Trustee elections are now open
Fellows and members can vote for two new trustees until 6th August.We have an exciting opportunity for two trustees to join the RES team from September 2022. We have eight candidates to choose from, all ready and willing to actively contribute to the governance and strategic direction of the Society…
RES Journal Awards 2022
Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 Royal Entomological Society Journal Awards. This award is given to the best papers published during 2019-21. Click here to read more about the RES Journal Awards.Click the journal name below to jump to each journal’s winner and read about the authors of the…
Photography & Art competitions open
In June 2022 our Insect Week photography and art competitions opened, you can enter until 31 October 2022.Photography CompetitionOur popular photography competition returns for Insect Week 2022.Amateur photographers can submit a maximum of their three best insect images. There are age categories for Over 18 and Under 18 year olds.…
It’s Insect Week 2022
Insect Week returns to celebrate the little things that run the world.The UK will be buzzing with activity during Insect Week 2022. From 20th to 26th June there will be opportunities around the country and online to discover the fascinating world of insects and explore how people feel about them.Every…
Trustee opportunity
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 2022. We are looking for candidates ready to actively contribute to the governance and strategic direction of the Society in a key leadership role.Two trustees will be…
Student Award 2021 results
The Royal Entomological Society is excited to announce the winning, second and third place essay entries of the 2021 RES Student Award. To enter the annual entomology writing competition, students write an 800 word essay in english, on an insect-related topic of interest to the general public.First place: Leah Fitzpatrick…
The Royal Entomological Society – Strategy 2022-25
Strategic Priorities Strategy Document Impact Report Strategy Launch Speeches The Royal Entomological Society introduces its strategy for 2022-25, which focuses on our new vision to ‘enrich the world with insect science’. The strategy has four strategic priorities: 1. Support the study and practice of insect science. 2. Increase public understanding…
Verrall Lecture 2022
Our communications team welcomes media enquiries – press@royensoc.co.ukPRESS RELEASE 7 March 2022Insects in a warming worldProfessor Camille Parmesan, leading researcher into how life on earth is affected by climate change, has given the Royal Entomological Society’s prestigious Verrall Lecture this year. Professor Parmesan is Coordinating Lead Author for Working Group II of the 6th…
Ukraine statement
We strongly condemn the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation and offer our deepest sympathy and support to all those affected by the brutalities of war. The humanitarian crisis resulting from this invasion is completely unacceptable, and we call upon world leaders to do everything within their powers to…
Postgraduate Student Representative opportunity
The Royal Entomological Society is recruiting volunteers to be Postgraduate Student Representatives. The 1-2 year role involves helping to organise the annual Student Forum with RES staff, and providing updates to the Society’s Meetings Committee, acting as a voice for students within any consultations of the Society’s membership, providing ideas…