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At the NBN Conference 2016 it was announced that the NBN Gateway will permanently close on 31st March 2017; the NBN Atlas will supersede the…

We are well into autumn now and the traineeship programme has built up to a crescendo of curatorial work, public engagements, filming with BBC, visit to…

View Network News December 2016. In this issue: Two vacancies with the NBN Trust Data Partner Agreement Reminder NBN Conference review and presentations Uk Awards…

Welsh Government has launched a consultation on the first Natural Resources Policy for Wales under the new Environment Act. The consultation on proposals for a national…

The Nature of Scotland Awards are designed to recognise and celebrate excellence, innovation and outstanding achievement in Scottish nature conservation. The Awards took place on…

Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has welcomed the announcement on the future of beavers in Scotland by the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land…

The John Spedan Lewis Medal is administered by the Linnean Society for conservation work in the areas of entomology, ornithology or horticulture. John Spedan Lewis…

Small grants are being offered for biodiversity and geodiversity voluntary recording work in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham and the Tees Valley ERIC North East…

In previous editions of Network News we have written about SBIF (the Scottish Biodiversity Information Forum) and the ‘Review of the Biological Recording Infrastructure in…

Christine Johnston (NBN Scottish Liaison Officer) and Ellen Wilson (chair of SBIF (Scottish Biodiversity Information Forum)) recently visited Orkney to meet members of the biological…

A huge thank you to everyone who has already returned their Data Partner Agreement giving the NBN permission to transfer your data onto the NBN…

Within the UK there are over 196 different online data capture sites, apps, recording groups and organisations.   The data flow between these groups and…

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) would like to understand what future services are required from its data centres. NERC is therefore inviting users and potential…

View Network News November 2016. In this issue: NBN Conference and Awards take place next week! NBN Atlas Scotland update blog Identification Trainers for the…

In October 2016 the National Biodiversity Network (NBN), arranged a panel discussion at the House of Lords as part of a unique event – Nottingham…

People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) manages the National Dormouse Database, the Great Stag Hunt, Living with Mammals and the Big Hedgehog Map, to name…

A survey to map citizen science activities currently taking place across Europe is now being carried out. This will help inform the development of citizen…

The short promotional video by the Dipterists Forum gives a brief, but fascinating insight into the world of flies, as well as the people who…

Over the past few weeks the five Identification Trainers for the Future have been busy working at our Museum curation placements, with each of us…

View Network News October 2016. In this issue: NBN Conference – there’s still time to book! Four months in and what have I learned? NBN…