EOU News
World scientists’ warning to humanity: a second notice
Dear Scientist, Twenty five years ago, in 1992, the Union of Concerned Scientists and more than 1500 scientists published the famous declaration entitled “World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity”. They called on humanity to curb environmental destruction, warning “all...
read moreEuropean Breeding Bird Atlas 2
European Breeding Bird Atlas 2 – join in and support one of the largest mapping projects The European Bird Census Council (EBCC), together with its partners across Europe, will produce a new European Breeding Bird Atlas 2 (EBBA2), to update the ground-breaking first...
read moreEOU 2019 conference – dates announced
The dates of the 2019 EOU conference, to be held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, have been announced. 26-30 August 2019 Put the dates in your diary! We look forward to seeing you there!
read moreTurku 2017 – President’s reflections
In a time when more and more walls seem to be built, I am proud to belong to a Union that tries to break down walls and borders. This has been the quest of the European Ornithologists’ Union ever since it started. This was also very much the leading star at the 11th...
read moreInformation for the EOU General Meeting in Turku
Dear Members, it is my pleasure as Secretary of the EOU to invite you to the General Meeting of the EOU at Turku. We will have an upcoming election, and a number of exciting topics will be discussed. Please find attached the Agenda, information on the election,...
read moreSeeking new members of the EOU Council
Seeking new members of the EOU Council An invitation to all dynamic and hard-working ornithologists of Europe! Are you willing to serve on the EOU Council for the period 2017-2021? We are seeking four new members of Council, and a new President Elect, to be elected at...
read moreMember Forum – Announcements
Migrant Landbird Study Group pre-conference meetings
We would like to announce that we will host a 2 day meeting organised by the Migrant Landbird Study Group in the 2 days prior to the EOU 2017 conference in Turku, Finland. Hence, this meeting will seamlessly join into the EOU start. Registration to this pre-conference...
read morePartnership with International Ornithological Congress 2018 (Canada)
We are happy to announce that the EOU has become an official associate of the upcoming 7th International Ornithological Congress 2018, This will be the largest international bird event in history and will take place in Vancouver, Canada, from 19-26 August, 2018. The...
read moreEurasian Ornithology Congress, 23-27 April 2018, Heidelberg, Germany
The 6th International Eurasian Ornithology Congress (6th IEOC) will be held between 23 and 27 April 2018 in the University of Heidelberg, the oldest university of Germany (founded 1386). Heidelberg is lovely town with a famous old city and castle. We will be delighted...
read moreSpecial issue Phil Trans: Moving in a moving medium: new perspectives on flight
Royal Society Publishing has recently published a special issue of Philosophical Transactions B entitled Moving in a moving medium: new perspectives on flight compiled and edited by Stephen J Portugal and Emily LC Shepard. This content can be accessed at...
read moreEuropean-wide meeting of Young Ornithologists
From 4-6th of November 2016, the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences staged the first Fledgelings meeting in Vienna, Austria. Together and with financial aid by the German Ornithological Society (www.do-g.de) and the North Rhine Westphalian...
read morePostoc position – modelling population dynamics
We are looking for a Postdoc modelling population dynamics using data from a long-term population study with detailed demographic information for a migrant bird. The Post-Doc will be able to develop an own research agenda in collaboration with the research group. The...
read morePostdoc position – consequences of malaria infections in migratory birds – Sempa
Postdoctoral position on “Mechanisms and cascading consequences of malaria infections in migratory birds” We are seeking a highly motivated PostDoc to join our research team at the Swiss Ornithological Institute in Sempach, Switzerland in a Swiss National Science...
read moreBirds of the Cape Verde Islands (in press).
This book compiles all available information since 1800 to 2016. The status of the entire avifauna of this archipelago is updated at the island and islet level, covering the residents, winter migrants, seasonal visitors and vagrants. Each resident species is covered...
read morepost-doctoral positions available: Cornell Lab of Ornithology
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology invites applications for our Edward W. Rose Postdoctoral Fellowships. These competitive postdoctoral fellowship awards (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/postdoc) support innovative, independent research by early career scholars of...
read moreInformation wanted on a “rare” bird pathology, “oral fistula”
Message from Jim Reynolds, of the Centre for Ornithology in Birmingham, UK, who seeks assistance to study a possibly spreading avian pathology: I am starting a research project and call upon the world’s ornithologists to send me records about a rather ‘rare’ condition...
read moreRed-backed Shrike Lanius collurio samples
My name is Liviu Parau. I am a 1st year PhD student (and bird ringer) at Heidelberg University in Germany and I study population genetics of the Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio. During my PhD project I will analyze population structure and phylogeography of the...
read moreAssistant Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Management
http://www.wageningenur.nl/en/Jobs/Vacancies/Show/Assistant-Professor-in-Wildlife-Ecology-and-Management.htm The Resource Ecology Group of Wageningen University invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor in Wildlife Ecology & Management. As part of a...
read moreHistory of ornithology in Malta
History of Ornithology in Malta by Joe Sultana & John J. Borg Hardback- 390 pages – several photographs – 13 chapters – 3 appendices – annotated and illustrated bibliography – index of birds – index of people. This book traces all written references to bird...
read morePh.D. position in Prague – Ecological specialization in birds
Institute for Environmental Studies (Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic) offers a Ph.D. position focused on ecological specialization in birds. See the attachment for more details.
read moreBIRDS OF THE CANARY ISLANDS (book)
Dear Colleague, If you are interested in the birds of the Canary Islands, here is the link of my recently published handbook with 924 pages, 431 pictures, in the hand ID to all passerines and 202 detail distribution maps:...
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