Don't forget to register for our (free) upcoming Founder's Lecture on Friday, Oct 24 6PM at Burlington House, London. Prof @emmateeling.bsky.social, University College Dublin, will be talking to us about all things bats! 🦇 Registration: tinyurl.com/28u2u2z8 Details: systass.org/founders-lec...

Join us Nov 14th for #YSF2025, a completely free, online conference where postgraduate students (and other early career researchers) present their work on systematics, taxonomy and/or phylogenetics. Abstract submission closes Oct 25th! REGISTER: tinyurl.com/2fvmmthc systass.org/young-system...

We are delighted to announce that this year's Founders' Lecture will be delivered by Prof. @emmateeling.bsky.social, University College Dublin! TITLE: Bats: Genomes, phylogenies, fossils and cures? WHEN: Friday, October 24th at 6PM WHERE: Burlington House, London JOIN US: tinyurl.com/28u2u2z8

We are nearly ready to announce this year's Founders' Lecture speaker! In the meantime time check out @maxjtelford.bsky.social's 2024 lecture: 'Are we really more closely related to starfish than to earthworms?' www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSR5...

Registration for this year's YSF is open!!! Abstract deadline: October 25th 2025 11:59PM GMT+1 Registration deadline: November 1st 2025 11:59PM GMT+0 Link: tinyurl.com/2w5n3e8

Keep your eyes peeled, this year's edition of the Young Systematists' Forum approaches! When: Nov 14 2025 Where: Online! We will open registration and abstract submission soon! Stay up to date here: systass.org/young-system...

We have a new volume out! www.routledge.com/The-New-Taxo... This collates contributions from a symposia in last year's Biennial Meeting. If you care for taxonomy and are curious about its future, check it out! (Psst, Routledge is running its mid-year sale right now!)

And this year's Policy 'Lecture' aka discussion panel is underway! @systassn.bsky.social @linneansociety.bsky.social

Final days to register join us, the @linneansociety.bsky.social and our wonderful panelists for a discussion on how increasingly politicised media is affecting biodiversity conservation! Thursday, June 12 at 18:00 BST, Burlington House, London Register: tinyurl.com/e8e4p5zt

Tired of politicised media discourse? Unsure of how it is affecting boots on the ground science? Then join us and the @linneansociety.bsky.social at Burlington House NEXT THURSDAY JUNE 12 AT 6PM for an in-person evening debate on misinformation and conservation! Register! tinyurl.com/e8e4p5zt

Just over a week left to register to join us (@systassn.bsky.social and @linneansociety.bsky.social) for an in-person evening debate on the effects of misinformation on conservation efforts! When: Thurs, June 12 at 18:00 BST Where: Burlington House, London How: tinyurl.com/e8e4p5zt

In a time of increasingly polarised discourse, join us (@systassn.bsky.social and @linneansociety.bsky.social) for an in-person evening debate on the effects of misinformation on conservation efforts! When: Thurs, June 12 at 18:00 BST Where: Burlington House, London How: tinyurl.com/e8e4p5zt

How is misinformation threatening efforts to preserve biodiversity? Join us (@linneansociety.bsky.social and @systassn.bsky.social) on Thursday, June 12th 6PM at Burlington House, London for a panel discussion on the effects of polarised mass communication on conservation. tinyurl.com/e8e4p5zt

And that's a wrap on the SystAssn-SRUK/CERU Bayesian Phylogenetics Workshop! Thank you to all the attendees, instructors (@anaserrasilva.bsky.social, @sabifo4.bsky.social, Tomas Flouri and Yuttapong Thawornwattana) and to our wonderful TA @lauramulvey.bsky.social!

Day 2 of our (@systassn.bsky.social and SRUK/CERU) joint Bayesian Phylogenetics Workshop is underway! We started with an introduction to the Multispecies Coalescent by Yuttapong Thawornwattana.

The first joint @systassn.bsky.social and SRUK/CERU Bayesian Phylogenetics Workshop is underway!

Hey @systassn.bsky.social members, if you have issues with membership payments, please check the email you use for PayPal, especially if you haven't given us any other email address! Odds are we've tried to contact you already

Alert! Our website and email are currently down. We will let everyone know when they are back up and running!

