Grant Stories

Read about how BES grant funding makes an impact for both research and the researcher.

Talavera painted lady research

The British Ecological Society distributes almost £375,000 each year to advance research in ecology, either through small grants, outreach grants, large grants or grants for ecologists in Africa. But where do these grants go, and what impact do they have for the researcher, for ecology and for the wider world?

Large Research Grants

Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi

2017
Will revitalising wild prey abundance increase or decrease livestock predation by snow leopards?

Kulbhushan’s story

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Joanne Littlefair

2019
Using traces of DNA archived in sediments (sedDNA) to reconstruct past communities of organisms

Joanne’s story

 

Small Research Grants

Algar small research grant

Adam Algar

2018
Effects of future warming on the ecological functioning of an invasive crayfish in UK waters

Adam’s story

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Francois-Xavier Joly

2018
What drives the quality and decay of soil detritivore faeces – the ingested litter quality or the animal identity

Francois-Xavier’s story

 

Ecologists in Africa

Ecologists in Africa - Rurangwa

Marie Laure Rurangwa

2017
Impact of land-use change on bird communities in a biodiversity hotspot: a case study of Nyungwe landscape

Laure’s story

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Oju Ibor

2017
Ecological and biomarker responses of environmental contamination resulting from solid waste dumpsites

Oju’s story

 

 

Outreach Grants

Outreach grant - O'Sea

Sara Thornton

2018
Into the Swamp – Stories from the Peatlands of Borneo

Sara’s story

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Owen O’Shea

2018
Holistic approaches to ecological monitoring in a tropical anchialine ecosystem

Owen’s story

 

Supporting pioneering ecological research is at the heart of the Society’s activities, and with this we aim to help strengthen the ecological community around the world.

For any grant related enquires, please contact: grants@britishecologicalsociety.org