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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

7th November 2018
From IOCongress2018
Posted in: Conferences, early career, early-career researcher, ECR, IOCongress2018, parrot, Psittaciformes, reintroduction
“The best congress I have attended”

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!

15th October 2018
Big parks mean more birds
Posted in: early career, early-career researcher, ECR, IOCongress2018, urban birds
The size of a greenspace is the most important predictor of urban bird diversity

12th October 2018
From IOCongress2018
Posted in: early career, early-career researcher, ECR, IOCongress2018, News
Networking and stepping out of your comfort zone

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

3rd October 2018
From IOCongress2018
Posted in: Community, Conferences, early career, early-career researcher, ECR, IOCongress2018, News
Olivia Hicks tells us about her IOCongress2018

28th September 2018
From IOCongress2018
Posted in: Community, Conferences, early career, early-career researcher, ECR, IOCongress2018, News
Giving wings to the wingless

26th September 2018
From IOCongress2018
Posted in: Community, early career, early-career researcher, ECR, IOCongress2018, News, scicomm, science communication
Participating at IOCongress2018C was the culmination of my Masters thesis work

22nd September 2018
BOU-supported ECRs at IOCongress2018
Posted in: Community, early career, early-career researcher, ECR, IOCongress2018
The BOU supported 12 early career ornithologists’ attendance of #IOCongress2018 in Vancouver. Each have written an account of their experience of one of the world’s largest ornithological conferences. We’ll continue to add them as they are published here on #theBOUblog Amanda Trask, UK @amandaetrask Promoting and facilitating avian conservation VIEW […]

23rd April 2018
Is it all about publishing?
Posted in: careers, Conferences, early career, early-career researcher, ECR
How to maximise your chances of an academic career

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.

5th April 2017
#BOU2017: International and inspiring
Posted in: Community, Conferences, early career, early-career researcher, ECR, engagement
Why the BOU Annual Conference is always a good idea

11th July 2016
Do what’s good for you; get yourself to the BOU Annual Conference
Posted in: Community, Conferences, early career, early-career researcher, ECR, social media
BOU conferences provide a fantastic opportunity for early-career researchers to absorb cutting-edge science and form connections with other ornithologists

1st June 2016
The value of volunteering
Posted in: careers, early career, early-career researcher, ECR, News, People, volunteering, volunteers
How the BOU’s Steve Dudley used volunteering to help his early career

18th January 2016
The thrifty student’s guide to the BOU
Posted in: careers, Community, early career, early-career researcher, ECR, funding, People, volunteering
How ECRs can benefit from the BOU