Soldier beetle on sentry duty Credit Greg Hitchcock
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11 July 2024

Winning artworks revealed in RES Art Competition 2023

Winning artworks revealed in RES Art Competition 2023 Ceramic wood boring beetles on a cherry tree stump. View all winning artworks here. The winning artworks in the Royal Entomological Society’s Art Competition 2023 have been announced.  The competition attracts insect inspired artwork by amateur artists from all over the world,…

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25 June 2024

Winning images revealed in RES Photography Competition 2023 

Winning images revealed in RES Photography Competition 2023  Two cuckoo bees (Epeolus variegatus) fast asleep, grasping onto the grass with their mandibles. View all winning images here.  The winning images in the Royal Entomological Society’s Photography Competition 2023 have been announced during Insect Week 2024. The annual competition, organised by…

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31 May 2024

Trustee opportunities 2024

Want to shape the future of the Royal Entomological Society? We have an exciting opportunity for two trustees to join the RES team from September 2024. We are looking for candidates ready to actively contribute to the governance and strategic direction of the Society in two key leadership roles: Chair…

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17 May 2024

New RES Small Project Grants launched

We have recently launched an exciting new funding opportunity for small research projects. The Royal Entomological Society seeks to supports projects focused on insect science. Our Small Project Grants can be used for new and innovative insect research, including applying an established methodology to a understudied insect species or a…

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14 May 2024

RES Scholarships 2024

We’re proud to welcome new RES entomology scholars at Harper Adams University. Join us in congratulating Sharna Broadhurst, Ella Curry and Bethany Wright on their RES MSc scholarships. The Royal Entomological Society is committed to supporting the next generation of entomologists. We aim to provide opportunities, funding and recognition for…

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27 March 2024

RES and NHBS launch entomological equipment kits

Kits for insect scientists and enthusiasts now on sale as part of collaboration of RES and NHBS. Entomological kits developed by equipment specialists NHBS and RES are aimed at enthusiast field entomologists and those in training.  The kits are priced competitively with 10% of each purchase donated to the society.…

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22 March 2024

Bees need food up to a month earlier than provided by recommended pollinator plants

This is a press release from the University of Oxford Department of Biology. New study published in Insect Conservation and Diversity reveals that resource gaps pose the greatest threat for bumblebees during the colony establishment phase. Read the Open Access paper Plant species which are recommended as ‘pollinator friendly’ in…

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13 March 2024

Special Issue – The Ecology and Conservation of Urban Insects

Published: 13 March 2024 The Ecology and Conservation of Urban Insects Editors: Tilly Collins and Manu Saunders We are excited to announce a new Special Issue published today in Insect Conservation and Diversity, highlighting insect ecology and conservation in urban areas Global urban expansion is a threat to biodiversity, but…

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7 March 2024

RES responds to report on insect decline and food security

PRESS RELEASE – Thursday 7 March 2024  After giving written and oral evidence, the Royal Entomological Society responds to the House of Commons – Science, Innovation and Technology Committee report on insect decline and UK food security.   On Thursday 7 March 2024 the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology…

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4 March 2024

Library and Archive News

2023 has been a busy time for the Library, with a number of exciting projects taking place that aim to make the RES Library and Archive collections more discoverable and accessible to the entomological community. Archive Digitisation The RES Archive has been digitised in collaboration with Wiley Digital Archives. The…

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29 February 2024

Call for Papers: Restoration and rescue in an age of extinction

Insect Conservation and Diversity Call for Papers Restoration and rescue in an age of extinction: advances in arthropod reintroduction (and translocation) Submission deadline: Sunday, 31 March 2024 Submit now Efforts to restore biodiversity increasingly include the reintroduction of species to areas from which they’ve been extirpated and are unlikely to…

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28 February 2024

Student Science Communication Award winners announced

Society’s views of insects, overcoming adversity and the ethics of collecting rare insects, feature in the RES Student Science Communication Award 2023 To enter the annual competition, students write an 800 word article in English, on an insect-related topic of interest to the general public. Competition now open – Enter now…