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- 6th Congress of the European Malacological Societies (CEMS) –
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, 18-22 July 2011
The Congress will be held on the Campus of Álava of the University of
the Basque Country.
Updated information will be available at the Congress website
http://www.euromalacol2011.eu.
Date posted: 25 Jun 2010
- The Kerry Slug, Geomalacus maculosus: National Survey in Ireland.
The aim of the survey is to accrue modern records for this internationally important invertebrate with the overall objective of producing an up-to-date distribution map.
Date posted: 02 May 2010
- New identification book aimed at 6 to 8 year old children, covering East Anglia
To be launched on Easter Monday, this guide was the idea of 6 year old Amy Winterbottom and covers the shells, seaweeds and pebbles of the East Anglian coast.
Date posted: 01 Apr 2010
- Recording Invasive Species Counts (RISC project)
Zebra mussel (Dreisenna polymorpha) is included in RISC project, funded by Defra.
Date posted: 19 Mar 2010
- Evolution study focuses on snail.
Today saw the official launch of the Evolution Megalab, a project run by the Open University that uses Banded Snails (Cepaea nemoralis and C. hortensis) to study evolution.
Members of the public across Europe are being asked to look in their gardens or local green spaces for banded snails as part of a UK-led evolutionary study.
The Open University says its Evolution MegaLab will be one of the largest evolutionary studies ever undertaken.
Link to the Megalab
Date posted: 30 Mar 2009
- LAND AND PEOPLE: PAPERS IN MEMORY OF JOHN G. EVANS.
edited by Michael J Allen, Niall Sharples and Terry O’Connor
Special offer to members.
Pre-publication and tabula commemorativa offer for members of the Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland.
Name submission and pre-publication orders will be taken by Oxbow until the deadline of 29th June 2009
*** FULL PRICE £35.00, SPECIAL PRE-PUBLICATION OFFER £25. 00 ***
Date posted: 13 Mar 2009
- A further success at BT Young Scientist of the Year for Henry Glass on a molluscan project.
After being individual runner-up in 2008 BT Young Scientist Competition, it was a remarkable achievement by Henry Glass to repeat this achievement at the 2009 Competition.
Date posted: 04 Mar 2009
- Affiliations with other organisations.
The Conchological Society is seeking to affiliate with organisations for invertebrate groups other than molluscs that have similar objectives, and with other organisations concerned with conserving our natural heritage.
Date posted: 02 Feb 2009
- Society meeting – Saturday 31 January 2009 at 11:00 a.m. in the Dorothea Bate Room at the end of Gallery 30 of Natural History Museum, London.
Note the revised earlier start time.
The morning's activities will include a demonstration of the Cepaea Megalab Project including, it is hoped, a live interactive demonstration of the project web site; a demonstration on how to complete the electronic marine recording card for Recorder 6, and other options still at the planning stage.
Lecture to start at 2 p.m. Guest speaker: Richard Preece (University of Cambridge) on Snails and archaeology of the Baikal region of Siberia.
Date posted: 12 Jan 2009
- Ph.D. studentship opportunity open at Cardiff University and the National Museum of Wales.
Entitled "The genetics of invasion: a history of British slugs". Closing date 30 January 2009.
Further details are available on the website FindaPhD.com and at School of Biosciences, Cardiff University.
Date posted: 10 Dec 2008
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