Autumn School "Biodiversity past, present and future"

Looking to broaden your technical skills as a budding researcher in ecology ?
Interested in different fields of ecology ?
Join Ecology Autumn School from 6th to 10th November 2023.

This 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 OSUG, which stands as our funding partner.

From Past to Future

The theme of this Autumn School is "Biodiversity : past, present and future".

Throughout the week, lectures will cover :
- a synthesis of biogeographic knowledge in european mountains and modern methods to study biogeographical patterns,
- a diverse vision of pollution impact on biodiversity,
- the link between past and present biodiversity, how historical explorations have inspired scientific thinking and concrete example of current biodiversity assessment,
- introductions on major statistical methods in ecology including temporal series, distribution and invasion prediction,
- a field session with botanist, evolutionist, ecologist and conservatory expert.
There will be sessions with open discussion hours between all participants, including a poster session.

Schedule

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

Register

Registration is now open ! Please follow this link.
Registration for the Autumn School is free and includes lunch for all participants. Accommodation and travel costs are not covered.

We are looking forward to meeting all participants on the 6th of November.
More details concerning the programme will be published soon.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at automnschool2023 gmail.com.

**Registration is mandatory and the number of participants is limited to 40.

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 2023 team :