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Empowering young researchers to publish

Empowering young researchers to publish

A major challenge for early career researchers is letting the world know about their important conservation work.  Publishing is a sign of quality in research and can ultimately help inform management decisions to conserve species and their habitats. The TBA has just...

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Moving forward in the world of conservation

The resident undergraduates have left Cambridge for the spring holidays, but the university’s zoology department burst into life again as hundreds of young conservation scientists from across the world packed the lecture hall for the 19th Student Conference on...

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We can be heroes! #EarthOptimism raises hope

Positive energy was palpable throughout the David Attenborough Building in Cambridge as #EarthOptimism unfolded on Earth Day 2017. The Tropical Biology Association was a co-organiser of this public outreach event that was part of a global celebration of our planet....

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Together we can make a difference at #EarthOptimism

The TBA is a major player in #EarthOptimism - an event to mark Earth Day 2017 - designed to empower the public into feeling positive about the future of the planet. #EarthOptimism Cambridge is part of a global initiative, to be held on Saturday 22nd April, to counter...

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Citizen science takes a leap forward in East Africa

Citizen science experts from across East Africa gathered in Nairobi for a pioneering symposium on 29 June - organised by the TBA in partnership with the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH). The aim was to harness the growing interest and expertise in East Africa...

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Sir David Attenborough opens new conservation campus

Sir David Attenborough has officially opened a new campus in Cambridge which is the centre of the world’s largest grouping of nature conservation organisations and university researchers.  The building housing the campus has been named after Sir David, who has links...

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Launching SCCS in Hungary

Imperial Eagle expansion in Spain; viper distribution in Albania; how stray dogs and humans are changing the behaviour of wild mammals in Bulgaria… just some of the conservation issues being discussed in Hungary as the popular Student Conference in Conservation...

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