The Student Conference on Conservation Science is one of very few conservation conferences aimed entirely at students. It helps young conservation scientists gain experience, learn new ideas and make contacts that will be valuable for their future careers. Over the past 9 years, we have hosted over 1,400 delegates from over 102 countries worldwide.
The tenth conference will be held from 24 - 26 March 2009, in the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge.
The conference is designed for young conservation researchers from biological, environmental and geography departments of universities as well as conservation and resource management agencies. If you would like to come to our next conference, please fill in our application form.
"I returned from Cambridge armed with information on careers, ideas for new projects and a global perspective of what other student conservationists are working on."
Each day the programme starts with a plenary lecture from a leading conservation scientist, and is followed by around 10 student talks. About 70 students also present their work at the three poster sessions.
As well as attending presentations, conference delegates can take part in workshops, which cover skills such as paper-writing, fund-raising, working with the media, and much more. Other events include evening sessions where delegates can meet conservation professionals from leading UK and international conservation bodies.
If you are from a developing or eastern European country, you can you use our online application form to apply for a bursary to help with the costs of getting to the meeting.
The conference also has an internship scheme, that enables students to extend their visit to the UK for up to four weeks after the conference to carry out mutually beneficial work with conservation organisations or academic institutions. The internship scheme aims to to help develop the careers of promising conservation scientists and to strengthen and catalyse north-south collaborations.
