QGIS – tools for biological recorders
News: https://nbn.org.uk/news/qgis-tools-for-biological-recorders/

Rich Burkmar has created a QGIS plugin tool, which uses NBN Web Services and helps do the things that biological recorders find most useful with GIS.

Drupalgeddon response
News: https://nbn.org.uk/news/drupalgeddon-response/

Drupal 7 sites have been reviewed in the light of the security issues earlier this month.  If you think your site may be vulnerable get in touch.

NBN Conference review by Bangor University students
News: https://nbn.org.uk/news/nbn-conference-review-by-bangor-university-student/

For the first time, a small number of students were sponsored to attend the NBN Conference.  Here, two students from Bangor University share their experience.

NBN Gateway User Review – initial results
News: https://nbn.org.uk/news/nbn-gateway-user-review-initial-results/

Read the initial results of the NBN Gateway user review questionnaire, with the full report due in the coming months.

New checklists in UK Species Inventory
News: https://nbn.org.uk/news/new-checklists-in-uk-species-inventory/

The MSBIAS Marine checklist and the GBNNSIP checklist of non-native species are now in the UK Species Inventory.

The Microverse project
News: https://nbn.org.uk/news/the-microverse-project/

The Natural History Museum's, The Microverse, project takes biological recording to a microscopic scale and invites 250 schools and colleges to collaborate.

Identification Trainers for the Future
News: https://nbn.org.uk/news/identification-trainers-for-the-future/

Identification Trainers for the Future is an exciting new project which aims to address the decline in species identification skills in the UK. 

Natural Capital – What’s the Evidence?
Events: https://nbn.org.uk/event/natural-capital-what-s-the-evidence/

This major natural capital summit, sponsored by NERC, brings together key researchers, practitioners and business leaders to explore the evidence and ethics of a Natural Capital approach.