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As many of you may be aware, the NBN received funding in 2014 from the Cabinet Office via their Release of Data fund to mobilise…

Written by Kyle Copas, GBIF The 80 million specimens in the Natural History Museum, London, comprise one of the world’s most important scientific collections—a repository…

Conference report by the NBN Trust A large and diverse group of people gathered on Saturday 21st March 2015 at the Ulster Museum in Belfast…

Written by Ben Deed Merseyside BioBank is the Local Environmental Records Centre for North Merseyside. Opened in 2007 the initial project focused heavily on establishing…

19th and 20th November 2015  Lakeside Conference Centre, York For the first time, the NBN Conference will run over two days and will move away…

Spring is swiftly approaching and with it BioBlitz events are springing up around the country. If you are planning your own event, whatever the scale,…

View NBN eNews February 2015   In this issue: NBN inventory of un-digitised datasets Certificate in Web Writing Use of NBN Gateway Data Case Studies…

High quality, comprehensive biological data are required to protect and conserve our rich and varied species and habitats. The central focus of the National Biodiversity…

The NBN Trust is sponsoring five NBN members to gain a certificate in web writing skills. This certificate is the equivalent of a one-day workshop…

Case Study Template Introduction and background The NBN Trust is developing a series of case studies to tell the story of how data are used…

Written by Paul Gilbertson JNCC would like to update the NBN on its current position with regards to GBIF and the development of Record Commenting…

The NBN Trust undertook a technical and user review between July and December 2014 to determine if the NBN Gateway is fit for purpose. That…

BBC World at One is 50 years old this year and is celebrating by having a series on what Britain is good at.  Chris du…

Grants of up to £2,000 are available to individuals and organisations to organise public engagement events in ecology.   Ecology is defined by the BES…

We are pleased to be sharing with you the first draft of the new NBN Strategy, which is the result of work carried out over…

View NBN eNews January 2015 In this issue: Sharing: More than Simply Playing Nice NBN Strategy 2015-2020 Atlas of living Australia inspires rethink by NBN…

*Research Fortnight is the only UK publication that connects research to funding and policymaking.  John Sawyer was recently asked to write a piece for it.…

The National Biodiversity Network was privileged to have Peter Doherty (Programme Manager for the Atlas of Living Australia) in the UK for a week in…

A refresh of the NBN Strategy has been taking place over the last six months and many of you will have been involved in workshops…

CEDaR, the Centre for Environmental Data and Recording was established in 1995 by the Ulster Museum, with the active support of the Environment and Heritage Service, as…