Seminars and events
What's on
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Tropical biodiversity in the 21st century symposium
A two day conference
3 June 2013 09:00
Flett Lecture Theatre
This conference asks how we can develop inter-disciplinary, genomic approaches to accelerate the study of biodiversity and function of tropical ecosystems.
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Wallace versus Darwin
A Wallace100 Lecture
6 June 2013 16:30
Flett Lecture Theatre
James Moore, explores how different the Victorian naturalists Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace were in their backgrounds and thinking about evolution.
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International Association of Bryologists 2013 conference
A week long conference
15 July 2013 09:00
Flett Lecture Theatre
The Natural History Museum is pleased to host the International Association of Bryologists (IAB) 2013 conference.
The mission of the conference is to strengthen bryology by encouraging interactions among all people interested in bryophytes.
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Tomography for Scientific Advancement symposium
A two day symposium
9 September 2013 09:00
Flett Lecture Theatre
International speakers are presenting cutting-edge research asking:
How high-resolution computed-tomography is providing unique insights and expanding our scientific understanding?
How advances in the hardware and software associated with CT scanning are providing greater potential for scientific discoveries?
Registration required
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Alfred Russel Wallace and his legacy
Wallace100 Conference
23 October 2013 09:00
Flett Lecture Theatre
Come along to our one-day conference and take part in discussions and behind-the-scenes tours to celebrate Alfred Russel Wallace's contribution to natural history.
Advance registration is essential
Seminar series on offer
The Natural History Museum hosts several series of specialist seminars aimed at collections management and research communities based within the Museum as well as externally. They provide:
- expert views on current science
- a forum for discussion
- an opportunity to develop scientific networking and collaboration
Collections management seminars
Collections management seminars are organised by the Collections Management Committee. They present up-to-date information relating to the care and conservation of collections across the institution and within museums generally.
Departmental seminars
Departmental seminars are organised by the earth and life sciences departments.
Invited speakers present their latest research. Speakers include visiting specialists, students, staff and scientific associates.
Science Forum 'SciFri' Talks
These are cross-departmental monthly talks, usually by external speakers, and replace the previous Research Committee Seminars. They are intended to be informal, contemporary, inter-disciplinary and cover a range of fields including the latest research, science policy, publishing, media, fieldwork and science methods.
Additional regular yearly events:
- Earth Perspectives Lecture
- Darwin's Birthday (February)
- Young Systematists Forum
- Annual Student Conference & Thackray Lecture
Find out more
Who can attend?
Discover who each specialist seminar series at the Museum is aimed at, and who can attend.
Coming to events
Find out about entry to events, how to get to them, accessibility, and the special arrangements for external visitors to departmental seminars.
Contacting organisers
Get information about who to contact if you would like to propose a seminar or attend a seminar which is not held in the Flett Theatre.
Interested in giving a seminar?
For further information, please contact the relevant event organiser.
Other events and seminars
CEE seminars
The Museum is a partner of the Centre for Ecology and Evolution, which fosters collaboration between researchers in London working on evolution and ecology.
Visit the calendar of CEE seminarsOther Museum events
The events mentioned on this page are aimed at specialist audiences. Discover what's on for families and other visitors, including Nature Live talks by our scientists.
Nature Live talks