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In the last 12 months we: www.britishecologicalsociety.org Awarded over £300,000 in grants to our members In 2015, the BES hosted a joint Annual Meeting with the Société Française d'Écologie with over 1100 delegates Published and promoted more than 800 high-quality articles in our international journals Provided training, advice and mentoring for ecologists at Undergraduate level and beyond Provided a summer school for talented under-graduates Supported PhD students in developing their own outreach projects Trained over 100 early-career researchers in how to communicate their science to policy-makers Supported early-career researchers on work shadowing placements at Defra, Welsh Government and European Parliament www.britishecologicalsociety.org

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