The annual, free-to-register Progressive Palaeontology (ProgPal) conference organised by students for students is being held in Bristol in June 2024. This conference is aimed at early career researchers to give them the opportunity to present their work and network in a relaxed environment amongst their peers. We are overjoyed to be hosting the 2024 ProgPal at the University of Bristol from the 17th-20th June.
In line with our goals to reduce this meeting’s carbon footprint, we encourage delegates to use public transport to attend where reasonably possible.
ProgPal 2024 is a hybrid conference open to current postgraduate students (masters and doctoral level) who are studying any area of palaeontology. All attendees must be yet to complete a postgraduate degree by the start date of the conference. All aspects of registration for the conference are free, including workshops, icebreaker and the field trip, however there are additional costs for delegates wishing to attend the conference dinner.
Dates for your calendar:
There will be three different types of presentation available to delegates wishing to present their research at ProgPal 2024.
There will be an evening of talks from experts in Palaeomedia on the 17th June 2024. The event will be hosted in the iconic Wills Memorial Building. Conference attendees, University of Bristol students and the general public are all welcome at this event. This event will come with a small charge however conference delegates are invited for free. Speakers are still being confirmed and once we have a line-up we will reveal the speakers on our social media and the ProgPal website.
The post-conference fieldtrip (20th June) will visit the Late Triassic - Early Jurassic coastal marine localities on the beaches of Penarth, South Wales. Penarth is a very prolific collecting site for marine invertebrates such as bivalves (including the large Plagiostoma), brachiopods, gastropods, ammonites and echinoids. Chunks of the Rhaetian bone bed containing bones and teeth from chondrichthyans, actinopterygians and marine reptiles are also found commonly along the foreshore.
The Committee would like to extend their gratitude to our sponsors, without whom this conference would not have been possible.
Company of Biologists website. Company of Biologists on twitter.
The schedule for this year's Progressive Palaeontology is as follows:
09:00 - Registration open in the Life Sciences Building Atrium and access to hang posters ready for poster session
18:00-20:00 - ‘An insight into Palaeomedia’ in the Wills Memorial Building. This event is free for ProgPal attendees.
