Seminars

for scientists, researchers and other interested parties

Does the bacterial community associated with vine weevil enable its insect host to adapt to different environments?

11 April 2016, 4pm

Pilar Morera Margarit (Ecological Sciences) will deliver this Aberdeen Entomological Club seminar about the vine weevil and its bacterial community.

Start date (computer format): Tue, 2017-04-11

for scientists, researchers and other interested parties

Invertebrates on Scottish Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs): Site Condition Monitoring 2013-14

14 March 2017, 4pm

In this Aberdeen Entomological Club seminar, Chris Catrine will discuss invertebrate survey techniques and findings of work at 19 Sites of Special Scientific Interest throughout Scotland.

Start date (computer format): Tue, 2017-03-14

for scientists, researchers and other interested parties

Romance on carrion: the necrophagous insects

14 February 2017, 4pm

In this Aberdeen Entomological Club seminar, Ashleigh Whiffin from the National Museum of Scotland will discuss how carrion insects provide a valuable service by recycling nutrients.

Start date (computer format): Tue, 2017-02-14

for students, scientists and anyone interested in food security

Food, thriving people and paradigm shifts in the 21st century: goodbye Homo sapiens, hello… ?

24 January 2017, 11:00am

In this seminar, independent writer Geoff Tansey will reflect on the challenges facing us in creating food systems globally that are fair, healthy and sustainable in the face of growing inequality, transformative technologies and possible paradigm shifts.

Start date (computer format): Tue, 2017-01-24

for scientists, researchers and other interested parties

Termites and soils in a dryland environment

10 January 2017, 4pm

In this Aberdeen Entomological Club seminar, Sam Gandy will discuss the first pan-African analysis of land use impacts on termite community structure across the whole of the African continent.

Start date (computer format): Tue, 2017-01-10

for scientists, researchers and other interested parties

Larval ecology of hoverflies

13 December 2016, 4pm

In this Aberdeen Entomological Club seminar, Geoff Wilkinson (North East Scotland Biological Records Centre) will discuss the ecology of hoverfly larvae.

Start date (computer format): Tue, 2016-12-13

for scientists, researchers and other interested parties

Does crop identity impact aphid pest control by wasp natural enemies?

8 November 2016, 4pm

In this Aberdeen Entomological Club seminar, Jennifer Slater will discuss how crop identity impacts aphid pest control by wasp natural enemies.

Start date (computer format): Tue, 2016-11-08

for scientists, researchers and other interested parties

More than just fish food: Ecosystem services provided by freshwater insects

12 April 2016, 4pm

In this Aberdeen Entomological Club seminar, Craig Macadam will explore the diverse and unexpectedly wide-ranging ecosystem services and benefits provided by freshwater insects.

Start date (computer format): Tue, 2016-04-12

for scientists, researchers and other interested parties

Evaluating Peatland Management for Multiple Ecosystem Services

8 March 2016, 4pm

In this seminar, Ainoa Pravia from the James Hutton Institute's Ecological Sciences group will discuss ways of assessing the effectiveness of peatland management.

Start date (computer format): Tue, 2016-03-08

for scientists, students and other interested parties

Women in Science Festival - Distinguished Speaker Seminar 2016: Bacteria in Search of the Perfect B&B

8 March 2016, 11:00am

Join Dr Nicola Holden (James Hutton Institute) for a talk that will explore her work on bacteria that are found in our food and how to prevent their spread from the field to our plates.

Start date (computer format): Tue, 2016-03-08

Previous Seminars

Does the bacterial community associated with vine weevil enable its insect host to adapt to different environments?

Invertebrates on Scottish Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs): Site Condition Monitoring 2013-14

Romance on carrion: the necrophagous insects

Food, thriving people and paradigm shifts in the 21st century: goodbye Homo sapiens, hello… ?

Termites and soils in a dryland environment

Larval ecology of hoverflies

Does crop identity impact aphid pest control by wasp natural enemies?

More than just fish food: Ecosystem services provided by freshwater insects

Evaluating Peatland Management for Multiple Ecosystem Services

Women in Science Festival - Distinguished Speaker Seminar 2016: Bacteria in Search of the Perfect B&B

Events