The University of Birmingham supports hosting the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology’s 85th Annual Meeting.
The University of Birmingham will host activities on campus.
The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology’s 85th Annual Meeting will bring together 1,200 scientists, students, artists, writers and scholars from across the world at the ICC Birmingham from 12-15 November, with University of Birmingham palaeontologists acting as the local hosts. The conference will be made up of symposiums, technical sessions, presentations, exhibitions and films on the history and evolution of vertebrate animals and the discovery, conversation and protection of vertebrate fossils and fossil sites.
We are delighted that Birmingham has been chosen to host the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology’s 85th Annual Meeting. This event will bring together leading experts from around the world to share their latest research and discoveries. In this, our 125th anniversary year, it is a fantastic opportunity to showcase the University’s - and our city’s - rich scientific and cultural heritage. We look forward to welcoming our colleagues and friends to Birmingham and to fostering new research collaborations and advancements in the field of palaeontology.
Birmingham will become only the second UK city and the third European destination to host this esteemed conference in its 85-year history. Traditionally held in North America, recent hosts include Toronto, Canada (2022), Cincinnati, USA (2023), and Minneapolis, USA (2024).
The successful bid was secured through the collaborative efforts of the Birmingham and West Midlands Convention Bureau, part of the West Midlands Growth Company, and The ICC, Birmingham, part of the NEC Group, in partnership with VisitBritain, MCI USA, and the University of Birmingham.
The West Midlands boasts a £10.3bn full-service life sciences economy, with 87,000 STEM students graduating each year from its world-class universities. The region offers a dynamic alternative to the UK’s traditional life sciences “golden triangle” of Oxford, Cambridge, and London.
Professor of Palaeobiology
Richard is a vertebrate palaeontologist with expertise in the systematics, evolution and biogeography of late Palaeozoic to Mesozoic reptiles.
