Information
- Type
- Organization
- Name
- British Phycological Society
- Acronym
- BPS
- Address
- Centre for Marine & Environmental Sciences, Scarborough Campus, University of Hull, Filey road, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO11 3AZ, UK
- Contact numbers
-
- Telephone
- +44-(0)1723-35 73 62
- Email
- j.pottas@hull.ac.uk
- Location
-
- latitude
- 54.2674920
- longitude
- -.3987140
- Description @en
- The Society was founded in 1952. Its aims, according to its Constitution, are:
"...to advance education by the encouragement and pursuit of all aspects of the study of algae and to publish the results of this research in a journal, and also in other publications which shall from time to time appear desirable, provided that all publications of the Society shall be available to the general public."
The Society is a Registered Charity in the United Kingdom and is run by a Council and governed by a Constitution. The Society generally holds its Annual meeting in the first week of January.