• Edinburgh Science Festival

    BPS will be at Edinburgh Science Festival April 16+17, in conjunction with SAMS. The event is free entry, from 10.00 till 16.00 each day Meet the sustainability scientists working with the most beautiful, diverse, and important organisms on our world – the algae! Get up close and personal with algae and judge for yourself if […]

  • Online CCAP Algaculture Course

    This three-day course will comprise a mix of theoretical lectures and video-based laboratory practical demonstrations. Overall, the course will cover algal biology, media preparation and sterilisation, algal maintenance techniques, sampling, isolation and purification, molecular phycology and bioinformatics, algal scale-up and enumeration. There will be plenty of time for discussion with the tutors and other experts. […]

  • Young Algaeneers Symposium

    We’re excited to invite you to the Young Algaeneers Symposium (YAS), taking place in the Hub of Algae Research:  Wageningen, Netherlands, from May 26–29th, 2026 (https://yas.eaba-association.org/en).Locally organized by the Chair for Bioprocess Engineering (WUR) and AlgaePARC, YAS brings together early-career professionals and experts in the algae field for an engaging and inspiring event. 🌟 Our full Program 🌟Speakers🌊Maria Barbosa […]

  • 16th European Diatom Meeting

    16th European Diatom Meeting, Murcia (Spain), 6-10th July 2026 " " "Habitat degradation caused by environmental changes and human activities has increased progressively, endangering not only the survival of some species but also the maintenance of several economic activities. In environmental prevention, control, and management, diatoms are essential, as they help us interpret both current […]

  • Photosynthesis 2026

    Photosynthesis 2026is coming to Liverpool, 26 - 30 July 2026. The study of photosynthesis has attracted the attention of successive legions of biologists, biochemists, chemists and physicists for over 200 years. Never in the history of photosynthesis research, however, has progress in our understanding of photosynthetic mechanisms, regulation and improvement been made as rapidly as […]

  • Maerl and Herring festival

    The Maerl and Herring festival will take place on the 25-27th September 2026, at Coigach Community Hall overlooking the Summer Isles in Wester Ross: Events will include a talk by Jason Hall-Spencer to launch the following status of maerl report for the Blue Hope Alliance, which is linked below: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6085b37d21b1a36a5fa71cad/t/6a3c0889a90a1518504c4eea/1782319241060/Jason%27s+BHA+report+20+May+-.pdf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DbGVG22CIue

  • British Diatom Meeting 2026

    University of Nottingham will host the annual British Diatom Meeting for 2026. It will be hosted at the Attenborough Nature Reserve on Saturday the 24th October (c. 9am to 5pm) with local accommodation at the Village Hotel, a short walk away. Complete the MS forms and express your interest in joining, whether you need accommodation and/or […]

  • Italian Phycology Group in Palermo

    For those traveling to Palermo and planning to attend the meeting of the Italian Phycology Group in Palermo (November 6–7), please fill out this Form docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQtUgVeJIiuQedJq2RpYK9_PIjy0fQu_OeQhwVGyrNcV3adQ/viewform?usp=publish-editor and submit it to the organizers, Anna Maria Mannino (annamaria.mannino@unipa.it) and Francesco Paolo Mancuso (francesco.mancuso@unipa.it

  • French Phycological Society 2026 Conference

    The 2026 conference of the French Phycological Society will take place on November 25–26 in Vannes (Brittany). The scientific programme will address the main current issues in fundamental and applied research on micro- and macroalgae. The website of the French Phycological Society will be updated when we they have a program (here). BPS members are welcome.