Dear all, The committee of the UK and Ireland Regional Student Chapter (UKIRSC) of the Society for Marine Mammalogy are pleased to announce our 13th annual postgraduate student conference. This year our meeting will be held on the 24th–26th January 2019 at Swansea University, Wales. This is a free conference which aims to bring together PhD and Masters students from all across the United Kingdom and Ireland who are interested in and study marine mammals. Students are encouraged to present and discuss their work with colleagues, and have the opportunity to attend workshops and talks given by experienced scientists and specialists. Deadline for registration and submission of presentation abstracts is 5th January 2019. For more information and to register for the conference, please visit our website: https://synergy.st-andrews.ac.uk/ukrsc/conference-2019/ Best wishes, Will, Claudia, Heather, Katherine & Alesha *---------------------------------------------------------------* *Committee Members* *UK and Ireland Regional Student Chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy* *Website*: http://synergy.st-andrews.ac.uk/ukrsc/ *Facebook*: https://www.facebook.com/UKIRSC/ *Twitter*: https://twitter.com/UKIRSC_SMM