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:
14-18 of March 2022
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EOU Travel Stipends
EOU Travel Stipends We are pleased to announce funding opportunities for researchers that cannot otherwise cover participation in the EOU conference. These stipends originate from our previous conference hosts in Romania. The primary target group are early-career...
Call for new Council members for the EOU
Call for new Council members for the EOU Dear members of the EOU, Are you willing to serve on the EOU Council for the period 2022-2026? Can you encourage someone who might become an active Council member? The EOU is run by 5 officers (President, President-Elect, Past...
13th EOU Conference: travel funds
EUROPEAN ORNITHOLOGISTS’ UNION 13th EOU Conference Giessen, Germany 14-18 March 2022 We are pleased to announce funding opportunities for researchers from environments that cannot otherwise cover participation in the EOU conference. A first such opportunity is...
Birding at the IOCongress in Durban
International Ornithological Congress 2022 Durban South Africa The IOCongress always has the world’s best bird research, but it also always creates opportunities for seeing the world’s birds, the passion that is at the heart of most ornithologists. The IOCongress in...
Member Forum – Announcements
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...
13 PhD positions – Behavioural and Cognitive Biology
Please find attached an advert for 13 fully-funded PhD positions in the field of Behavioural and Cognitive Biology. The wide range of topics and supervising teams include Thomas Bugnyar's group with the raven research, one student will focus on "Effects of early-life...
Volunteers for fieldwork in Belarus and Russia, ÉLVONAL Shorebird project
Volunteer shorebird fieldwork opportunity in Belarus, spring 2020 Description: Within the international project ÉLVONAL Shorebird Science we are investigating in detail sex roles evolution in shorebirds at various locations. Here, we are searching for a motivated...
EOU Fledglings on Facebook
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