#BOU2025 – Workshops
Frontiers in ornithology
1 – 3 April 2025
UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM, UK
ECR Workshops
Day 1 | Tuesday 1 April 2025 | 1400 – 1700
We are running the following 1-hour workshops for BOU ECR members on the afternoon before the conference gets started. Workshops will take place in The Exchange (Jubilee Campus, Nottingham University) from 1400-1700 BST on Tuesday 1 April. Please contact Angela Langford to register for these workshops.
Q&A with IBIS Editor in Chief: Put your questions to IBIS Editor in Chief Jenny Gill and learn all about publishing. Please contact Angela Langford to register for this workshop.
Careers in Ecology and Ornithology: Learn from a range of speakers on their ornithological career paths and have a chance to put questions to those who’ve pursued a path outside of academia. Please contact Angela Langford to register for this workshop.
Fundamentals of Radio Tracking (Lotek UK): Join Sarah from Lotek UK to discover the fascinating world of radio telemetry. This workshop will cover the various types of tracking technologies used in wildlife conservation efforts, and demonstrate how they contribute to the preservation of biodiversity. Participants attending this workshop will gain insights into best practices, troubleshooting techniques, and effective data interpretation. Additionally, we will be conducting a hands-on practical to help you understand radio telemetry better! Whether you are an experienced wildlife biologist, a student exploring career paths or an amateur naturalist, this workshop is designed to equip you with the necessary tools to get started with this exciting technology. Limited availability. Please contact Angela Langford to register for this workshop.
Wildlife Acoustics Workshop
Bioacoustics as a research tool for birds: from data collection to analysis
Day 2 | Wednesday 2 April 2025 | 1315 – 1400 | Paul Howden-Leach, Wildlife Acoustics
Open to all. A workshop looking at bioacoustics as a research tool for the study of birds. The workshop will look at the potential of bioacoustics in general followed by a walk-through of some equipment and potential deployment options to fit in with a variety of standard and non-standard protocols. Case studies will be used, and attendees own specific deployment needs will be addressed to design the most appropriate schedule for their potential study. Following on from this the workshop will move on to data analysis using Kaleidoscope Lite and Kaleidoscope Pro. This element of the workshop will focus on signal extraction, rapid data analysis, and building species classifiers. No previous experience in bioacoustics is needed.
ECR Event
Day 2 | Wednesday 2 April 2025 | 1830 – 2000
Our annual roundtable event for ECRs, featuring an open bar, ECR giveaways and opportunity to speak with some of the wonderful people working within ornithology. No registration required, just show up on the day. Not to be missed!
Scientific Programme Committee
Christine Howard | Durham University, UK & BOU Meetings Committee (Chair)
Ailidh Barnes | British Trust for Ornithology
Claire Buchan | University of East Anglia, UK
Oliver Leedham | UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Marius Somveille | University College London, UK
Image credit: Top right, Western Black-eared Wheatear | mourad-harzallah CC BY 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
