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The Academy is being rebuilt

We are moving the courses to this new site, so they cannot be bought at the moment. The course pages show what each course will include.

Expected reopening: 15th November 2026

Already enrolled on a course? Email admin@bioconserve.org and we will make sure you keep your access.

Courses

Learn from a practising bat acoustics specialist.

Each course is taught by Nils Bouillard, using the methods he relies on in his own consultancy work. When a lesson needs correcting, the correction is shown in the video for every student.

Open a card for what’s included.

Bat Acoustics Academy

Every option includes the four core modules. Each option comes with 9 months of access, extendable if you need more time.

Certificate

Core modules I–IV plus European identification.

Not on sale yet

  • Bat Acoustics Academy: Core
  • Regional module: Europe
  • 9 months of access, extendable
Certificate

Core modules I–IV plus Western Asian identification.

Not on sale yet

  • Bat Acoustics Academy: Core
  • Regional module: Western Asia
  • 9 months of access, extendable
Certificate

Core plus both regions: Europe and Western Asia.

Not on sale yet

  • Bat Acoustics Academy: Core
  • Regional module: Europe
  • Regional module: Western Asia
  • 9 months of access, extendable
Certificate

Core modules I–IV with the Global mystery set.

Not on sale yet

  • Bat Acoustics Academy: Core
  • 9 months of access, extendable

Coaching

One-to-one help with your own recordings, as a monthly subscription.

We're putting the finishing touches on our coaching programme. Launching end of 2026.

Submit up to 15 sequences. Nils records a screen video of about 20 minutes analysing them, delivered privately to your coaching dashboard.

  • 1 review a month, up to 15 sequences each
  • A recorded video review of about 20 minutes, walking through the spectrograms and the diagnostic features
  • Delivered within 5 business days, privately to you
  • One unused session rolls over to the next month

How coaching works

We're putting the finishing touches on our coaching programme. Launching end of 2026.

Submit 10–15 sequences ahead of a 50-minute live one-to-one call, booked here.

  • 1 live call a month, 50 minutes, one-to-one on Google Meet
  • Send up to 15 sequences before the call
  • Whole-survey results as well as single files: what they mean and how to report them
  • One unused session rolls over to the next month

How coaching works

All courses

  • Back when the Academy reopens

    Bat Acoustics Academy: Core

    Nils Bouillard

    Modules I–IV: recording, measuring and identifying bat calls, and what to do with the results.

    Syllabus
  • Back when the Academy reopens

    Regional module: Europe

    Nils Bouillard

    European species identification (modules V–VI), ending with the European mystery set.

    Syllabus
  • Back when the Academy reopens

    Regional module: Western Asia

    Nils Bouillard

    Western Asian species identification, ending with the Western Asia mystery set.

    Syllabus
  • Coming soon

    Intro to Bat Surveys

    Nils Bouillard

    Planning and running bat surveys.

    Syllabus

Need to train your whole team?

A programme around your projects and your recorders, invoiced to your organisation.

Discuss team training