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This free webinar will introduce you to pedagogical research and provide guidance on applying for pedagogical and educational grants.

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Novel ecosystems: the new normal?

Novel ecosystems: the new normal?

As humans continue to radically alter the environment, new species assemblages are emerging – combinations of organisms that have never been observed before. What does this changing world mean for ecology?

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BES awards 2024 - meet the winners

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BES awards 2024 - meet the winners

Our annual awards and prizes recognise distinguished ecologists whose work has benefited the scientific community and society.

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BES synthesis grant funds research into forest restoration biases

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BES synthesis grant funds research into forest restoration biases

We chat to the first recipient of our new synthesis grant, Philip Martin, who is exploring biases in forest restoration with a team of ecologists and practitioners.

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Access to nature: what to do when both sides are right?

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Access to nature: what to do when both sides are right?

How do we balance people's access to nature with the protection of biodiversity? We asked farmers, landowners, ecologists and the general public.

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Removing culled deer carcasses in Scotland may be draining environments of nutrients

Removing culled deer carcasses in Scotland may be draining environments of nutrients

The removal of deer carcasses after deer culls in Scotland, primarily done to prevent overgrazing, is removing hundreds of thousands of kilos of vital nutrients from the environment every year, potentially undermining habitat recovery.

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Tackling climate anxiety through pedagogical research

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Tackling climate anxiety through pedagogical research

We ask Neil McDonald what pedagogical research entails and how he is using it to help alleviate climate anxiety.

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Celebrating Pride Month 2024!

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Celebrating Pride Month 2024!

To celebrate this year’s pride month, our journals have invited contributors for a series of blog posts. This series aims to promote the visibility and inclusion of LGBTQIA+ researchers, with posts promoting them and their research.

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Where are climate and nature in this election campaign?

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Where are climate and nature in this election campaign?

The next UK parliament will be the most crucial ever in terms of tipping the balance in favour of nature’s recovery. We look at how nature and climate are featuring on the campaign trail.

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Transform UK land use approach for a sustainable future

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Transform UK land use approach for a sustainable future

A new report by the international environmental charities Zoological Society of London and the British Ecological Society shows how changes to our land use can benefit nature, climate and people.

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<i>Functional Ecology</i> now a fully open access journal

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Functional Ecology now a fully open access journal

Today we're pleased to announce that our journal, Functional Ecology, is moving to a fully open access publication.

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Volunteering on the BES’s Scottish Policy Group

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Volunteering on the BES’s Scottish Policy Group

‘While getting involved in policy may take a little bit more time and thought, it is hugely rewarding.’ For Volunteer's Week, Ruth Mitchell, reflects on her time and achievements with the Scottish Policy Group.

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Policy hot topics: Our latest POST Fellow on wildfires and life in UK Parliament

Policy hot topics: Our latest POST Fellow on wildfires and life in UK Parliament

The latest BES POST Fellow, Sam Tasker, tells us about his recent placement and his POSTnote on Wildfire risks to UK landscapes.

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Marine Protected Areas don’t line up with core habitats of rare migratory fish, finds new research

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Marine Protected Areas don’t line up with core habitats of rare migratory fish, finds new research

Nearly two thirds of Marine Protected Areas designated to protect rare migratory fish are outside of their core habitats.

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British Ecological Society announces journal prize winners

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British Ecological Society announces journal prize winners

ECR Prize Winners: Announcing the 2023 recipients of the Early Career Researcher (ECR) prizes, awarded for the best papers by early career researchers in seven BES journals.

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