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We invite proposals for a project to be supported by the European Federation of Freshwater Sciences (EFFS). The call has been developed as a joint effort of the EFFS board, the European Fresh and Young Researchers (EFYR) and representatives of the Fresh Blood for Fresh Water (FBFW) meetings, based on a previous call from the Jóvenes‐AIL (J‐AIL) of the Iberian Limnological Society. It has the primary goals of encouraging young freshwater researchers across Europe to create synergistic interactions that lead ...

Ecosystemic consequences of zooplankton diel vertical migrations on the transport of nutrients and pollutants in lakes

Aim of the project: The objective of this research project is to understand the consequences of zooplankton diel vertical migrations (DVM) on the productivity and the quality of water in boreal oligotrophic lakes. More precisely, this project aims at better understanding the functional coupling between the hypo- and epilimnetic habitats due to DVM in terms of ...

Dear all,

our friends of the Freshwater Biological Association of the UK have included a brief description of EFYR in page 18 of their 66th newsletter.

You can subscribe to the newsletter here: http://www.fba.org.uk/latest-issue-fba-news-out-now-5

We thank the Freshwater Biological Association for this opportunity!

DATES AND PLACE: 16-19 November 2015 at the IRTA centre of Sant Carles de la Ràpita Ctra. Poble Nou km 5.5 E- 43540 Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain Coord. GPS +40° 37′ 39.95″, +0° 39′ 34.75″ www.irta.es

INSTRUCTOR: Professor Sven E. Jørgensen is an ecologist and chemist, and Professor Emeritus on environmental chemistry at the University of Copenhagen. He is one of the founders of modern ecological modelling and has authored more than 300 scientific articles and wroe ...

Public lecture Wednesday, July 8, 2015 | 7:00 pm

We live on a blue planet. Yet freshwater makes up only 3% of all water on earth, 2% of which is locked up in snow and ice, leaving just 1% for all of us to use. The availability of clean freshwater is vital for life, humans and nature alike. However, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) estimates that by 2025 two out of three people will live in water stressed areas. Water ...

The EFFS Board of Representatives is proud to announce the successful applicants for the first EFFS Award for the best PhD Dissertation in Freshwater Sciences (2013-2014). An international jury, composed of five members of the International Representatives of EFFS, have evaluated the pre-selected dissertations, which had been transmitted by the National Societies. Three candidates have been selected for the prizes.

Main prize and winner of the EFFS Award for the best PhD Dissertation in Freshwater Sciences:

Dr. Xu ...

The European Fresh and Young Researchers (EFYR) of the European Federation for Freshwater Sciences (EFFS) invite all SEFS 9 attendants with musical aptitudes to get together during the conference (July 5-10 2015, Geneva).

The idea is that students, postdocs and seniors perform together popular songs related to rivers and lakes (e.g. the River by Bruce Springsteen, Down by the River by Neil Young). We believe that music is one of the best ways of communication and could enhance good scientific interactions ...

The European Fresh and Young Researchers (EFYR) of the European Federation for Freshwater Sciences (EFFS) invite all SEFS 9 attendants with musical aptitudes to get together during the conference (July 5-10 2015, Geneva).

The idea is that students, postdocs and seniors perform together popular songs related to rivers and lakes (e.g. the River by Bruce Springsteen, Down by the River by Neil Young). We believe that music is one of the best ways ...

Dear all,

The Distributed European School of Taxonomy (DEST), an initiative under the CETAF umbrella and managed by RBINS, has launched its NEW website and training programme for 2014-2015!

Check out the Modern Taxonomy programme offering intensive theoretical courses in various subjects. Also, have a look at the Expert-in-training programme enabling trainees to develop and strengthen their taxonomic research skills through on-the-job-training.

Several of our training courses focus on freshwater taxa and might be of particular interest to you:
Training program in non-marine ...

The Center for Applied Geosciences (ZAG) invites applications for the following position:

Postdoc in Experimental Environmental System Analysis

which can be filled in immediately. Employment is for up to 3 years (see details below). Extension to
6 years in total is possible. The salary is according to the civil service pay TV-L E13 (100%).
You are currently finishing your doctoral thesis or would like to join a new and dynamic research
group during your postdoctoral time? You would like to realize your ...