Fortunate to present my research on changing tick distributions in response to woodland creation at the @ukvbd.bsky.social conference in Liverpool
@wrenproject.bsky.social
@ukceh.bsky.social
@ukhsa.bsky.social
@cmillins.bsky.social
@liverpooluni.bsky.social
Amazing to see the huge breadth of research being shared at #UKVBD2026 this week - An incredible leap for #InsectScience projects spanning across species, academia and policy. Looking forward to more! 🦋
We wrapped up the 2026 conference with our final keynote from Dr Eugene Ryabov, sharing insights on “Plant vector-borne diseases and cross-sector lessons.” A great way to finish an excellent couple of days. Thank you to everyone who joined us!
#UKVBD2026
Panel session underway exploring the future of UK VBD research - Lots of important discussions happening.
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I've been at the excellent #UKVBD2026 this week representing @royentsoc.bsky.social Thoroughly enjoying catching up with the huge breadth of research being undertaken across the UK, across species and across academia and policy.
Great start to day two with our third keynote speaker, Dr Lucy Gilbert, giving a presentation on "Tick-borne pathogens: socio-ecological system perspectives"
#UKVBD2026
What a great first day we had yesterday! Back today for day two - If you are joining us, don't forget to visit our exhibitors
Valneva
@royentsoc.bsky.social
@thepandemicinst.bsky.social
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Photo of 3 PhD students standing beside a poster about the project on assessing "Mosquito-borne disease risk to Northern Ireland under environmental change" , led by Ross Cuthbert at Queen's University Belfast, in whose team they are working. Left to right Lucy Devlin, Ryan Carmichael and Aidan Desjardins
Photo of PhD student Meshach Lee standing beside his poster "Assessing mosquito-borne disease risk across an urban-rural gradient in Scotland"
Picture of screen in lecture hall displaying the title slide of a presentation delivered by Dr Dom Brass, UKCEH. The slide has the title "Forecasting the risk of WNV in Europe now and in the future"
Great 1st day at the @ukvbd.bsky.social conferenced in Liverpool, with several #MosquitoScotland team members presenting findings from their work
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @cvrinfo.bsky.social
@meshachlee.bsky.social Georgia Kirby Ryan Carmichael Lucy Devlin Aidan Desjardins Dom Brass Ross Cuthbert
Our second keynote speaker, Henriette (Jet) de Valk, discussing an exceptional year for arbovirus transmission in France in 2025 #UKVBD2026
Starting off the conference with our first keynote speaker, Professor @baylism.bsky.social, discussing “The changing risk of VBDs in the UK.” #UKVBD2026
It's day one of the UK VBD Conference 2026! Looking forward to an exciting couple of packed days in Liverpool #UKVBD2026
We’re very pleased to announce our keynote speakers for this years UK VBD Conference; Professor Matthew Baylis, Professor Henriette (Jet) de Valk, Dr Lucy Gilbert & Dr Eugene Ryabov
There is still time to register here: payments.liv.ac.uk/conferences-...
Don't forget to submit your abstract to present at the UK VBD Conference in Liverpool on 31st March and 1st April 2026!
Final two weeks to submit your abstract to present at this year’s UK VBD Conference in Liverpool. Don’t miss out! Submission deadline is 28th February 2026. forms.cloud.microsoft/e/j9hjJbCnRS
Registration is now open for the seventh UK Vector-Borne Diseases Conference 2026.
Abstract submission is now open ⬇️ forms.cloud.microsoft/e/j9hjJbCnRS
📆Tuesday 31 March - Wednesday 1 April
📍University of Liverpool, Central Teaching Hub
Register here ➡️ bit.ly/48ZQ7ee
#TeamLivUni
5 weeks left to submit your abstract if you would like to present at the UK VBD Conference 2026 in Liverpool! forms.cloud.microsoft/e/j9hjJbCnRS
Don't forget to submit your abstract if you would like to present at the UK VBD Conference 2026! There are opportunities for standard talks, short “quick-fire” talks and posters across all themes. Submission deadline is Friday 28th February 2026. forms.cloud.microsoft/e/j9hjJbCnRS
We are delighted to announce registration is now open for the seventh UK Vector-Borne Diseases Conference. 31st March-1st April 2026. Register here: bit.ly/48ZQ7ee
We are very grateful to our sponsors for supporting this year’s meeting:
BBSRC
Defra
The Pandemic Institute
Health Protection Research Institute in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections.
Thank you for supporting us and see you all next year! #UKVBD2024
And that’s a wrap! Thank you to everyone who has attended over the last two days and making it the biggest conference yet 🎉 #UKVBD2024
Congratulations to all the winners of Best Posters, Best Flash Talks and Best Talks across all the themes we’ve covered! 🎉
Thank you to everyone who’s presented their research over the last two days! #UKVBD2024
Sarah Biddlecomb, UKHSA presenting UK distribution data of dermacentor reticularis and Haemaphysalis punctata
It has been a very eventful day for our group. Here are some of the conference highlights.
Thank you to the organisers, it has been a wonderful conference.
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@ukvbd.bsky.social
Professor Stephen Higgs from Kansas State University is presenting his keynote, “Forty Years of Mosquito Research: things we should know by now” #UKVBD2024
Ben Miller acing the poster session @ukvbd.bsky.social ‘How will woodland creation affect tick-borne disease risks in the UK’
Thrilled to present our project on developing a one health approach to tick and tick-borne diseases through manipulation of reservoir host communities with Katie August today at @ukvbd.bsky.social #UKVBD2024
Our panel are ready in their seats… #UKVBD2024
@bethpurse.bsky.social presenting an overview of our OPTICK project (co-led by @cmillins.bsky.social) at @ukvbd.bsky.social.
@drheatherferg.bsky.social giving and overview of our Mosquito Scotland project at @ukvbd.bsky.social.
