About the event

What have Insects ever done for us? 

Insects are the most diverse and successful group of multicellular animals on Earth. They are an essential component of every terrestrial and aquatic food chain  Some insects have changed the short course of human history by killing hundreds of millions of people and destroying their crops, but we will not be able to survive without them.

George McGavin studied Zoology at Edinburgh University, followed by a PhD in Entomology at Imperial College and the Natural History Museum in London. After 25 years as an academic at Oxford University looking after the world famous Hope Entomological Collections, he became a television presenter, working mainly for productions from the BBC Natural History Unit. George is an Honorary Research Associate of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and a Research Associate of the Department of Zoology at Oxford University and an Honorary Principal Research Fellow at Imperial College. George is also a Fellow of the Linnean Society, and an Honorary Fellow of The Royal Society of Biology, The Royal Entomological Society and the Royal Scottish Geographical Society.  As well as his many TV appearances George has written numerous books on insects and other animals. In 2019 he became the President of the Dorset Wildlife Trust. 

Recent books

The Hidden World (2024) Welbeck Hachette

The Good Bug (2024) Michael O'Mara Books

1.30pm - Doors open

2.00pm - AGM starts

3.15pm - Tea

4.00pm - Talk by George McGavin

5.00pm - Event ends