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: Lund 2023
The next EOU Conference will take place at Lund University, Sweden, on 21 -25 August 2023. Please look out for further details on this website and on social media – follow us on Twitter at @EOUnion
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Fledglings Meeting – Registration open!
3rd EOU Fledglings Meeting Debrecen, Hungary 11-13th August 2022 The registration is OPEN! Find details on the following link https://konferencia.unideb.hu/en/fledglings-meeting Registration deadline with presentation 15 July 2022 Registration for...
3rd EOU Fledglings Meeting – First Call
The 3rd EOU Fledglings Meeting will take place on 11-13 August 2022 in Debrecen, Hungary. Speakers will include: Dalia A. Conde Zoo data for the good of conservation Ádám Z. Lendvai Hormonal mediation of life-history decisions Tamás Székely Significance of...
ANNOUCEMENT: XIV European Ornithologists’ Union Congress in Lund
XIV European Ornithologists’ Union Congress Lund 2023 The 14th EOU Congress 2023 will be hosted by the Department of Biology at Lund University, 21-25 August 2023. The department has long been renowned for its ornithological research, for example on bird migration....
Position available on Rockhopper Penguin research project
3-year PhD position at Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany Starting 1 July 2022, Application deadline: 26 April 2022 SUMMARY: Over a third of the world population of Southern rockhopper penguin Eudyptes chrysocome (IUCN category vulnerable) breed in the Falkland...
Member Forum – Announcements
Post-doctoral Researcher in Polar Evolutionary Ecology
Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice is looking for excellent candidates for a position of Post-doctoral Researcher in Polar Evolutionary Ecology We are a research campus with a strong tradition in biosciences focused on complex...
Post-doctoral fellowship at the FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Post-doctoral fellowship at the FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town Vacancy: ABAX FOUNDATION POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW Closing date: 18th Feb 2022 Role: Spatial analysis of raptor movement data...
Population Ecologist (TT/Senior Scientist)
We, the Animal Ecology Department at the Netherlands Institute fo Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), are looking for a population ecologist (tenure-track/senior researcher) working at the interface of individuals and populations, using our long-term population studies of...
PhD position on song learning in birds
PhD position on song learning in birds Disentangling early life experience and genetics in song learning Based at the Department of Zoology, Stockholm University Project description A 4-year PhD position, funded by the European Research Council, is available in the...
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