January 2026 Workshop Summary: Round Table

To start the New Year, we had a roundtable workshop to hear what the plans for the network and individuals are in 2026. Some highlights were:

• Getting more people involved with the NABES executive committee – please contact nabescontact@gmail.com if interested or curious
• Events highlights in October – please take notes at any events that may be interesting to share with the network
• Starting a group to develop a NABES mentoring and career development programme – please contact Hayley Carr (Babraham Institute, carrh@babraham.ac.uk) and Eleanor D’Arcy (Environment Agency, eleanor.d’arcy@environment-agency.gov.uk if you’d like to be involved or have suggestions
• Mentioned conferences that may be of interest:
  • Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Annual Conference 2026 (March in London)
  • Models in Population Dynamics, Ecology and Evolution 2026 (April in Leicester)
  • Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Annual Meeting 2026 (May in Maastricht)
  • Royal Statistical Society International Conference 2026 (September in Bournemouth)

We hope everyone has had a great start to 2026 and hope to see you at one of our events soon!