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Research scholarship in ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS ASSESSMENT IN INTERMITTENT RIVERS AND EPHEMERAL STREAMS (IRES).

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The Politecnico di Torino is offering a research scholarships for post-graduate international candidates on the following research topic:

ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS ASSESSMENT IN INTERMITTENT RIVERS AND EPHEMERAL STREAMS (IRES).

 The call for proposals is available at the following link: http://dottorato.polito.it/en/research_scholarships

The deadline for submitting an application is set for the 16th of November 2017 at noon.

Candidates interested in the above mentioned topic must submit:

  • an “endorsment letter” by the scientific responsible at Politecnico di Torino (Dr. Paolo Vezza)
  • along with titles,
  • CV and a
  • language ...
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ON ZIENTZIA – Competition about scientific short videos

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ON ZIENTZIA – Competition about scientific short videos

Within the framework of Teknopolis, a basque TV programme devoted to popularising science and technology, Elhuyar and the DIPC run the 8th edition of ON ZIENTZIA video competition.

The aim of the competition is to promote the production and dissemination of short, original videos on science and technology subjects that can be used by any kind of public for consultation purposes. The subject is totally free and can deal with one’s own or other people’s ...

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Don’t miss the date! International SIL Student Competition

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The 2nd SIL student competition is open for applications till September 30! DON’T MISS THE DATE!
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The competition is for the best published paper in Limnology appearing as part of a PhD or MSc thesis. The competition will have a national stage, run by the SIL National Representatives, followed by an international stage. The competition winner will be invited to give a plenary talk at the 2018 SIL Congress in Nanjing.

 

For details, instruction and application ...

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First Call for World-Wide Open Access to European Aquatic Mesocosm Facilities in 2018

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The recently started EU Research Infrastructure project AQUACOSM (http://aquacosm.eu) now opens it’s first AQUACOSM Transnational Access Program to fund opportunities to lead or participate in mesocosm experiments at more than 37 aquatic mesocosm facilities located at 18 AQUACOSM partners throughout Europe.

 

The project and opportunity to fund mesocosm experiments is unique as it is the first time one collaborative international project represent a full cross section of Aquatic Ecosystems ranging from freshwater to estuarine and marine systems, covering the Sub-Arctic to the Mediterranean ...

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Call for applications: the 2nd SIL student competition

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The 2nd SIL student competition is now open for applications!
_smalllogosil2The competition is for the best published paper in Limnology appearing as part of a PhD or MSc thesis. The competition will have a national stage, run by the SIL National Representatives, followed by an international stage. The competition winner will be invited to give a plenary talk at the 2018 SIL Congress in Nanjing.

 

For details, instruction and application form ...

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SEFS 9 website

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The SEFS 9 website is already online!

Check it out here, and don’t miss the key dates!

15.07.2014:
Call for special sessions, workshops, short courses
15.09.2014:
Deadline for submitting special sessions
30.10.2014:
Notification to presenters of special sessions
15.11.2014:
Call for abstract
01.12.2014:
Early Registration is open
31.01.2015:
Deadline for submitting abstracts
01.04.2015:
Notification to presenters on acceptation of the abstracts
15.04.2015:
End of early registration
06.2015:
Program Schedule Posted
30.06.2015:
Late Registration until 30.06

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Ruth Patrick, pioneer in ecological indicators

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Dr. Ruth Partick, an american pioneer in limnology, died last September 23 at the age of 105. She contributed to the development of the theory and methodology to investigate the relationship between freshwater biodiversity and river ecosystem health, setting the basis of freshwater science and management and the use of ecological indicators already in the 1940s.

She graduated in 1929 in South Carolina and then finished her master’s degree and PhD  studying diatoms at the University of ...

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