RES Statement on the Ethical Treatment of Insects
The Royal Entomological Society is committed to supporting and maintaining the highest ethical standards in research. When animals that may be sentient (i.e., capable of experiencing valenced states, especially negatively valenced states like pain) are involved in research, these standards include considering their welfare (Beauchamp and DeGrazia, 2020). However, there…
Cultivating Curiosity: RES Insect Garden’s New Home and Exciting Future
Over the summer of 2024, the RES trustees and staff team were delighted to plan, deliver and announce the opening of the award-winning RES Insect Garden (Chelsea Flower Show 2023) in its new location at Stratford Cross, East London. This marks an exciting new chapter for this impactful and long-term…
RES launches three new awards to recognise the application and teaching of insect science
Our awards and grants have recently undergone an extensive review to increase RES support for insect science and recognition in the sector.Our grants, awards and bursaries programme exist to support and recognise activities which further the Society’s aims to empower the entomological community and improve and communicate insect science. Over £75,000 will…
Insect Conservation team publish new data on endangered Large blue butterfly
Rapid selection for increased dispersal rates by the endangered butterfly Phengaris (Maculinea) arion across restored landscapesDavid J. Simcox, Sarah A. Meredith, Jeremy A. ThomasFirst Published: 24 September 2024David SimcoxConservation Project Manager Sarah MeredithConservation Project Officer Prof. Jeremy ThomasRES Honorary FellowThe Royal Entomological Society Conservation science team recently published their findings in RES journal Insect Conservation…
RES wins Best Event in 2024 MemCom Excellence Awards
The Royal Entomological Society just won Best Event at the 2024 Memcom Excellence Awards for all the work that went into the Chelsea Flower Show in 2023. The Memcom Awards help organisations shine a light on the creativity and hard work which goes into driving up standards in the membership…
Congratulations to our newly elected Trustees
As we close the doors on Ento24, the Royal Entomological Society want to express a heartfelt thank you to University of Liverpool, all our RES staff and helpers, and to everyone who attended our event. We hope you’re feeling inspired after three days of talks, workshops & activities.We hope you’ve…
RES publishes the 2023-2024 impact report
RES publishes its first ever impact reportThe Royal Entomological Society (RES) is in an exciting phase, empowered by our 2022-2025strategy, which sets out our aims to broaden the appeal of entomology and to “enrich the worldwith insect science.”Throughout 2023 and 2024 we continued to improve the communication and perception of…
RES Insects: Discover the Science and Secrets Behind the World of Insects
PRESS RELEASE 5 September 2024 – RES Insects: Discover the Science and Secrets Behind the World of InsectsRES Insects: Discover the Science and Secrets Behind the World of Insects Written by you, our RES members, RES Insect is a comprehensive exploration of the world of insects. Perfect for experts and…
The role of epigenetics in insects in changing environments
Featured image: Foraging honeybee (Apis mellifera) on a flower. Photo (c) Jeff Wilson, Research School of Biology archiveWe are excited to announce a new Special Issue published in Insect Molecular Biology, highlighting the role of insect epigenetics in changing environments. Special Issue editors, Michael Goodisman and Juan Du, highlight that epigenetic information…
Announcing our new data archiving policy and partnership with Dryad
New data archiving policy for the Royal Entomological Society and partnership with Dryad. In recent years all Royal Entomological Society (RES) journals have included a Data Availability Statement as standard. This statement is intended to improve reproducibility and robustness of published articles. Making data openly available allows results to be checked…
