Our Members

Universities and Institutions

Priority Access To Our Courses

Our members are departments, universities and institutes who want to offer their students unrivalled opportunities for fieldwork experience. In return, their students have priority access to our courses, contributing to the crucial international mix that is a hallmark of our training.
Field course outdoor class led by the Tropical Biology Association
The Course

Benefits To Members

  • Priority access for their students to at least one course place a year
  • Reduced course fees for successful applicants
  • Acknowledgement in TBA communication and external reports with global distribution
  • Networking with other high profile member organisations
  • Opportunities to support TBA activities and teach on our courses
African conservation fieldwork sample collection

Benefits To Members’ Students

  • Field-based skills training that prepares them for postgraduate research
  • Increased confidence from attendance on our courses
  • Exposure to tropical biology and teaching from leading field workers gives students new directions for their careers
  • Links with fellow participants and teachers from all over the world creates fresh opportunities for research collaboration
  • Over 100 students have published their first scientific paper as a direct result of our course field exercises, student projects or other data collected on the TBA courses