Category Archives: Event
Moving Forward with the NEWP – One Year On
Secretary of State at the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Caroline Spelman MP, announced yesterday that the Government would make £750,000 of extra funding available to create additional Nature Improvement Areas (NIAs). Those NIAs that were not successful … Continue reading
Get on your soapbox with the UK's top women scientists
The Zoological Society of London is inviting all members of the public to hear the UK’s top female scientists talk about their research from a soapbox on the Southbank, London. Next Monday, 16th July, biologists, chemists, physicists and engineers will … Continue reading
Investing in Peatlands – Demonstrating Success
This week ecologists from across the UK, Europe and from as far away as Tibet descended upon Bangor University to consider the major challenges and opportunities facing the restoration and conservation of the globe’s peatlands. The meeting was organised jointly … Continue reading
Parliamentarians to Consider the Science behind Bioenergy
An event in Westminster on Tuesday 10th July will allow parliamentarians, and other interested individuals, to consider the science behind bioenergy. Organised by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST), and sponsored by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), … Continue reading
Lessons for grassland restoration at a joint AAB/BGS/BES conference
What can be achieved in the restoration of diverse grasslands? And what will this habitat rehabilitation do for us? A series of presentations, field trips and poster displays at a conference jointly organised by the Association of Applied Biology, British … Continue reading
Westminster debate: Rio+20 and the future of sustainable development on the International Day of Biodiversity
An All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Development & the Environment (APPG IDE) meeting was held today in Westminster to discuss challenges facing policy-makers ahead of the UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June this year. The APPG IDE … Continue reading
Improving diversity and tackling inequality in science
Equality and diversity in science was the focus of last week’s Policy Lunchbox, run monthly at Charles Darwin House by the BES and the Biochemical Society. Sarah Hawkes, Head of Scientific Engagement at the Royal Society, gave a presentation on … Continue reading
Young scientists get chance to grill Ministers at Society of Biology’s ‘Voice of the Future’ Event
As part of National Science and Engineering Week 2012, young scientists were today given the chance to question Ministers and Members of Parliament on the future of science and engineering in the UK at a meeting organised by the Society … Continue reading
Materials from WWF ‘Navigating the Perfect Storm’ event available
Presentation slides, audio and video recordings, photos and links from the joint WWF-UK and Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) event ‘Navigating the Perfect Storm’ last month have been made available online. The evening was chaired by Professor John Beddington, Chief … Continue reading
Uplands for Carbon Capture Meeting at Aberystwyth University
To be held on 25th May 2012 UK uplands store 5.1 billion tonnes of carbon in their soils. Can we use management to support the ecosystem services of uplands and their existing carbon stocks – to benefit for our long-term … Continue reading