Commercial purchasing has become a trend, and not a good one. If this is a potentially new species, it should be available to research, available to admire in museums!

Pretty difficult to engage the public with a dinosaur fossils likely to be sold into a private collection and lost to science.

Pretty disappointing to see a Professor of Science Engagement promoting the high-profile auction of a dinosaur skeleton that allegedly might be a new species. www.christies.com/en/stories/s...

Geology and palaeobiology at the University of Leicester are under threat, with at least 14 staff expected to be made redundant. Support them, their postdocs, and their students by signing this petition: c.org/SK8Xm8dhqK

News | Law change enabling restitution on moral grounds comes into force this month But national museums to be excluded from new rules that simplify ‘ex-gratia’ payments

Thanks so much to all the #2025SVP host committee members & student volunteers & huge thanks to SVP & the community for joining us in Birmingham! We’re super happy with how it turned out. Time now to run a three-day field trip!

I had the amazing opportunity to present my master’s thesis at #SVP2025 today! If you saw my poster and have any questions, please reach out or find me at SVP tomorrow! I’m excited to further develop my research and resources to help create international trade law transparency! 🦕👩‍⚖️

Wishing a warm welcome to everyone at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 85th Annual Meeting. While in Brum, snap a selfie with our #Museum icons and share with #LapworthRocks! Images by Greg Milner. #geologyrocks #geology #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #minerals #SVP2025 #2025SVP

Attending #2025SVP #SVP2025? Interested in Palaeozoic fish and temnospondyls, dinosaurs old and new, sabre-tooth cats, biomechanics, biogeography, museum ethics, etc? Don't look any further, the Lautenschlager Lab got you covered - thanks to a lot of hard work by students, post-docs and colleagues!

Congratulations to the #Classof2025! We are excited to see several people who work with the Museum graduate from the University of Birmingham this year, including Lucy, our Visitor Services Assistant & collections volunteer, Tom & Lucy, our student exhibition curators, & Jake, our Learning Officer!