Welcome to the IUSSI
North-West European section
The IUSSI NW Europe section promotes research and collaboration on social insects, supporting a diverse and inclusive community of scientists through meetings, knowledge exchange, and interdisciplinary study.
Learn more about the IUSSI here.
We host annual conferences for members, and we are also present at the pan-European conferences, and the international conferences.
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For more information on these meetings, please visit the Meetings tab.
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To become a member of our section, please visit the Join The IUSSI tab.
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17 January 2026
Time to share a couple of impressions from our wonderful NWE section meeting in Leuven, organised by Tom, Viviana, Helena, Anneline, Kamiel, and colleagues. Thank you for your hard work and dedication!
Congratulations to Dylan Thatcher and Alexis Gkantiragas for winning the prizes for best student talks, and to Cassandra Uthoff and Annie Joseph for being awarded best poster prizes. Bravo!
9 January 2026
Call for Travel Grant applications is open now until the 31 January 2026. N.B. submissions for travel grants are now closed.​
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​​​​17 October 2025
Abstract submission for the Winter meeting has been extended until the 31 October 2025. To submit an abstract, go to our Meetings page.
5 September 2025
​​Abstract submission for the Winter meeting is now open until the 15 October 2025. To find out more and submit an abstract, go to our Meetings page
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1 September 2025
We are happy to announce that the Winter Meeting of the North-West European Section of the IUSSI will take place on 18–19 December 2025, in Leuven, Belgium. Confirmed plenary speakers: Ido Pen from the University of Groningen and Rahia Mashoodh from University College London.
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The conference will start in the morning of the 18th, at ~9am, and end in the afternoon of the 19th, at ~4pm.
This year’s meeting will be hybrid & hosted by the Laboratory of Socioecology and Social Evolution (LSSE) at KU Leuven, Belgium.