25.11.2009

New president for VBIO
On the annual meeting on November 20 the VBIO elected a new president.
He will continue to guide the VBIO for 2 years. See the interview
President: Prof. Dr. Diethard Tautz  (MPI Evolutionary Biology, Plön)
Vice Presidents: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Nellen (Kassel University)
Prof. Dr. Rudi Balling (University of Luxembourg)
Treasurer: Dr. Jörg Klug (University of Giessen)

05.11.2009
Merger in the UK
The Society has been created by the unification of the Biosciences Federation and the Institute of Biology, and is building on the heritage and reputation of these two organisations to champion the study and development of biology, and provide expert guidance and opinion. The creation of the Society of Biology means that the biological sciences can now speak with a single voice on crucial issues affecting the future of science in the UK.

08.11.2009
UK Scientists win place for evolution in primary school
The UK government is ready to put evolution on the primary curriculum for the first time after years of lobbying by senior scientists.The schools minister, Diana Johnson, has confirmed the plans will be included in a blueprint for a new curriculum to be published in the next few weeks.It follows a letter signed by scientists and science educators calling on the government to make the change after draft versions of the new curriculum failed to mention evolution explicitly.The open letter sent in July to Ed Balls, the children's secretary, was signed by 25 leading figures from science and education, who urged the government to rewrite the curriculum before it was finalised.Among the signatories were the Oxford University evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, three Nobel laureates and Reverend Professor Michael Reiss, the professor of science education at the Institute of Education in London. (source: the Guardian)

05.10.2009
ECBA special award 2009
The winner of the ECBA special award 2008 is the project "Biodiversity study of the buffer zone in Cyprus". More information

08.09.2009
EurProBiol Flyer
The new EurProBiol flyer has been published.Download it here

08.09.2009
ECBA Flyer
The new ECBA flyer has been published. Download it here

24.02.2009
ECBA Council Meeting 2009
The next ECBA Council Meeting was held in Cyprus from 26 - 29 March 2009. More Information...
Programme and pictures.

26.10.2008
Science-on-stage Festival Berlin 2008
The winner of the ECBA Special Award is the project “School Smoke Prevention“
More information...

01.09.2008
ECBA Steering Committee Meeting Riga/Latvia
A meeting with representatives of National Member Bodies of the Baltic States will be held November 21-23, 2008, in Riga/Latvia

22.08.2008
ECBA visit to VBIO and ABA in Salzburg/Austria
A congress will be held end of November joining German and Austrian National Member Bodies and ECBA. Programme (PDF)

04.08.2008
Science-on-stage Festival Berlin 2008
ECBA's Special Award for the very best Biology presentation.
More information on patronage, partners and sponsors and the programme