Archived Events 2024

This is for external opportunities only. If you are looking for previous Graduate School activities, please see our Events page.

January 2024

  • Population Genetics Group 57
    • Monday 8 to Wednesday 10 January.
    • St Andrews, Scotland.
    • £150.
    • The Population Genetics Group is an annual meeting of population and evolutionary geneticists held in the UK since 1968.
    • Register by Sunday 10 December 2023.
  • Introducing Mapping, Spatial Data and GIS, an Oxford University Online Training Course
    • Monday 15 January to Friday 5 April.
    • £350.
    • Investigate the power of maps and spatial data to document and illustrate local and global issues. Learn how to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to explore the world around you and share ideas. Apply GIS principles and tools to create your own maps from freely-available online spatial data.
  • Climate Change Adaptations & Marine Protected Areas with SUPER PGR Caitlin Lamb, a HWDT Webinar
    • Wednesday 17 January, 7.00 pm.
    • Free!
    • Caitlin’s PhD is studying the long-term resilience and adaptation of the Scottish MPA network in response to climate change. This research will be carried out through the application of species distribution modelling and social science methods with a focus on five Scottish Priority Marine Features including seagrasses, flame shell beds, flapper skate, basking shark and minke whale.
  • Coastal Futures 2024
    • Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25 January, 9.00 am-5.00 pm daily.
    • Only online tickets left.
    • £45.
    • The 2024 programme will cover major themes in estuarine, coastal and marine sectors.
  • Social science methods for natural scientists, an ICES Training Course
    • Wednesday 31 January to Friday 2 February.
    • The Netherlands.
    • 450€ (~£386).
    • This course will provide ‘hands on’ guidance on the basics required to navigate stakeholder participation and engagement. Employing a participant-led ‘learning by doing’ approach the facilitators will guide the participants step by step through the basics of social science methods such as interviewing, participant observation, mapping etc., in a supportive and interactive process designed to develop confidence and capacities.

February 2024

  • 6th ScotMER Symposium
    • Tuesday 6 to Thursday 8 February.
    • Free!
    • A virtual symposium showcasing research on offshore energy and the marine environment.
  • The Marine Planning Problem, a SMMR-Net Webinar
    • Wednesday 7 February, 1.00 pm-2.00 pm.
    • Free!
    • This webinar will look at introducing the topic of Maritime Spatial Planning, and what is meant by the ‘Marine Planning Problem’, drawing upon some comparisons between MSP and Terrestrial Spatial Planning. 
  • For the Love of Whales, a SAMS Wild SciArt Event
    • Wednesday 14 February, 3.00 pm-5.00 pm.
    • Free!
    • This event will bring scientists and artists together to explore how SciArt collaborations can enhance the research, conservation and greater understanding of whales, dolphins and porpoises.
  • Monitoring and Evaluation, a WildTeam Online Training Course
    • Tuesday 20 February to Tuesday 26 March.
    • £220, bursaries available.
    • Monitoring and evaluation are essential for assessing if a conservation project is successful or not and also to report on conservation impact to stakeholders such as donors, communities, and project partners.
  • Balance and Beauty of Science and Humanities, a SMMR-Net Webinar
    • Wednesday 21 February, 1.00 pm-2.00 pm.
    • Free!
    • Science or humanities acting alone cannot deal successfully with all issues. Despite the differences, both are constrained in their creativity by their contexts. This webinar will offer a few simple – even naïve – perspectives on this age-old dichotomy, in the hope of promoting a little more unity and mutual respect.
  • Project Planning for Wildlife Conservation, a WildTeam Online Training Course
    • Monday 26 February to Monday 8 April.
    • £220, bursaries available.
    • If a conservation project does not have a strong conservation strategy it can waste years of effort and thousands of pounds. Conversely, having a strong strategy will ensure that there are clear, justified links between activities and the impact the project aims to achieve. A strong strategy will also provide the basis for developing compelling grant applications and pitches to private donors.
  • Scientific Visual Communication: Creating Figures using Adobe Illustrator, an MBA Online Training Course
    • Wednesday 28 February, 12.00 pm-2.00 pm.
    • From £35, bursary available.
    • Participants will gain an insight into a new methodology for the creation of scientific figures and an understanding of how that methodology can help them create their own figures. Participants will gain hands-on experience of the basic functionality in Adobe Illustrator software and an understanding, and experience, of drawing a figure from scratch.

