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 of…
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 new…
RES Scholarships 2024
We’re proud to welcome new RES entomology scholars at Harper Adams University.The Royal Entomological Society supports three Master’s student scholarships every year, following a rigorous application process. This year’s winners introduce themselves and explain what the award means to them.Join us in congratulating Sharna Broadhurst, Ella Curry and Bethany Wright…
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.“We are…
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 paperPlant species which are recommended as ‘pollinator friendly’ in Europe begin…
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…
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 Committee published…
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 DigitisationThe RES Archive has been digitised in collaboration with Wiley Digital Archives. The digitised archive…
Call for Papers: Restoration and rescue in an age of extinction
Insect Conservation and DiversityCall for PapersRestoration and rescue in an age of extinction: advances in arthropod reintroduction (and translocation)Submission deadline: Sunday, 31 March 2024 Submit nowEfforts to restore biodiversity increasingly include the reintroduction of species to areas from which they’ve been extirpated and are unlikely to recolonize naturally, and translocations…
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 2023To 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 nowDeadline 31 December…
RES Partnership with Into The Wild Podcast
We’re so excited to be supporting the Into The Wild podcast with funding from the RES Goodman Fund.For the next 12 months, Into The Wild will be partnering up with the Royal Entomological Society. Focusing on insect science, the Society supports global research, collaboration and publication of the work and…
RES Collaboration with Seedball
New Seedball collaboration with Royal Entomological Society creates a buzz at Spring Fair 2024 Disruptive wildflower gardening company, Seedball, launched a set of three seed ball matchboxes created in collaboration with the Royal Entomological Society (RES) at this year’s Spring Fair. Featuring winning photographs from RES’s 2022 Photography Competition on…
