On the 20th of November, we will be holding a half-day BEE-OPTECH4Honey seminar at Juventutis Domus Sacra Familia in Żejtun (2:00–7:00 PM). See the program here: BeeOptech Nov Seminar [PDF]. Access the following link to register: https://bit.ly/4hFCuF0

Here are the latest events and press releases from the Biodiversity and Ecology Research Group of the University of Malta:

26 May 2024
Preliminary Survey for the presence of Apis florea in Malta, an article showcasing the first survey of Apis florea in Malta, with the participation of BERG members.

14 January 2025
Esplora to Host PALEOSIM Seminar Featuring Ice Age Land-Bridge Visuals, an article about the closing event for PALEOSIM, held at Esplora, and including the launch of a new science show and paleo-landscape art designed from the work done through PALEOSIM. [Esplora event]

10 June 2024
Seminar: Climate Change and Biodiversity - Latest PALEOSIM Research Results, a seminar showcasing some results from PALEOSIM.

18 November 2023
Does man-made climate change affect the Maltese insect population?, an article prepared by the Malta Chamber of Scientists, about the impacts of climate change on local insects, and how PALEOSIM aims to investigate this.

3 November 2023
BeeGuards Horizon European Research Project Set to Commence, announcement of a new EU funded project, BeeGuards.

6 September 2023
Fight Alien Species Transborder / Final Event Conference (Catania, Sicily), the final conference for the project, FAST.

5 September 2023
Exploring Citizen Science: University of Malta and Malta Chamber of Scientists Networking Event, a networking event for researchers that design and apply citizen-science to their research. The event was co-organized by BERG members, and included several presentations of their citizen-science activities.

23 June 2022
Restoring our biodiversity through UM and EU research: FAST project, a presentation on the work associated with FAST.

6 June 2023
The First Climate and Ecology Research Trip to the Circum-Sicilian Islands for the Marie-Curie Project PALEOSIM, a Newspoint article about presentations and field-work associated with PALEOSIM. [UNICT article][Youtube video]

25 May 2023
MSCA-Net featured story: The Marie Curie Fellow, Dr James Ciarlo` and PALEOSIM were featured on MSCA-Net as an inspirational story. The story can also be found on social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn).

17 November 2022
Alien invasive pests on the agenda for Interreg Italia-Malta FAST Project research group, a Newspoint article about BERG members participating in conferences with research associated with FAST.

10 November 2022
Climate impacts on insect habitats: PALEOSIM, a Marie Curie project, launch event for the PALEOSIM project.

9 September 2022
Malta's first-ever BioBlitz, a citizen-science event associated with the FAST project.

20 May 2021
WATCH: Helping protect our bees, a dissemination article and videos for World Bee Day.

19 April 2021
Species invading Malta’s and Sicily’s biodiversity being documented in INTERREG project, a Newspoint article related to the FAST project.

6 April 2021
Launch of project FAST - Fight Alien Species Transborder, launch event for the FAST project.

11 March 2021
Did you know that for over 160 years, cicadas inhabiting the Maltese Islands were misidentified?, a Newspoint article on the Entomological Society of Malta.

30 October 2020
Tackling the real invasives – FAST, a Newspoint article on the FAST project.

9 December 2019
Improving Honey Bee Health, a dissemination event on the NO PROBleMS action.