Venue and other useful information
The National Bat Conference 2025 will take place 5th-7th September 2025 at Durham University and on Zoom.
The conference will be held at the Teaching and Learning Centre and accommodation is available in Collingwood College where the conference dinner will also be held. The virtual conference will be held on Zoom.
Transport:
We encourage using public transport (Durham has a well-connected mainline railway station) or car sharing as there is limited parking on campus and we will want to prioritise those people for whom mobility is more challenging. If you are able, the university events team recommended using the Park and Ride scheme (Howlands Farm park and ride is the nearest - but please note apparently you do have to use the bus to validate the parking.)
Draft timings
Please note the programme is still in draft form so may get tweaked
Friday 5th September
Evening activities include a bat walk and networking at the Collingwood College bar
Saturday 6th September
8:30 - 9:30am - Registration opens
9:45am - Welcome
5:15pm - Talks finish
5:30pm - BCT AGM
Evening activities include dinner, socialising at the bar or the Conference Dinner and Ceilidh
Sunday 7th September
9:00 - 9:45am - Registration
10:00am - Welcome
4:00pm - Conference closes
