We still have a few places available so have extended the application deadline. Please contact us if you are interested in attending the course.
The fourth edition of The Survivors’ Guide to Stable Isotope Ecology sees our great team of lecturers from all over the world come together again to unlock the secrets of stable isotopes for you.
Stable isotopes are a powerful and ubiquitous tool in modern ecology. When used correctly, they can unlock the mysteries of food-webs, species interactions, ecophysiology, and migration patterns across the globe. However, incorrect use can result in expensively compiled, useless datasets. This course will give you the skills to maximise the benefit of the use of stable isotopes in your current or future research.
The course will be held on the scenic island of Ortigia, the historic centre of Siracusa in Sicily, Italy. Course instructors include leading experts in the application of stable isotopes of carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen and sulphur to marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecology in addition to expertise in the growing field of compound specific stable isotope analysis and the analysis of stable isotope data. We have added another day to the usual format to give participants more time to work with the course tutors and to allow a little time to explore the beautiful setting of Siracusa and its surroundings.
The course is tailored to postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers with some or no experience. The course-programme includes a combination of lectures, field activities, lab-work and data analysis to provide the students with a thorough understanding of the use of stable isotopes in ecology through hands-on experience.
Dates ARR. Saturday 18 April – DEP. Sunday 26 April 2020
Program – 9 days/8 nights
Number of participants – 25 min-35 max
Course Lecturers 2020:
Dr. Brian Hayden, Stable Isotopes in Nature Laboratory, University of New Brunswick, Canada www.atomicecology.com
Dr. Alexia Massa-Gallucci, AquaBioTech Group, Malta https://www.aquabt.com/staff
Prof. Seth Newsome, University of New Mexico, USA
sethnewsome.org/sethnewsome/Home.html
Dr. Tamsin O’Connell, University of Cambridge, UK https://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/directory/tco21
Dr Clive Trueman, Associate Professor in Marine Ecology, University of Southampton, UK https://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/research/staff/trueman.page