March 2024

  • Spatial analysis in QGIS and R – An introduction for environmental scientists, a UKCEH Online Training Course
    • Monday 4 to Friday 8 March.
    • £399, early bird discount ends Tuesday 31 October 2023.
    • Running over four half-day sessions, this interactive course will give you an introduction to spatial data analysis in an open-source environment. The course will focus on the use of QGIS and R as well as providing a theoretical background to working with spatial data and Geographical Information Systems (GIS). This is a beginner’s course for spatial analysis and QGIS. Basic knowledge of R is beneficial.
  • Introduction to Distance Sampling, a CREEM Online Training Course
    • Monday 4 to Friday 15 March (weekdays), 2.00 pm-4.30 pm.
    • £225, scholarship available.
    • Distance sampling concepts to be discussed include line transects, point transects, survey design, detection function models, estimation of uncertainty and its sources, stratification for variance reduction, and indirect (dung or nest) surveys.
    • Register by Wednesday 21 February.
  • Socio-Oceanography, a NOC Workshop
    • Tuesday 12 to Thursday 14 March.
    • Southampton.
    • Free!
    • The 2024 Workshop will focus on six topics, bringing together a mix of natural and social scientists working towards producing an output such as opinion papers, funding proposals, and innovative multidisciplinary forms of communication: Risks and opportunities of Marine heatwaves for the UK; Navigating the Waters of Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal: From Promise to Practice; Out of sight, out of sound: why we need to start paying attention to the Twilight Zone; Can community engagement solve the ocean plastics problem?; Embedding human behaviour into Environmental Digital Twins; and Navigating coastal change: Inclusive decision-making through technology enabled Open Science.
    • Apply by Wednesday 31 January.
  • Grant Writing for Wildlife Conservation, a WildTeam Online Training Course
    • Wednesday 13 March to Wednesday 1 May.
    • £220, bursaries available.
    • The competition for every grant is huge, so you have to get a lot of things right to have any chance of success. You will have to present an impact-focused application that aligns exactly with donor requirements and you also need to create a well structured application filled with compelling, well-written content, in which all key points are either justified and/or backed up with hard evidence.
  • Why Not Scotland?, a SCOTLAND: The Big Picture Event
    • Friday 15 to Saturday 30 March.
    • Scotland.
    • Free!
    • This film showcases many of the transformational changes already happening elsewhere in Europe and presents the exciting possibility of Scotland enjoying a similar revival.
  • Introduction to programming in R, an MBA Online Training Course
    • Tuesday 19 to Thursday 21 March, 10.00 am-4.30 pm daily.
    • £325.
    • This course will start with the basics of working in R as well as introduce basic programming concepts like iteration, writing functions, and controlling execution flow. Then you will dive into data analysis, focusing on what consists of 80% of work involved in analysing data, data wrangling.
  • Arctic Science Summit Week
    • Thursday 21 to Friday 29 March.
    • From £180.
    • Edinburgh and online.
    • Organised annually by the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) to provide opportunities for coordination, cooperation and collaboration between the various scientific organisations involved in Arctic research.
    • Register by Thursday 7 March.
  • Bayesian Machine Learning as a tool for Climate Scientists, an Institute of Computing for Climate Science Workshop
    • Monday 25 March at 9.00 am to Wednesday 27 March at 1.00 pm.
    • Cambridge.
    • Free! Including accommodation and meals, plus travel reimbursement up to £160.
    • This workshop will equip the next generation of NERC or UKRI funded climate scientists with the necessary knowledge, skills, and support to integrate machine learning (ML) into their research during their PhDs and future careers. Participants will gain practical experience working with real climate data in a collaborative, project-based environment.
    • Register by 9.00 am on Friday 15 December 2023.
  • Young Coastal Scientist and Engineers Conference 2024
    • Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 March.
    • Wallingford.
    • £125 early bird pricing until Tuesday 5 March, £175 afterwards.
    • YCSEC brings together ECRs and practitioners with expertise and interests in the coastal environment. It provides a welcoming and supporting environment to present and discuss research and share good practice. It is a great opportunity to interact with a small community of researchers, allowing you to expand your knowledge and network.

