Our Events Spring Convention Spring Convention Research Poster Awards Spring Convention Research Poster AwardsSponsored by the C B Dennis British Beekeepers Research Trust 2026 Award Siuna Reid, winner of the 2026 BBKA Spring Convention Research Poster Awards, with Prof Stephen Martin of the Convention Committee and Prof Juliet Osborne representing the sponsors of the awards, the C B Dennis British Beekeepers Research Trust. Siuna's topic was 'Comparison of the Dorsal Vessel of Worker, Queen and Drone.' 2025 Award The Acoustic Signature of Asian HornetsSophie E Gray being presented with her certificate by Professor Stephen Martin.Sophie is an undergraduate, School of Engineering at the University of Southampton. Congratulations to all who were awarded BBKA travel awards to attend. Seven researchers presented their topics very professionally. The judges had a difficult decision, but agreed that the winner’s certificate (and one year’s BBKA membership) be awarded to Sophie Gray, for her poster and presentation using sound to detect Yellow-legged hornet nests using drones. We were all impressed with the range, depth and quality of bee related research currently being conducted in the UK. 2024 Award Thanks to sponsorship from the C.B. Dennis British Beekeeper's Research Trust, and to mark 150 years of the BBKA in 2024, the four authors receiving awards presented their posters at the Convention. The Certificate for the best poster and presentation was awarded by Professor Stephen Martin (Convenor of the judging panel) to Jenny Roberts, for her poster entitled Investigating the biophysical properties of UK sourced propolis. Jenny is a lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Lancaster University whose research focuses on the use of Additive Manufacturing as an enabler of environmental research, particularly in support of pollinators with the aim of enhancing food security around the world. As part of her award, Jenny also receives one year’s membership of the BBKA. Back to main Spring Convention Pages Manage Cookie Preferences