About SCCS Cambridge

Map showing where SCCS delegates come from

The first Student Conference on Conservation Science was held in Cambridge in 2000. Apart from during Covid, it has been held every year since. In total:

  • 4,057 delegates have attended from 144 countries
  • 2,060 posters have been presented
  • 100 plenary and 814 student delegate talks have been given

2026: The 25th Anniversary

In March 2026, SCCS Cambridge celebrated its 25th anniversary. You can read more about the event here.

25th anniversary montage

Delegate voices from SCCS 2026

Amos Chege (Kenya)

PhD student at King's College, London, researching human-wildlife interactions in protected areas across Kenya.

Juana Paz (Argentina)

Master's students at Univesidad Complutense de Madrid, studying ecosystem restoration.

Anushin Ray (India)

Master's student at Nalanda University, studying ecology and environmental science.

Mariam Curbelo Cruz (Cuba)

EDGE Fellow at the Zoological Society of London, researching the critically endangered Boca de Yumuri frog.

Naven Hon (Cambodia)

PhD student at the Australian National University, researching wild food plants used by communities in Cambodia.

Delegate voices from SCCS 2025