BENHS Members Day programme 2026

A schedule for the British Entomological and Natural History Society Members Day 2026, held on Saturday 21 March at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Events run from 10:00 to 16:00. 10:00. Arrival, registration, and refreshments. 10:30. Welcome from President Zoë Simmons. 10:35. Plenary talk titled “The Bristol Declaration: Underlining the insects declines crisis,” presented by David Smith from Buglife. 11:20. Annual meeting with reports from the Treasurer and Council, followed by the first part of the Presidential address. 12:00. Presentation of the BENHS Gold Medal. 12:20. Obligations book signing. 12:30. Lunch break. 14:00. Plenary talk titled “Restoring habitats for insects: challenges, solutions and opportunities,” presented by Alex Dittrich from Nottingham Trent University. 14:45. Student presentations: “Bigger, better hedges – investigating hedge traits for butterflies, moths and caterpillars,” by Vikki Rose, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. “Effects of temperature stress on protective symbionts,” by Julia Morgan, University of Oxford. “Hornets and Humans: How Wasps Shape Food, Identity and Income in Nagaland,” by Femi Benny, UCL. 15:30. Second part of the Presidential address. 15:55. Presidential handover welcoming Gavin Broad. 16:00. Closing of the event.