April 2024

  • British Ecological Society Policy Training
    • Thursday 4 April, 11.00 am-3.00 pm.
    • ECCI, Edinburgh.
    • £15 incl. lunch.
    • This training workshop will provide an overview of the science policy interface, how evidence feeds into the process, and how ecologists and other scientists can contribute.
  • Meta-Analysis for Environmental Scientists, a NERC Advanced Training Course
    • Monday 8 to Thursday 11 April.
    • University of East Anglia, Norwich.
    • Free! Including travel and accommodation.
    • The course will involve combination of lectures and practical sessions where students will be trained in methodology and practice of conducting meta-analysis using worked examples in metafor package in R.
    • Register by Friday 23 February.
  • Scotland’s Nature Student Conference
    • Tuesday 9 to Wednesday 10 April.
    • Inverness.
    • Free!
    • This is the fifth instalment of the conference previously known as the Scottish Ecology, Environment and Conservation Conference (SEECC), geared towards advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students. It offers fantastic opportunities to present the very best of research work and to meet with government staff, agencies, NGOs and researchers keen to make the best use of excellent research.
    • Abstract submission deadline is Friday 15 March.
  • Environmental Interactions of Marine Renewables Conference
    • Monday 15 to Friday 19 April.
    • Orkney.
    • £370.
    • The heart of the conference is the sharing of new ideas and insights into the interactions between marine renewable energy and the environment (in the broadest sense of the word), a field which continues to grow from strength to strength. With growth comes inevitable conflict, and the theme of this conference is balance; balance between ecosystem effects and reducing carbon-emissions, balance between societal impacts and economic growth, balance between national goals and resilient coastal communities.
  • Stakeholder Engagement for Wildlife Conservation, a WildTeam Online Training Course
    • Tuesday 16 April to Tuesday 21 May.
    • £220, bursaries available.
    • Stakeholder engagement is an essential skill required to achieve conservation impact, while protecting the rights of vulnerable groups. Once you are certified, you will feel confident in, and be able to demonstrate your ability to carry out stakeholder engagement effectively and ethically in any conservation situation.
  • Big Seaweed Search, a STEM Ambassador Webinar
    • Wednesday 17 April, 5.00 pm-6.00 pm.
    • Free!
    • Learn how to correctly identify and survey 14 seaweed species along the shoreline and take part in the citizen science project in partnership with the Natural History Museum.
  • Marine Biological Association Postgraduate Conference
    • Tuesday 23 to Thursday 25 April.
    • Plymouth Marine Laboratory.
    • £70.
    • The MBA PG Conference is run for and by ECRs, and not only provides a supportive environment to share your work but also acts as a catalysis for networking and building collaborations.
  • Beginners QGIS for Ecologists and Conservation Practitioners, a CIEEM Training Course
    • Tuesday 23 to Friday 26 April, 9.00 am-12.00 pm daily.
    • £404.
    • This course introduces you to the open source (free) QGIS software which is now an industry standard in the ecological, conservation and consultancy sectors. It is suitable for complete beginners to GIS. The course is designed to enable you to become a competent GIS operator with a practical focus on producing survey maps and analysing data derived from your surveys.

