Our popular Movement Ecology Annual Meeting will move to the University of East Anglia this year, under the title Understanding Migration (but any Movement Ecology contributions are welcome!), organised by Aldina Franco, Charlie Russell, Luca Borger and Marius Somveille.
With a series of poster sessions, keynote plenaries and contributed talks (and social events) we aim to bring together researchers, practitioners and students interested in understanding and predicting the movements, space use and distribution of organisms and their interactions. As in previous years you can attend with or without a contributed talk or poster and the event aims to give an opportunity to discover the latest developments in the field, establish new contacts and discuss new ideas. Many exciting projects, papers, special features and successful grant applications were started during our previous events, so do not miss this one!
Plenary speakers:
Samantha Patrick (University of Liverpool): https://samanthacpatrick.wixsite.com/home
Wouter Vansteelant (University of Groningen): https://wouter-vansteelant.com/
Andrea Flack (Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior): https://www.ab.mpg.de/person/98269/2736
The deadline for poster or talk abstracts submission is 30th June 2025. If you would like to submit a contribution, please complete the abstract submission form here.
The theme of the meeting is migration, however abstracts on any aspect broadly related to animal (or plant or other organisms) movements and biologging are encouraged.
The deadline for registration is 12:00 BST 27th August 2025.
Accommodation
A limited amount of subsidised accommodation will be bookable until 1st August for all participants in single, en-suite bedrooms at the University of East Anglia. Please be advised that these rooms are grouped in Visitor Flats of 10-12 rooms sharing a kitchen. Tea and coffee is provided in the kitchen and the kitchens are equipped for cooking. Bedding and towels are provided in the rooms. Accommodation will be available for the night of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of September, and includes breakfast, at a rate of £59.50 per person per night on a first come first served basis.
If you're interested in the on-campus accomodation offer please email charlie.russell@uea.ac.uk to reserve a space and full booking details will be shared.
Venue
The ZICER Building, University of East Anglia, Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
Getting to Norwich
https://www.uea.ac.uk/about/information-for-visitors
Regular First bus Services 25 & 26 picks up from the Rail station, going through the city, and setting down on campus: https://www.firstbus.co.uk/norfolk-suffolk/routes-and-maps/network-norwich/blue-line-2526
Further information
o Please be aware that in requesting a refund you will be reimbursed the event ticket price, subject to our refund policy, but unfortunately you will not be reimbursed the Eventbrite fee.
o If you are interested in becoming a BES member to purchase the BES member rate ticket, you can find out more information and join here: https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/portal-register/becoming-bes-member
Please note that the BES offers free membership if you are an undergraduate, masters, or first year PhD student.
All delegates will be provided with a welcome pack containing all of the information that you need to attend and enjoy the conference.
If you have any questions, please email movement@britishecologicalsociety.org, a.franco@uea.ac.uk or charlie.russell@uea.ac.uk.
