Dear UKPN,
The NHM is offering a NERC funded short course on taxonomic skills and field techniques for freshwater ecology and quality from the 9-13 March 2015 : http://www.nhm.ac.uk/resources-rx/files/flyer_taxonomic-field-skills-freshwater-125708.pdf
The fully funded course is about freshwater ecology and water quality designed for postgraduate students, postdocs and early-career environmental science researchers by the Museum's freshwater biology and biodiversity specialists.
The course will cover :
* taxonomy and identification of major freshwater groups (algae, macroinvertebrates, aquatic lichen, diatoms, other protists)
* how to use handbooks and keys for taxonomic identification and microscopy
* microscopy techniques
* sampling techniques, recording protocols for species lists, community assessment and monitoring
* data analysis methods, quantitative methodologies and experiments field design
* approaches to integrating taxonomic data and physical and chemical properties of freshwater aquatic habitats
* preservation of different aquatic freshwater groups for voucher specimens and long-term storage
There are 15 places available, priority will be given to NERC funded postgraduate students and postdoc. Further information and can be found here: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/training/short-courses/taxonomic-skills-field-techniques-freshwater-ecology-quality/index.html
Application deadline is 28 December 2014.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have further questions.
Best wishes,
Anne
Anne D. Jungblut
Research Scientist
Department of Life Sciences
The Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
London SW7 5BD
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7942 5285
