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10 April 2025

Student Science Communication Award winners announced

We’re pleased to announce the winning papers from the 2024 Student Science Communication Award To enter the annual competition, students write an 800 word article in English, on an insect-related topic of interest to the general public. Competition open – Enter nowEnter your essay for the chance to win cash prizes…

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8 April 2025

Harper Adams University & Royal Entomological Society Entomology Summer School 2025

Applications are open until 8 May 2025 for PhD students and early-career researchers.Apply nowWhat is the HAU/RES Entomology Summer School? The HAU/RES Entomology Summer School is a five-day course (Monday 30th June to Friday 4th July) hosted at Harper Adams University and run in collaboration with the Royal Entomological Society.…

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4 April 2025

Meet the Editor: Emma Weeks 

Meet the Editor: Emma Weeks Emma Weeks has served as one of the Editors-in-Chief of RES journal Medical and Veterinary Entomology since 2020, focusing on the veterinary submissions. An active member of the RES, she is a passionate advocate for the entomological community as a whole.  Tell us a bit about…

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1 April 2025

Call for Papers – Insect symbionts as mediators of ecological interactions

Call for Papers – Insect symbionts as mediators of ecological interactions Ecological Entomology invites submissions for a special issue: Insect symbionts as mediators of ecological interactions: from mutualists to parasites Letter of Intent submission deadline: 30 June 2025 Manuscript submission deadline (for invited authors): 30 September 2025 Insects can form relationships with a diverse range of…

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25 March 2025

WWT partners with RES and Aardman to launch Lloyd of the Flies Wetland Bug Hunt

This April, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) is partnering with British animation studio, Aardman, and the Royal Entomological Society, to bring families an epic minibeast wetlands adventure unlike any they’ve seen before. The Lloyd of the Flies Wetland Bug Hunt (5 April – 1 June) offers families an opportunity to…

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25 March 2025

New Article Types Launched for Agricultural and Forest Entomology 

The RES is delighted to announce that Agricultural and Forest Entomology (AFE) is launching several new article types, creating a space for different types of research and some innovative new formats in the journal.  As well as research articles, reviews, viewpoints and short communications, the journal is now also inviting methods…

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21 March 2025

The Earliest Female Members of the RES – Women’s History Month

As we near the end of Women’s History Month 2025, we look back at the first women Members of the Society. Unusually for a learned Society at the time, women have been eligible for membership since the Society’s founding in 1833, and the first female Member was elected in that…

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5 March 2025

Meet the Editor: Sassan Asgari 

Meet the Editor: Sassan Asgari Sassan Asgari has served as an Editor-in-Chief for Insect Molecular Biology since the beginning of 2023. Insect Molecular Biology is the RES journal that focuses on insect genomics/genes and proteomics/proteins, and this interview gives a glimpse into one of the key people behind the journal.   Tell…

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28 February 2025

Laurence Mound Honoured

The Royal Entomological Society is delighted to congratulate Prof. Laurence Mound Hon.FRES, the globally renowned thripsologist, on his appointment as Officer of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours 2024. This prestigious recognition celebrates his outstanding contributions to entomology, particularly in the study of plant-feeding insects. Laurence Mound…

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10 February 2025

Meet the Editor: Sheena Cotter 

Meet the Editor: Sheena Cotter  Sheena Cotter has been one of the Editors-in-Chief of RES journal Ecological Entomology since 2020. She is the first in our series of editor interviews, giving our members and the wider entomological community a peek into the person behind the role.  Tell us a bit about…

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30 January 2025

Winning images revealed in RES Photography Competition 2024

Winning insect images revealed in RES Photography CompetitionThe Royal Entomological Society has announced the winners of its 2024 Photography Competition, unveiling a selection of amazing up-close images of fascinating insects.The annual competition, organised by the UK’s leading insect science charity, celebrates the skill and creativity of amateur photographers, showcasing the…

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23 January 2025

Looking to the future of Key questions in Physiological Entomology 

Looking to the future of Key questions in Physiological Entomology Physiological Entomology is one of the oldest journals of the Royal Entomological Society. For over 100 years, it has published research on how insects work and adapt to their environments. This broad scope spans all biological levels and disciplines, including molecular…