The FBA is involved in:

Supporting Science
The FBA is based on the shore of Windermere, The Lake District in Cumbria and alongside the River Frome, East Stoke in Dorset. We support scientific work at these and several other sites by providing specialist facilities and equipment.

Our research programme is also promoted by awarding grants and studentships to young scientists and FBA Members and by providing a working environment for Honorary Research Fellows - distinguished scientists who have retired from full time employment.

We are taking a lead in an initiative to rejuvenate the UK freshwater research community by developing “The Cooperative Research Partnership”, a collaborative strategic science programme with direct relevance to industry and the management of freshwater resources.

The Provision of Information Services
The FBA is an acknowledged leader in the provision of data and information on freshwater
biology through:

• Library and Collections - the FBA holds one of the finest freshwater libraries in the
  world, housing published and unpublished collections, and is the custodian of a
  variety of long term datasets from the Lake District, River Frome and other sites of
  scientific significance.
• FreshwaterLife - an initiative to draw together information on freshwater fauna and flora and make it accessible via the Worldwide Web (www.freshwaterlife.org).
• The Fritsch Collection - an active and growing reference collection containing millions of illustrations, identification notes and taxonomic bibliographic references for algae (www.fritschalgae.info).
• Publications - the FBA publishes a range of high quality, scientifically accurate,
  keys, reference texts and analysis guides.
• Recorders and Schemes Project - dedicated to providing support to volunteer recorders of freshwater information (www.fba.org.uk/recorders).

Growing an Active Membership
Membership is open to individuals and organisations who are interested in freshwater science and who wish to support the Association. Members receive a regular Newsletter and free online access to the Association’s journal Freshwater Reviews. They are entitled to a generous discount on FBA Scientific Meetings, on Scientific, Occasional and Special Publications, and on Library and Information Services. Members are encouraged to visit the Windermere or East Stoke sites and preference is given to Members for use of the scientific facilities and the Library.

Running Scientific Meetings and Courses
The Association arranges a variety of national and international meetings (by
itself or jointly with others), and runs general and specialist courses in freshwater
biology. We hold a highly respected Annual Scientific Meeting each year and along
with other national European freshwater societies, organises the biennial Symposium
for European Freshwater Sciences.  In September 2008 we are launching a series of Conferences in Aquatic Biology.  The first of which will investigate "Multiple Stressors in Freshwater Ecosystems".  The distinguished panel of international speakers is headed by Prof. John Beddington (Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Government).

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