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New trustees elected to BES Board

BES members have voted in an online poll to elect new trustees to the Society’s Board.

Highlights from our 2021 BES Membership Survey

Find out the results from the Membership Survey carried out in October.

Capturing Ecology 2021 – Winning images announced

A close up of a Kumlien's Gull’s eye has been awarded Overall Winner of Capturing Ecology.

Obituary: Simon Leather

For Professor Simon Leather, leading ecologist and entomologist and passionate educator.

British Ecological Society award winners 2021 announced

The British Ecological Society (BES) announced today the winners of its annual awards and prizes.

IPBES call for experts and fellows

Do you have the expertise to help author the new IPBES assessments?

BES presidents recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours list

President of the BES Jane Memmott and past president Bill Sutherland are recognised in the Queen’s Birthday honours list.

Obituary: J. Philip Grime, F.R.S.

Simon Pierce and Jason D. Fridley remember a well-loved scientist whose research career spanned six decades.

British Ecological Society announces journal prize winners

Today the British Ecological Society (BES) has announced the winners of its journal prizes for research published in 2020.

New report highlights the benefits of bringing nature into our cities

Cooling our streets, reducing air pollution and improving our wellbeing, nature can provide a host of solutions to the issues facing our cities, according to a new report by the British Ecological Society.

Nominate an incredible ecologist for the 2021 BES Awards

If you know an incredible ecologist whose work has benefited the scientific community, nominations close on 26 April.

Highlights from our 2020 Membership Survey

Thank you to everyone that filled in our 2020 Membership Survey: the information is incredibly valuable to us and we would like to share the highlights with you.

Coronavirus: information on BES activities in 2021

The latest information on our events and activities during the coronavirus pandemic and links to helpful resources

Yadvinder Malhi to be next president of the BES

Yadvinder Malhi of the University of Oxford is the new President-Elect of the BES

A challenging year for so many

BES President Jane Memmott introduces the Society's Annual Review for 2019-2020, a year like no other