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30th May 2019
The Janet Kear Union Medal
Posted in: awards, BOU, Community, members, News
Mike G. Wilson BOU Council is delighted to announce the awarding of the Janet Kear Union Medal to Mike G. Wilson. For over twenty years Mike has given outstanding service to the Union as editor of the IBIS book reviews. He retired from this voluntary role at the end of 2018. Mike’s contribution to ornithology […]
28th May 2019
The Janet Kear Union Medal
Posted in: awards, BOU, Community, members, News
Steve Dudley explains the concept behind our new medal and its renaming to recognise a truly great BOU member
16th May 2019
Big Brother is watching who?
Posted in: awards, BOU, breeding, cameras, ECR, fieldwork, IBIS, nesting success, News
Use of cameras provides insights into nest survival of Snowy Plovers
2nd April 2019
Reflections from our new President
Posted in: BOU, Community, Conferences, early career, early-career researcher, ECR, News
Juliet Vickery shares her thoughts on the BOU as she takes up the Presidency
1st November 2018
From IOCongress2018
Posted in: BOU, BOU-funded, Community, Conferences, early career, early-career researcher, ECR, IOCongress2018, News
The BOU and the Early Career Researcher
24th October 2018
From IOCongress2018
Posted in: BOU, Community, early career, early-career researcher, ECR, grassland birds, IOCongress2018, News
An enjoyable and academically fulfilling experience
19th October 2018
From IOCongress2018
Posted in: BOU, BOU-funded, Community, early career, early-career researcher, ECR, Galliformes, Himalayan birds, Himalayas, IOCongress2018, News
A great platform for early career researchers!
10th October 2018
IOCongress2018
Posted in: BOU, Community, Conferences, early career, early-career researcher, ECR, IOCongress2018, News
With so many inspiring sessions, it was hard to decide which to attend
5th October 2018
From IOCongress2018
Posted in: BOU, Community, early career, early-career researcher, ECR, funding, IOCongress2018, News
I left IOCongress2018 feeling inspired having gained new perspectives
21st July 2017
Working for our ornithology community
Posted in: Altmetric, altmetrics, authors, blog, blogging, BOU, BOU series, Community, IBIS, Journal, new articles, People, sciblogging, scicomm, science blogging, science communication, social media, Twitter
Read how the BOU supports the ornithology community
19th July 2017
Of writing and Redshanks – the benefits of blogging with the BOU
Posted in: Altmetric, blog, blogging, BOU, BOU series, communication, Community, IBIS, Journal, People, sciblogging, scicomm, Science, science blogging, science communication, social media
#theBOUblog has forged a reputation for delivering for authors wanting to promote their research
14th July 2017
The BOU: who we are, what we do
Posted in: blog, blogging, BOU, BOU series, BOURC, Community, early career, early-career researcher, ECR, engagement, funding, grants, Grants Committee, IBIS, Journal, People, Records Committee, sciblogging, scicomm, science blogging, science communication, social media, volunteers
BOU is about community. Learn about why we do what we do from some of our members.
12th July 2017
The BOU – from the eyes of an Indian ornithologist
Posted in: BOU, BOU series, Community, Conferences, People, social media, Twitter
The BOU – a land of opportunity
5th July 2017
Funding ornithology – the work of the BOU Grants Committee
Posted in: blog, BOU, BOU series, bursary, Career Development Bursary, Community, grants, Grants Committee, People
The good, the bad and the ugly of assessing grant applications
30th June 2017
BOU – we’re better when we’re together
Posted in: Altmetric, altmetrics, authors, BOU, BOU series, Community, IBIS, People, scicomm, Science, science communication, social media
How does a small society keep it together?
28th June 2017
The BOU – a personal perspective from the US
Posted in: BOU, BOU series, Community, IBIS, People, scicomm, social media, Twitter
The BOU educates and motivates members to engage with others
21st June 2017
Listing into the future
Posted in: BOU, BOU series, BOURC, Community, Records Committee
The BOU has maintained the British List since the late 1800s.
16th June 2017
2016 journal Impact Factors: Ornithology
Posted in: Altmetric, BOU, communication, Community, IBIS, Journal, journal metrics
What is the importance of journal Impact Factors?
14th June 2017
What does it take to run the #1 ornithology journal?
Posted in: authors, BOU, BOU series, Community, IBIS, Journal, peer review
Managing an international journal is a massive team effort, and for IBIS this involves over 60 people