We've still got some spots open for our in-person Bayesian phylogenetics workshop! Deadline is tomorrow, Friday 14th at 17:00 GMT+0 Register! systass.org/workshop-bay...

PSA for @systassn.bsky.social members and soon-to-be members - if you're paying dues using someone else's PayPal, you need to tell me that! I can't psychically know that Jane is paying John's membership

Final day! You have until 23:59 GMT+0 March 10 to apply yo the LinneSys scheme. We (@systassn.bsky.social and @linneansociety.bsky.social) provide up to 1500GBP for taxonomy and/or systematics projects. You just need to be a member to apply. Apply TODAY: systass.org/linnesys/

📢4 DAYS LEFT TO APPLY TO THE LINNESYS SCHEME Deadline 10th at 23:59 GMT+0 We (@systassn.bsky.social and @linneansociety.bsky.social) provide up to 1500GBP for taxonomy and systematics projects. All you need is to be a member of either society and write an A4 page proposal! systass.org/linnesys/

THERE'S STILL TIME TO APPLY TO THE LINNESYS SCHEME! YOU HAVE 6 DAYS, GET TYPING! We offer up to 1500GBP for systematics/taxonomy-based projects. Join the @systassn.bsky.social or @linneansociety.bsky.social and apply! systass.org/linnesys/

Looking for funds for a small systematics-focused project? You have until 23:59 GMT+0 MONDAY, MARCH 10TH to apply to the LinneSys scheme! You can apply for up to 1500GBP, you just need to be a member of @systassn.bsky.social or @linneansociety.bsky.social! Details here: systass.org/linnesys/

Are you a student interested in Bayesian phylogenetics? Student travel bursary applications to attend our (@systassn.bsky.social, SRUK/CERU) in-person workshop are open till 5PM GMT+0 MONDAY, MARCH 3RD!!! Everyone else has until Friday, March 14th to register. systass.org/workshop-bay...

Applications for the LinneSys fund are still open. You just need a systematics-focused project and to be a member of the @systassn.bsky.social or @linneansociety.bsky.social. Don't leave membership to the last minute and don't harass our Membership Officer!!! Apply now ! systass.org/linnesys/

We are organising an in-person Bayesian Phylogenetics Workshop, in partnership with SRUK/CERU. When: April 29-30, 2025 Where: University College London There are limited places, so please pre-register by March 14th!!! Find more details here: systass.org/workshop-bay...

The LinneSys call is open! Deadline: March 10th, 23:59PM GMT+0 All you need is a systematics-based proposal and to be a member of the @systassn.bsky.social or @linneansociety.bsky.social! Don't leave membership applications to the last minute! Apply: systass.org/linnesys/

The 2025 LinneSys call is open! Looking for a small grant for systematics work? Check us out! systass.org/linnesys/ All you need is to be a member of the @systassn.bsky.social or the @linneansociety.bsky.social Caveat, legally, we cannot fund anyone in a country listed here: tinyurl.com/n2t929zh

The 2025 LinneSys call is open! Need funding for a systematics-based project? Details on eligibity and how to apply here: systass.org/linnesys/ You need an active @systassn.bsky.social or @linneansociety.bsky.social membership to apply! Applications close Monday, 10th March at 23:59 GMT+0

Have you registered for tomorrow's online President's Lecture? From 3PM GMT+0 we will announce the YSF winners and our outgoing president, Pablo Muñoz-Rodríguez, will talk on 'Systematics in Transition: Reflections and Ideas for the Future' Register: forms.gle/RB4MKZLzJcZk...

Our President's Lecture will be held this Wed, Nov 27 at 3PM GMT+0 Our outgoing president, @pablomurod.bsky.social , will be talking on 'Systematics in Transition: Reflections and Ideas for the Future' Register! tinyurl.com/ye22u7td

Our online AGM and President's Lecture approach! On Wed, Nov 27: Member-only AGM (details to follow), 2PM GMT+0 President's Lecture, 3PM GMT+0 @pablomurod.bsky.social will be talking on 'Systematics in Transition: Reflections and Ideas for the Future' Register: tinyurl.com/ye22u7td

Registration for #YSF2024 is now closed! If you have registered we will be starting at 10:00AM GMT+0 See you soon!

