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The 2016 GBIF Ebbe Nielsen Challenge, which will focus on on understanding, examining and addressing gaps and biases in open-access biodiversity data from the GBIF…

The future of the NBN Gateway Since the NBN was formed 16 years ago, our community has shared over 127 million biological records; creating the…

After reviewing the eight proposed working groups, we have decided to merge the groups on Quality Control & Verification, Biological Recording Online and Improving Biological…

The country portals to the NBN Atlas continue to progress well. Wales We held the first Steering Group meeting for the NBN Atlas Wales on the…

For us ID Trainers it has been a hectic Month since Krisztina’s last blog. We are now deep into the workshop phase and in the…

View Network News July 2016. In this issue: UK Awards for Biological Recording and Information Sharing – don’t miss the deadline! Open Licencing of Local Species Data Grant…

The new NBN website launched in March 2016 and we would love your feedback and comments. The new website was upgraded to replace the previous version that…

Workshops – workshops – workshops.  Let the REAL ID work begin! Picking up from where we left off in June – we have just completed…

Planning for this year’s Conference is well underway and the NBN Secretariat is excited about the programme and meeting you all again, this time in Edinburgh. The…

On 22 June, Scotland’s Environment Web (SEWeb) won the Holyrood 2016 Connect ICT Award for Project Delivery. This award category recognises large and complex projects…

Seaweed distribution and abundance around our coasts is changing. To investigate why this might be and what’s out there, the Marine Conservation Society has joined…

Funding under the Open Licencing of Local Species Data grant is now open for applications. Defra and Natural England are committed to supporting the development of…

Places are still available for the University of Oxford Postgraduate Certificate in Ecological Survey Techniques for September 2016 entry. Study while working and learn how…

The second issue of Network News is out! With a revamped look and feel, it still has the same great news and stories from across…

Information on Natural Environment Research Council’s Follow on Fund and Innovation projects can be found below. Follow-on Fund Applications are invited to NERC’s Follow-on Fund.…

National Insect Week encourages people of all ages to learn more about insects and it is taking place from 20 – 26 June 2016. Every…

People’s Trust for Endangered Species has launched the first ‘FruitFinder’ database as part of ongoing orchard conservation. They say variety is the spice of life,…

Registration is now open. Communicate is the UK’s conference for environmental communicators, bringing together over 150 delegates each year to develop their skills, share best…

Were you involved in the Festival of Nature BioBlitz at Wild Place Project in South Gloucestershire? If so, the event discovered 372 species on 13th…

The following schemes are being offered through the British Ecological Society. Ecological Ambassadors Scheme We are looking for up to 20 PhD students based in…