An opportunity to manage the FBA's collections, 12-month fixed-term appointment with potential for renewal. Full details here.

Freshwater Reviews Volume 6 Issue 2 is now available online.

The FBA's 2014 Course Programme is now available. For more information and to book a place, please contact us at events@fba.org.uk or ring 015394 42468. For a full course programme and downloadable booking form, please visit www.fba.org.uk/fba-training-courses.

A reminder to FBA members that those wishing to apply for the Gilson Le Cren Memorial Award 2014 should submit their application between 15 October and 15 November 2013. The Gilson Le Cren Award is an annual grant (up to £4000) given by the FBA to support scientific research into freshwater biology. For further details, go to: www.fba.org.uk/gilson-le-cren-memorial-award.

Please note that this course has already taken place, but contact us for dates in 2014.

The FBA are running a three day accredited training course on 'Invertebrate identification for biotic assessment (including examination)' on Tuesday 22nd - Thursday 24th October 2013 at the FBA, Windermere. A small number of places are still available on the course. To find out more details and to book a place, please go to www.fba.org.uk/fba-training-courses or contact us at events@fba.org.uk.

Please note that the dates for these courses have now passed, but contact us for dates in 2014.

The FBA are running a one day training course on 'Freshwater fish: assessment of condition and ageing' and a one day training course on 'Fish health, parasites and disease' on Tuesday 15th and Wednesday 16th October 2013, respectively, at the FBA, Windermere. A small number of places are still available on both courses. To find out more details and to book a place on either course, please go to www.fba.org.uk/fba-training-courses.

Please note that this course has already taken place, but contact us for dates in 2014.

The FBA are running a two day training course on 'River InVertebrate Prediction And Classification (RIVPACS)/River Invertebrate Classification Tool (RICT) bioassessment training' on Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd October 2013, at the FBA River Lab in Dorset. A small number of places are still available on the course. To find out more details and to book a place, please go to www.fba.org.uk/fba-training-courses.

The latest issue of FBA News (Summer 2013, No. 60) has now been published and, if you are a Member, should be arriving on your doormat in the next few days, or via email as a PDF today. If you have not signed up for a print copy, you will automatically receive a PDF version via email - if you do not receive it, please let us know at info@fba.org.uk. Please also notify us at info@fba.org.uk if you change your email address, so we can update our records accordingly.

If you would like to receive this membership benefit, why not join the FBA? Please visit www.fba.org.uk/membership for further details.