BOU series Archives - British Ornithologists' Union

Working for our ornithology community

By Steve Dudley (he/him)|2021-06-09T12:43:33+00:0021 Jul 2017|Altmetric, altmetrics, authors, blog, blogging, BOU, BOU series, Community, IBIS, Journal, new articles, People, sciblogging, scicomm, science blogging, science communication, social media, Twitter|

Read how the BOU supports the ornithology community

Of writing and Redshanks – the benefits of blogging with the BOU

By Elwyn Sharps|2021-06-09T12:48:52+00:0019 Jul 2017|Altmetric, blog, blogging, BOU, BOU series, communication, Community, IBIS, Journal, People, sciblogging, scicomm, Science, science blogging, science communication, social media|

#theBOUblog has forged a reputation for delivering for authors wanting to promote their research

The BOU: who we are, what we do

By Steve Dudley (he/him)|2020-09-22T13:17:28+00:0014 Jul 2017|blog, blogging, BOU, BOU series, BOURC, Community, early career, early-career researcher, ECR, engagement, funding, grants, Grants Committee, IBIS, Journal, People, Records Committee, sciblogging, scicomm, science blogging, science communication, social media, volunteers|

BOU is about community. Learn about why we do what we do from some of our members.

The BOU – from the eyes of an Indian ornithologist

By Virat Jolli|2021-06-09T13:10:22+00:0012 Jul 2017|BOU, BOU series, Community, Conferences, People, social media, Twitter|

The BOU is truly international and can provide opportunity for many of our members, particularly those from developing countries.

Funding ornithology – the work of the BOU Grants Committee

By Phil Atkinson|2021-06-09T13:25:25+00:005 Jul 2017|blog, BOU, BOU series, bursary, Career Development Bursary, Community, grants, Grants Committee, People|

The good, the bad and the ugly of assessing grant applications

BOU – we’re better when we’re together

By Steve Dudley (he/him)|2021-06-09T13:36:53+00:0030 Jun 2017|Altmetric, altmetrics, authors, BOU, BOU series, Community, IBIS, People, scicomm, Science, science communication, social media|

How does a small society keep it together?

The BOU – a personal perspective from the US

By Auriel Fournier|2021-06-09T13:44:59+00:0028 Jun 2017|BOU, BOU series, Community, IBIS, People, scicomm, social media, Twitter|

The BOU educates and motivates members to engage with others

Listing into the future

By Andrew Harrop|2021-06-09T15:14:10+00:0021 Jun 2017|BOU, BOU series, BOURC, Community, Records Committee|

The BOU has maintained the British List since the late 1800s.

What does it take to run the #1 ornithology journal?

By Jennifer Smart|2021-06-19T19:50:17+00:0014 Jun 2017|authors, BOU, BOU series, Community, IBIS, Journal, peer review|

Managing an international journal is a massive team effort, and for IBIS this involves over 60 people

What makes a BOU conference?

By Darren Evans|2021-06-19T20:07:25+00:007 Jun 2017|BOU, BOU series, Community, Conferences, People|

Being a member of the BOU's Meetings Committee is one of the most rewarding jobs in the BOU