ZOOLOGY 2023

Zoology 2023 Evolution, development, and plasticity in a changing world: celebrating 150 years of zoology in the Netherlands May 30-31, 2023 Leiden, Naturalis & Golden Tulip Hotel (The Netherlands) Invited plenary speakers: Opening lecture: Marcel Visser, Netherlands Institute for Ecology and Wageningen University Distinguished Zoologist lecture: Patricia Beldade, University of Lisbon More information here

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RBZS grant 2023 – the first call is open!

RBZS grant for laboratory internship, and field trip The first call in 2023 is open! > more info here <

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New partnership with Hexapoda

The zoological society is constantly looking for new partnerships with Belgian scientific institutions (museums, zoological parks, public aquariums…) and we are very happy to announce that we have recently established a new partnership with the insectarium HEXAPODA. Hexapoda – Insectarium Jean Leclercq Rue de Grand’Axhe, 45E B-4300 Waremme BELGIQUE https://hexapoda.uliege.be All members of the society […]

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Zoology 2023

The last zoology meeting has just ended and it’s already time to think about the next one. The next Benelux Congress of Zoology is organized by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Dierkundige Vereniging and will be held in the Netherlands from the 6-8th of June 2023 at NATURALIS Biodiversity Center (Leiden). More information to come soon here!

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Zoology 2022 | Prize winners

During the Zoology Congress 2022 which took place two weeks ago in Kortrijk, the RBZS/KNDV boards awarded prizes for the best oral and poster presentations. Congratulations to the winners! Poster presentations Master’s student | Pablo Martinez-Soarez: “Diversity in mouthpart morphology and trophic niche in Antarctic Iphimediidae (Amphipoda)” Ph.D. student: Marine Banse | “Comparative study of […]

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Pairi Daiza grant recipient 2022

Congratulation to Rosaria Santoro who was awarded the Pairi Daiza Foundation Grant for Biodiversity and Conservation Research 2022 for her project on felid vocalizations and their role in ex situ welfare and in situ conservation! Rosaria Santoro is a Ph.D. student in Conservation Biology (Department of Natural Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK). The next call […]

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RBZS grant 2022 – the second call is open!

RBZS grant for laboratory internship, and field trip The second call 2022 is open! > more info here <

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Zoology 2022

After two cancellations due to the pandemic, we are finally back. The Zoology 2022 meeting – Diversity of model organisms and model organisms from diversity: molecular, physiological, functional, and ecological perspectives will be held on the 2nd and 23rd of September 2022 at KU Leuven, Campus Kortrijk. It is a great pleasure to announce we […]

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Pairi Daiza Grant | The call 2022 is open

The Pairi Daiza Foundation and the Royal Belgian Zoological Society join forces to offer a scholarship in favor of biodiversity and the conservation of species Actively participating in the conservation of species and playing a leading role in the preservation of biodiversity are essential missions for a growing number of zoos around the world. To […]

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RBZS grant – Call 2022 is open !

RBZS grant for laboratory internship, and field trip Call 2022 is open! 2022 first call: -Application deadline: 31 March – date for the stay or field trip: between 01 January and 31 December 2022 – location: worldwide (including Belgium) > more info here <

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