Models in Population Dynamics, Ecology and Evolution MPDEE'26

Ecosystems under Global Climate Change

University of Leicester, April 20-24, 2026

Organizers

Andrew Morozov and Sergei Petrovskii

Synopsis

The meeting continues the annual conference series (MPDE/MPDEE) which started in 2007. It will consider applications of mathematical modelling to explore processes and mechanisms in various biological systems ranging from a cell to the human society. A special focus will be on the interplay between ecology and evolution across time and space, in particular under the effect of climate change. MPDEE’26 is also expected to explore similarities between modelling techniques traditionally applied in ecology and evolution and those used in other life sciences with the purpose to enhance interdisciplinary approaches and to stimulate further advances in population dynamics, ecology and evolution. It will be an open forum for interaction between theoreticians and empirical biologists with the main goal of enhancing communication between the two groups to better link theories with empirical realities.

Honorary Speaker

• Robert Costanza (University College London, UK)

Confirmed Plenary Speakers

• Vasilis Dakos (Montpellier, France)
• Bernd Blasius (Oldenburg, Germany)
• Sebastian Diehl (Umea, Sweden)
• Alan Hastings (UC Davis, USA)
• Henrik Jensen (Imperial College London, UK)
• Sylvie Méléard (Ecole Polytechnique, France)
• Natalia Petrovskaya (Birmingham, UK)
• Inna Senina (The Pacific Community, New Caledonia)
• Cinzia Soresina (Trento, Italy)
• Nico Stollenwerk (Bilbao, Spain)
• Arne Traulsen (Max Planck Institute, Germany)

International Scientific Advisory Committee

• Don DeAngelis (Miami, USA)
• Daniel Rothman (MIT, Boston, USA)
• Carlos Braumann (Evora, Portugal)
• Jean-Christophe Poggiale (Marseille, France)
• Maira Aguiar (Bilbao, Spain)
• Jose Fontanari (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
• Christina Cobbold (Glasgow, UK)
• Elaine Crooks (Swansea, UK)
• Daniel Bearup (Leicester, UK)
• Valerio Lucarini (Leicester, UK)

Abstract submissions close on January 10th 2026. Please see the Registration page for details of how to register and conference fees.