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TBA’s first field course since 2019
Twenty-four aspiring conservation scientists are in Kenya for the Tropical Biology Association’s first field course since 2019. Mostly in their 20s, the participants come from 19 different countries- half of them from across Africa. Based at Mpala Research Station,...
New Online Courses
Need funding for your project? Want to get your paper published? The Tropical Biology Association online courses will provide you with the skills you need. Scientific Writing and Publishing will help you communicate the importance and impact of your work to the wider...
Emmanuel wins Whitley Award
We are delighted to announce that Emmanuel Amoah, an alumnus from the Tropical Biology Association Tanzania 2017 field course, is one of the winners of this year’s prestigious Whitley Awards. These awards recognise grassroots conservationists, providing funding,...
We Are Hiring A New Course Coordinator
We are looking for a highly motivated individual to take on the role of course coordinator to run our internationally renowned field courses. You will be passionate about conservation, highly organised and have a flair for teaching. Based in our Cambridge office, and...
TBA Birder gets BOU scicommer award
Mery Nomsa is an ornithologist, Tropical Biology Association field course participant and now the BOU Best social media scicommer (science communicator). Very active on social media and blogging as “BigBirdie” Mery is passionate...
Launching Tropical Biology Association’s Online Courses
The Tropical Biology Association is launching new online courses so that more aspiring conservationists can benefit from our training and have a greater impact on the ground. We are using the potential that to-day’s online environment offers to design innovative...
Great Expectations From Online Course
The Tropical Biology Association is excited to see what trainees on our first-ever online course will accomplish with the knowledge they are acquiring. This is a dynamic and motivated group, and their new projects will greatly enhance the conservation of the Guinean...
ALUMNUS HITS THE JACKPOT
Dr Bernard Coetzee, TBA Kenya field course alumnus and renowned conservation scientist recently scooped a grant of $ 150,000 (R 2.5 million). Bernard always says “The TBA course was instrumental in helping me get where I am now”. Bernard’s research career began a few...
Are bats to blame?
While the source of the virus that has caused Covid 19 is still unknown, bats and other wildlife have been blamed. TBA alumni have been busy joining in the debate. Ricardo Rocha and Paul Webala recently published an enlightening letter in Animal Conservation outlining...
Empowering young researchers to publish
A major challenge for early career researchers is letting the world know about their important conservation work. Publishing is a sign of quality in research and can ultimately help inform management decisions to conserve species and their habitats. The TBA has just...