Young Verrall Lecture 2023

The AES, founded in 1935, is a society for all entomologists. We are a registered charity run byvolunteersfor those with an interest ininsects(entomology). Many members also have a wider interest in natural history in general.Our aimsare to promote the study of entomology, including among amateurs and the younger generation, and to contribute to invertebrate conservation.

Amateur Entomologists' Society

The Amateur Entomologists' Society (AES) and Royal Entomological Society present the Young Verrall Lecture. Saturday 4 March 2022 2:30pm GMT

<h1>Insect conservation: conserving the little things that run the world</h1><p>Join the Amateur Entomologists&#x27; Society and Royal Entomological Society for the Young Verrall Lecture on the 4th March 2:30pm GMT (9:30am EST, check the time in your country <a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Young+Verrall+Lecture+2023&amp;iso=20230304T1430&amp;p1=3698&amp;ah=1" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>).</p><p>This free talk, aimed at young entomologists, particularly those 11-14 years, but open to all, will be a hybrid event, held online using Zoom Webinar or in person at the<a href="https://www.facebook.com/staffsbugfest" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Staffordshire Invertebrate Science Fair</a>, a free family event with stands, activities, and talks all about invertebrates. Register here if you wish to attend virtually, the Zoom link will be added closer to the date.</p><p>Our speaker this year is Ed Turner, a conservation scientist who researches strategies that can be employed to conserve species diversity and healthy ecosystem functioning both in the UK and abroad. He is also a University Teaching Officer in the Department of Zoology, Curator of Insects in the University Museum of Zoology and a Fellow at Clare College, Cambridge.</p><p>His work includes investigating biodiversity of oil palm plantations in Sumatra, Indonesia on the BEFTA programme, the SAFE Project in Sabah, Malaysia that experimentally investigates the impact of rainforest fragmentation and collaborating with the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust in the UK, investigating insect diversity and management on chalk grassland reserves</p><p>We look forward to seeing you there!</p><p></p><h1>The Verrall Lecture</h1><p>The Verrall Lecture is an annual public event organised by the Royal Entomological Society (RES).  In 2021 the RES joined with the Amateur Entomologists’ Society to organise the first Young Verrall lecture, with the same lecturer speaking to a younger audience.   Find out more about past Verrall Lectures on the RES website: <a href="https://www.royensoc.co.uk/verrall-lecture/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.royensoc.co.uk/verrall-lecture/</a></p>

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