Tony Whitten (1953-2017) was an inspirational conservationist who championed biodiversity across Asia and beyond. As a tribute to him we are delighted to invite applications for this award for early career conservationists and biodiversity researchers from East and Southeast Asia. The prize is...

Anyone at the Hidden Earth conference in Churchill this weekend can't miss the significant student and youth presence. Several of the most enticing expedition presentations are brought to us by university clubs. And of course, CHECC has its own slot. We're on Saturday 14:15 - 14:45 in Room 2...

Announcing the CHECC Forum 2017 Welcome to CHECC 2017, the biggest event in the student caving calendar. You can expect a wide range of training opportunities, competitions and of course caving! This year's event will be at the Dalesbridge Centre in Yorkshire 24th - 26th November CHECC...

The Winner of this years CHECC T-shirt competition is Yuko Suzuki from University of Leeds Speleological Association - Caving! Yuko wins a free ticket to this years forum! The Japansese text reads Saikou no keiba- ni narinasai - "Be the Best Caver" T-shirts that have been pre-ordered will be...

Best video on any aspect of caving. Post on this thread to enter. To be judged by 'Caver Keith' of The Dudley (Thanks, Keith :thumbsup:). Entries in by NOON, November 26th. One entry per Club, however don't forget to mention your Club! Winner 10 points, runner up 5 points. Guidelines: Videos...

Best 'Caving is fun' photograph. Post on this thread to enter. To be judged by Brendan Marris & Mark Burkey of The Dudley (Thanks, guys :thumbsup:). Entries in by 10pm, November 26th. Max 5 entries per Club, and don't forget to mention your Club! Winner 10 points, runner up 5 points. Good luck!

Design a cave conservation poster.  Enter by posting on this thread. To be judged by Andrew Hinde of Natural England (thank you, Andrew  :thumbsup:).  Entries in by 10pm FRIDAY 25th, November. Don't forget to mention your Club. Cave conservation is important so - Winner 15 points, runner up 10...

Announcing CHECC Forum 2016! This year the event will be held on 25th - 27th November on Fernhill Farm in the Mendip Hills. [b]Bookings will open in October and will be announced on this thread as well as other outlets. If you have any questions please post a comment or contact us at...

The students take over Eurospeleo for one night only! We have speleo-songs, nipple tassles and more party games than you can shake a muddy welly at. The evening concludes with our very own scholarly DJs hitting up the dancefloor with your favourite dancing and prancing tunes. So come along, pimp...

It's the news we've all been waiting for - we're thrilled to announce this year's CHECC Forum! This year takes us to Fernhill Farm on the Mendip Hills in Somerset for all the usual fun and games. The venue is in an excellent location, within 10 minutes drive of Priddy village and all the best...

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