Grants and Awards

Honorary Membership of the Society

Honorary membership of the BES is the highest honour that the Society gives. The primary criterion for honorary membership is a lifetime's achievement in the science of ecology or its application. Other criteria, such as service to the BES, may be brought into play but would not normally merit the award without at least a very strong scientific record. The number of Honorary Members at anyone time is limited to approximately 1% of the total membership of the Society. The Society's Council is responsible for nominating and awarding honorary membership but BES members are welcome to put forward suggestions.

Council considers honorary membership on an annual basis. Nominations must be received by 1 December in any given year and should be sent to the Grants Officer at the BES office in London. Suggestions should be by nomination form and should contain information such as research interests, their contribution to the science of ecology, their status within the biological community and key publications. It should also contain a clear statement on why the potential candidate deserves Honorary Membership of the Society.

Nominators must be a current BES members.

The following members have been awarded Honorary status to the BES because of their outstanding service to ecology or its application:

Sir David Attenborough
Prof. John Beddington
Prof. Per Brinck
Dr. Eileen Buttle
Prof. Richard Clymo
Prof. Margaret Davis
Dr. Jack Dempster
Prof. Paul Ehrlich
Prof. Madhav Gadgil
Prof. Charles Gimingham
Prof. Philip Grime
Prof. Peter Grubb
Sir Martin Holdgate
Prof. Tibor Jermy
John, Lord Krebs of Wytham
Prof. Sir John Lawton
Prof. Gene Likens
Prof. James Lovelock CH
Dr. Rosemary Lowe-McConnell
Prof. Jane Lubchenco
Dr. John Lund
Prof. Amyan MacFadyen
Prof. Nils Malmer
Robert, Lord May of Oxford OM
Prof. Hal Mooney
Prof. Ian Newton
Prof. Chris Pielou
Sir Ghillean Prance
Prof. Oliver Rackham
Prof. Sir David Read
Prof. Hugo Sjors
Prof. Ralph Slatyer
Prof. Janet Sprent
Prof. Staffan Ulfstrand
Prof. Eddy van der Maarel
Prof. Edward O. Wilson

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