New inclusivity measures are being introduced at ESEB 2025 to increase safety and representation, organized by the ESEB Equal Opportunities Board.

More information will be available closer to the date, but we invite all attendees to benefit from:

Information Desk

➤ Location: At the ESEB booth during all coffee breaks
➤ Who will be there? An Equal Opportunities board member, acting as a liaison for supporting diversity at ESEB events and the society as a whole.
➤ What to expect?

• Look out for our banner and feel free to come by to chat and discuss ideas or concerns.
• Information available on research and conference grants and awards for underrepresented groups.

 Custom Stickers for Badges

➤ Purpose: To facilitate professional and personal support
➤ Types of stickers available:

• Representation stickers (e.g., “I am colour-blind,” “I have invisible disabilities,” “I am LGBTQIA+,” “I am sensitive to noise,” “I speak Spanish/ Hablo Español”)
• Professional networking stickers (e.g., “Applying for a PhD/Postdoc,” “Hiring a PhD/Postdoc”)

➤ Where to get them? At the ESEB Equal Opportunities information desk at the ESEB booth

Social Mixers for Underrepresented Groups

➤ Purpose: Individual networking events for different communities.

➤ Which mixers are there ​

• LGBTQIA+ researchers– Contact: Noah Hensen (📧 hensen@su.se)
• Disabled & Chronic Illness researchers– Contact: Anne Charmantier (📧 charmantier@cefe.cnrs.fr)
• Global South researchers– Contact: Jaishree Subrahmaniam (📧 subrahmaniam@gmail.com)RSVP is not needed, but if you have questions use the contact emails above

➤ Who will be there? At least one representative from the ESEB Equal Opportunities board

Complimentary Menstrual Products

➤ What’s provided? Free tampons and pads
➤ Where? Available in all bathrooms of the main conference areas

 Representation Posters

➤ Location: Poster Hall
➤ What’s included? Stories of ESEB members from underrepresented backgrounds
➤ Want to share your story?

• If you are an evolutionary researcher experiencing disability, social/cultural/political strife, etc., you can have a poster produced at no cost. 📧 Contact: Kelley Leung (kelley.leung@wur.nl)

➤ Anonymization available for personal and professional safety

Underrepresented Early Career Researcher Award Talks

➤ Who will be speaking?

• Two recipients of the 2025 Underrepresented Early Career Award
• They will present at the award winner symposium, alongside the John Maynard Smith awardees