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iDiv Summer School 2016 Biodiversity Synthesis and Integration Date

The German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)

19 – 25 June 2016

Halle-Jena-Leipzig, an international hub for biodiversity science, invites PhD students to apply to its second summer school taking

Location iDiv at BioCity Campus Leipzig Deutscher Platz 5e 04103 Leipzig, Germany Application 3 April 2016 [email protected]

place from 19 to 25 June 2016 in Leipzig, Germany. The summer school gives 20 young scientists the opportunity to work together in especially designed research projects to learn about integrative biodiversity study and research development. By mingling promising young researchers with experienced and inspiring researchers the summer school offers an outstanding opportunity to work together in a relaxed and constructive atmosphere.

Contact

The programme will consist of keynote lectures, discussions, an

Dr. Godefroy Devevey

excursion, participant presentations, and most importantly group

yDiv coordinator

work projects around the theme of biodiversity synthesis and

Phone: +49 341 9733125

integration, aiming at submission for publication.

Email: [email protected] Further information: summerschool.idiv.de

The lead teacher of the summer school is Stan Harpole, iDiv Professor and head of the research group in Physiological Diversity. Other lecturers will include senior scientific staff at iDiv. The summer school is aimed mainly at PhD students working on biodiversity topics, but also applications from advanced master’s level students will be considered. A limited number of travel grants will be offered, based on quality and ressources of the applicant. The application deadline for the course is Sunday, 3 April 2016. More detailed information on summerschool.idiv.de

iDiv is a research centre of the