Registration for the Young Systematists' Forum is still open! If you would like to join us in a systematics/taxonomy/phylogenetics-filled day, register here: forms.gle/uCDeybRgHKGa... See you this Friday, NOV 15TH!!!

📢📢Don't miss our IN-PERSON Founders' Lecture, TODAY NOV 1ST 6PM at the @linneansociety.bsky.social Prof Max Telford, UCL, will be talking on: 'Are we really more closely related to starfish than to earthworms?' 📢📢Register: tinyurl.com/2yyzxxv2 Details: tinyurl.com/2wp9xwnz

'Are we really more closely related to starfish than to earthworms?' Prof Max Telford, UCL, is the invited speaker for this year's Founders' Lecture 📢📢FRIDAY, NOV 1ST 6PM @ The Linnean Society 📢📢Register! tinyurl.com/2yyzxxv2 More info: tinyurl.com/2wp9xwnz

Interested in animal phylogenetics? Join us Fri NOV 1st 6PM, at the @LinneanSociety for our Founders' Lecture! Prof. Max Telford, UCL, will be talking on: 'Are we really more closely related to starfish than to earthworms?' Register: tinyurl.com/46d2wxtb Details: systass.org/founders-lec...

Abstract deadline for the Young Systematits' Forum approaches (again!) Send your abstracts in by 23:59 GMT+1 this Saturday (OCT 26) forms.gle/yy2us9QRXK6H... We look forward to see all your systematics/phylogenetics/taxonomy talks on NOV 15

We're extending abstract submission for the Young Systematists' Forum to Oct 26 23:59 GMT+1 The YSF will be held online on Nov 15 As ever, we welcome presentations by all students and postdocs working on systematics/taxonomy/phylogenetics! Join us! forms.gle/tvN1vYTUSRkJ...

Let's try this again... Abstract submission for the YSF2024 closes SATURDAY, OCT 19 AT 11:59PM GMT+1 forms.gle/Cv1zbLVxjkaS... YSF2024 will be held online on Friday, November 15th We welcome presentations from all ECRs working on systematics/taxonomy/phylogenetics.

Daily reminder that abstract submission for YSF2024 closes SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 @ 11:59 PM GMT+1 forms.gle/BCMWfuyXavqf... We welcome all ECRs working on systematics/taxonomy/phylogenetics but only students will be up for prizes!

We are pleased to announce that our Founders' Lecture will be delivered by Prof. Max Telford, UCL. Title: Are we really more closely related to starfish than to earthworms? Where: Linnean Society When: Friday November 1st, 6PM. Details: tinyurl.com/2wp9xwnz

Reminder that abstract submission for YSF2024 closes THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 AT 11:59PM GMT+1 We welcome abstracts from students and postdocs working on systematics, taxonomy and/or phylogenetics. Conference will be held online Friday, November 15. forms.gle/RQiAAJL8Y2k4...

📢📢📢ONE WEEK LEFT TO SEND IN YOUR YSF2024 ABSTRACTS!!! GO! GO! GO! forms.gle/G7pjj666imC8... (Our non-shouty selves look forward to seeing all of you - and your presentations - on November 15th.)

📢📢📢Just over 1.5 weeks to submit your abstracts to this year's YSF! forms.gle/XbPTrDyAhMPm... Are you a student working on systematics, taxonomy and/or phylogenetics and want the experience of presenting your work in a friendly environment, come join us online on November 15th!

📢Our website is back up an running!

We are having some technical issues with our website. If you are trying to register for the YSF you can keep doing so here: forms.gle/VTrz9sqbHmMM... We will let you know as soon as our website is back up and running.

Are you a student working on systematics and/or phylogenetics? Then don't forget to register and submit your abstracts to this year's Young Systematists' Forum!!! Abstract deadline is October 19th at 11:59PM GMT+1 forms.gle/FfdGvjv46uzM...

Registration and abstract submission for this year's YSF is OPEN!!! forms.gle/wW3qs6a9Xo7E... (We did say it'd open soon 😉) Abstract submission closes October 19th at 11:59PM GMT+1 The YSF will be online on Friday November 15th.