Welcome to the European Ornithologists’ Union
The objectives of the EOU are the advancement of ornithology and the promotion of the scientific study of birds within Europe. To this end, the EOU holds conferences at different places in Europe, promotes communication between European ornithologists and engages in other activities designed to advance ornithology in Europe. Any person seriously interested in the study of birds in Europe is welcome to join. Membership is free.
Our Next Conference
6-10 September 2021
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OPEN LETTER: Europe’s biodiversity depends on healthy freshwater ecosystems: Save the Water Framework Directive
European Ornithologists' Union The EOU signed an Open Letter to the European Union to preserve the EU Water Framework Directive: "We, the undersigned scientists, stand for the preservation of the EU clean water law, the Water Framework Directive. We urge Member States...
Research Theme “The Impact of Weather on the Behavior and Ecology of Birds”: Contributions wanted
Research Theme in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution: "The Impact of Weather on the Behavior and Ecology of Birds" https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/11359/the-impact-of-weather-on-the-behavior-and-ecology-of-birds Weather conditions affect...
IOCongress 2022
International Ornithologists’ Union (IOU) IOCongress2022 International Ornithologists' Union partners with South Africa’s University of KwaZulu-Natal for 28th International Ornithological Congress® (IOCongress® ) The International Ornithologists' Union...
Open letter to reform the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP): harmful agriculture is destroying nature
The EOU is a signatory of an Open Letter to the EU, urgently demanding change in agriculture that will support nature. The letter concludes: "The scientific evidence is clear that climate change and biodiversity loss need to be tackled as an utmost priority if the EU...
Member Forum – Announcements
Postdoctoral Fellow Lund University: immune function as physiological mechanism of partial migration
I am recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow to join my research team at the Department of Biology, Lund University and to work on the causes and consequences of partial migration https://www.biology.lu.se/arne-hegemann. The postdoc fellow will be expected to contribute to...
Workshop: Modeling Population Dynamics, Hungary
Workshop: Modeling Population Dynamics - Estimating Demographic Parameters for Wildlife Conservation Lecturer: Dr. Brett K. Sandercock, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research 13–19 January 2020 University of Debrecen, Hungary The full flyer is here: Demography...
Conference: INTEGRATING SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AND POPULATION DEMOGRAPHY FOR CONSERVATION
INTEGRATING SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AND POPULATION DEMOGRAPHY FOR CONSERVATION OF WILD POPULATION III. ÉLVONAL CONFERENCE ------------------------------------- 10-12 JANUARY 2020 The Conference will take place between 10th and 12th January 2020 in Debrecen (Hungary). The...
PhD postion Exeter, UK: Disentangling the drivers of life-history evolution in the wild
Disentangling the drivers of life-history evolution in the wild: Artificial selection meets natural selection in a unique avian island population. Full advertisement: http://www.exeter.ac.uk/studying/funding/award/?id=3658 Supervisors: Dr Erik Postma, Department of...
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