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: POSTPONED
6-10 September 2021New Date: 14-18 of March 2022
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EOU News
COVID-19: How has COVID-19 changed birding?
A study of how COVID-19 has changed birding is launched by Christoph Randler (Tuebingen, DE), Jukka Jokimäki (Arctic Centre, Univ.of Lapland, Rovaniemi, FIN), Piotr Tryjanowski (University of Life Sciences, Poznan, PL) and Maria de Salvo (Univ Catania, IT). If you are...
Call for Symposia proposals, round tables, and pre- and post-congress meetings
Call for Symposia proposals, round tables, and pre- and post-congress meetings 13th EOU Conference Giessen, Germany 14-18 March 2022 Deadline for submitting symposium proposals: 15 March 2021 We invite you to submit symposia proposals for the 13th Conference of...
13th EOU Meeting in Giessen, Germany, postponed
Dear Members of EOU, Hope you are all safe and healthy in these difficult times. The Covid situation is very unstable in most countries at the moment and nobody can predict when we are back to normal (or maybe a new normal!). In view of this, the Local Organizing...
Prepublication offer of the European Breeding Bird Atlas 2
After ten years of work, the results of the second European Breeding Bird Atlas EBBA2 are now compiled in a book. The book is the most up-to-date source of information on distribution, abundance and change of bird populations in Europe. A tremendous effort by the...
Member Forum – Announcements
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...
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...
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