continue reading
How to conserve stag beetles? Lure them with ginger!
The decline of the stag beetle – which is the UK’s largest beetle, has been cause for concern among conservationists. Until now monitoring the population numbers of this elusive invertebrate have been problematic. However, a team of ecologists from Royal … Continue reading
2010 BES POST Fellowship – Deadline 6th April
Apply for the 2010 Fellowship at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST). Spend three-months in Westminster researching and writing a POSTnote for MPs and Peers or contribute to a parliamentary inquiry. The BES will provide a £5,000 bursary … Continue reading
Launch of the BES Sponsored POSTnote on Insect Pollination
Yesterday afternoon saw the official launch of POSTnote 348, on ‘Insect Pollination’, written by the 2009 BES POST Fellow Rebecca Ross. The note summarises the causes and consequences of the declines in UK insect pollinators: a subject that has received … Continue reading