It's that time of year again! and much like the Flower Crab Spiders, Spider Spies is coming out of hibernation and running a second year. So if you want to be involved in investigating these colourful spiders and their flower using habits head over to our website foragingecology.com/spider-spies/
Can development actually improve biodiversity? 🌿
Natalie Duffus explains Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)—how it’s measured and what it could mean for invertebrates and ecosystems.
Watch the full talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhSL...
@britentsoc.bsky.social @amentsoc.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social
We are a go! The student forum will be held at my very own Newcastle University this year, and we've got some cracking talks from some brilliant entomologists lined up for the key note spots, some fab workshops and as always we'll have the ENTOquiz! So please send your abstracts over #entomology
This morning I was interviewed on BBC Radio Gloucestershire and Newcastle on the BGB regarding the new guidance on birdfeeding and my favourite places to bird in the North East! You can listen on BBC sounds from 7am on Glocs and 8:20 on Newcastle 🐦⬛🪿🦆🦉
⏰ Abstract Deadline this Saturday!
🌿 Why should you attend the RES #StudentForum?
✔️ Present your own research
✔️ Attend expert talks
✔️ Join wellbeing sessions
✔️ Meet peers from across the globe
📍 Newcastle University – 30–31 March
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@newcastleuni.bsky.social #SF26
Do you (or have you ever) worked with natural history collections? Are you trans or non-binary? If you said "yes" to both of those, @rin-krichilsky.bsky.social and I want to hear from you! Please consider filling out our survey and please share with others! 🏳️⚧️ 🐛🦕🦴🌿 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
NEW PAPER: Ecoacoustics for context-rich direct and indirect trophic interaction data and ecological network construction doi.org/10.1111/2041... led by Will Dawson @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social
🎨 Picture This: Someone Like Me transforms Newcastle University research into vibrant illustrated artworks at the Great North Museum: Hancock. A student‑led exhibition showing that research is for everyone — and that “someone like you” can be part of it. 👉 www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...
Don't miss this fantastic exhibition at Great North Museum: Hancock!
Picture This: Someone Like Me transforms Newcastle University research into illustrated artworks, encouraging visitors to feel curious about research and to see themselves as part of it too.
Read more >> bit.ly/4t0t8YN
Rosy Christopher
🚨 New journal launch!
We're ecstatic to announce #ApproachesInEntomology - a new #OpenAccess journal focused on methods, tools and innovation across #InsectScience, designed to support transparency, reproducibility, and practical advances in the field.
Read more 🔽
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@wiley.com
Rosy Christopher
Biological Recording Company
Join the programme - Submit your abstracts before 28 Feb
Understanding species interactions is critical for ecology and conservation, yet conventional network construction methods often lack spatiotemporal resolution and important contextual information...
Picture This: Someone Like Me is a new exhibition at the Great North Museum: Hancock that transforms Newcastle University research into illustrated artworks.
www.ncl.ac.uk
Picture This: Someone Like Me is a new exhibition at the Great North Museum: Hancock that transforms Newcastle University research into illustrated artworks.
📢 Abstract Call!
🎓 Our annual #StudentForum is back and coming to @newcastleuni.bsky.social on 30–31 March!
Submit your abstracts to share your research & be part of the programme 💡
🗓️ Deadline: 28 Feb
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#Entomology #StudentScience
The Big Garden Birdwatch results are coming soon… 👀
While we wait, here’s a throwback to when we hit the streets of Manchester to talk birds (what else?).
Thanks again to Postcode Lottery players for helping Big Garden Birdwatch reach even more people this year. 🐦⬛
@postcodelotteryuk.bsky.social
Royal Entomological Society
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Newcastle Uni
Video
School of Natural and Environmental Sciences
Share your research at the Student Forum 2026 - Deadline 28 Feb
