Please find below a list of international meetings that are likely to be of interest to those studying Behavioural Biology. For a comprehensive overview of upcoming conferences and congresses across all areas of Biology, please refer to the calendar in The Virtual Library of Biology.

2025

Joint Graduate Meeting: Animal Behaviour 2025
08 October – 10 October 2025, Leipzig, Germany

The Ethological Society and the Behavioural Biology Section of the German Zoological Society (DZG) invite Bachelor and Master students, PhDs, and early Post-docs to present their research at the Joint Graduate Meeting: Animal Behaviour 2025. This event offers a platform for early-career researchers to share their work, engage with peers, and discuss developments in behavioural sciences. Plenary speakers will be Profs. Thomas Bugnyar (University of Vienna) & Melanie Dammhahn (University of Münster). The registration is free of charge. Abstract submission and registration will open soon.

First Göttingen Cognition Forum: Curiosity and Interaction, 2025
13 October – 15 October 2025, Göttingen, Germany

The Göttingen Cognition Forum will take place from October 13–15, 2025 at the University of Göttingen, Germany. The conference brings together researchers from neuroscience, psychology, behavioural, and computational sciences to explore how curiosity drives interaction with the environment and with others. A special highlight will be the satellite symposium on October 15, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience.

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required via this link.

Animal Behaviour Live
13 November – 14 November, online

Animal Behaviour Live is excited to announce that the sixth edition of their Annual Online Conference will take place on 13–14 November 2025. The conference is completely free and open to all members of the global research community. Across six sessions, participants can enjoy: 6 plenary talks, 24 short presentations, a poster session running throughout the conference, workshops and a few fun surprises!

ASAB Winter Meeting, 2025
15 December – 16th December 2025, Edinburgh, UK

This year’s ASAB Winter meeting explores how sensory information shapes animal behaviour across species and environments. We invite submissions on any topic within this general theme, pure or applied, and including technological solutions to the challenges of understanding non-human sensory experience.

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required via this link.

2026

Annual Meeting of the Ethological Society, 2026
18 February – 21 Februrary 2026, Grünau, Austria

Join us in Grünau im Almtal for the Annual Meeting of the Ethological Society, featuring plenary speakers Profs Thomas Bugnyar, Rosemary Grant, and Lars Chittka, along with student talks, posters, and field excursions to visit the iconic greylag geese and ravens at the Konrad Lorenz Research Center.

The celebrations then continue in Vienna (23–24 February 2026) with the Symposium on Cognition and Communication, marking 10 years of the Doctoral Kollegium, with plenary talks by Rosemary Grant, Carel van Schaik, Peter Grant, and Angela Stoeger, as well as contributions from DK students and alumni.

ISBE 2026
20 July – 24 July 2026, Torino, Italy

The 20th International Society for Behavioral Ecology Congress will take place in Turin, Italy from 20-24 of July 2026. The organizing team welcomes behavioral ecologists from all around the world and all career stages to enjoy a 5-day meeting that will be rich in top-notch science and ample networking opportunities.

The conference will be held at the Lingotto Congress Centre, an iconic building tied to the city’s industrial legacy, well connected to the historical city center, a true gem in the heart of Italy with its beautiful art and culture.

Stay tuned – more information will follow here.

11th meeting of the European Federation for Primatology (EFP)
29th June – 3rd July 2026, Montpellier, France

The organisers invite you to present your work on human and non-human primates at this event. The preliminary programme, along with other practical information, is already available on the conference website. A variety of professional development opportunities will be offered to early-career researchers and students, including an interactive pre-conference workshop as well as networking and mentoring sessions. We are also preparing a special Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) program around the theme “Gender in Primatology.” Further details will be announced soon. We are also launching an initiative to support colleagues who may not be fully comfortable with written or spoken English, by helping them prepare their abstracts, posters, and/or oral presentations.

Stay tuned – more information will follow.

ECBB 2026
1 September – 4 September 2026, Cambridge, UK

Save the date for the next European Conference on Behavioural Biology with the topic ‘Animal Behaviour in the Anthropocene’ at Anglia Ruskin University.

Stay tuned – more information will follow here.