Autumn School “Biodiversity : Origins & Drivers”

What are large-scale present-day biodiversity patterns ? How did evolutionary history influence these patterns ? What can past evolutionary events tell us about the biodiversity response to global changes ? How to plan efficient and ethical biodiversity conservation strategies ?
If you are also curious about these questions, join our hybrid* event Ecology Autumn School in Laboratoire d’Ecologie Alpine from 15th to 19th November 2021.

Our event is open to all young researchers in ecology (PhD students and postdoctoral researchers). We particularly encourage the participation of PhD students working in the laboratories associated with the FREE Alpes federation,which stands as our funding partner.

On the crossroads of ecology, evolution & conservation

The theme of this Autumn School is "Biodiversity : Origins & Drivers".

Throughout the week, lectures will cover the fundamentals of biodiversity research, such as :
- biogeography,
- paleobiology,
- speciation,
- biotic interactions and eco-evolutionary feedbacks
- and conservation : priority and ethics.
Theoretical lectures will be complemented with interactive courses from lecturers and skill-share sessions among peers.
There will be sessions with open discussion hours between all participants.

Schedule

Please note that this planning is preliminary and subject to change.

Register

Registration is now open ! Please follow this link.
Registration for *in person* participation will close on October 29th. There are only 30 places for in person participants so make sure you register in time !
For online participation, registrations will close on November 12th.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at ecosuminitiative gmail.com.

*The in-person event will be limited to 30 participants. There will be an option to join live online to the event.

About us

The EcoSum Initiative was founded in 2019 by PhD ecology students from Laboratoire d’Ecologie Alpine, who would like to take their own responsibility for graduate level specialization courses.

Here is our team :