May 2024

  • Imaging Marine Invertebrates, an EMBRC Training Course
    • Monday 6 May to Friday 30 August.
    • Online with one week on site at Marine Station at Villefranche, France.
    • Free!
    • The aim of the course is to provide key background knowledge on how to work with live marine invertebrates and hands-on experience on how to perform imaging studies using live marine invertebrates.  
  • Managing Your Scientific Code using Git & GitHub, an MBA Online Training Course
    • Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 May, 4 hours daily.
    • £149.
    • This course will introduce you to the most popular open source software for version control, Git, and the most popular platform for sharing and collaborating on projects online, GitHub. The course is designed to get researchers started with version control and demonstrate how to collaborate effectively as well as introduce version control best practices.
  • Transforming environmental data in R, a UKCEH Training Course
    • Tuesday 14 to Thursday 16 May with optional ‘Introduction to R’ session on Monday 13 May.
    • Edinburgh or online.
    • From £499.
    • You will learn aspects such as auditable workflow, repeatability, time-saving, improving efficiency and reduced risk of data loss. You will participate in practical data transformation tool exercises using real environmental datasets to combine and manipulate datasets in different formats from different sources, leading to analysis-ready data. 
  • Structures in the Marine Environment Conference
    • Wednesday 22 to Thursday 23 May.
    • National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh.
    • £10.
    • Join to hear the latest highlights from the research teams and a review of all the outputs across 4 years of the INSITE programme, plus the practical application of INSITE science.

June 2024

  • United Nations World Oceans Day
    • Friday 7 June.
    • Free!
    • This year’s theme is ‘Awaken New Depths’. Our relationship to the ocean needs to urgently change, and our efforts have only skimmed the surface to date. To motivate widespread momentum for the ocean, we need to “awaken new depths”.
  • Marine Measurement Forum
    • Wednesday 19 June.
    • National Oceanography Centre, Southampton.
    • £45.
    • During an MMF ‘day’ a series of short presentations on diverse marine measurement topics are interspersed with refreshment breaks that offer delegates the chance to network with like-minded colleagues.
    • Deadline for abstracts is noon on Friday 24 May.
  • The Publishing Process and The Writing Process (incl. vivas), a Prof David Schultz Online Training Course
    • Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 June, 1.00 pm-4.00 pm daily.
    • Free!
    • Join Prof. David Schultz of the University of Manchester for this free workshop on writing and publishing. During this workshop, you will learn the process of peer review from an experienced and interdisciplinary author, reviewer, and editor. Get behind-the-scenes insight into how to better prepare your manuscript for submission, engage with the reviewers and editor, and ensure a positive outcome for your manuscript. Delve into the concepts that all writers need to learn to write clear, concise, and understandable text. Learn the secrets of writing your dissertation and defending it in a viva.
  • Centre of Biophotonics Summer School 2024
    • Monday 24 to Friday 28 June.
    • St Andrews.
    • £270 (£150 for St Andrews PGRs), with discounted accommodation available.
    • The aim of the School is to provide participants with a solid background in cutting-edge microscopy techniques including single-molecule fluorescence, super-resolution, tracking, single-molecule force detection using optical tweezers, 4D confocal microscopy, and Raman sensing.

July 2024

  • ReMeMaRe Conference
    • Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 July.
    • Scarborough.
    • £80.
    • Bringing together restoration practitioners, Government bodies, environmental Non-Government Organisations (eNGOs), industry and businesses, from across the UK, with a shared vision to restore our estuaries and coasts. Providing a welcoming space for knowledge exchange and discussion on the latest developments in coastal restoration science, practice, and policy.
  • International Statistical Ecology Conference 2024
    • Monday 15 to Friday 19 July.
    • Swansea.
    • From £250.
    • By closing the gap between ecology and statistics, two aims are achieved – helping ecologists discover new and state of the art statistical methods and learn how best to use them, whilst at the same time make statisticians aware of the top priority methodological problems ecologists would like to be solved.
    • Register by Sunday 30 June.
  • Around the world with an international ecologist, a CIEEM Webinar
    • Thursday 18 July, 6.00 pm.
    • Free!
    • Travel virtually around the world discussing some of the challenges ecologists face when working internationally, covering the multiverse of global environments, habitats and species knowledge needed, the complex multi-lingual client management and expectations, the ins and outs of international legislation and regulations and safeguarding procedures and guidelines and finally some key skills and experiences needed to help you thrive.
  • STEM Communicators Network BIG Event
    • Wednesday 24 to Friday 26 July.
    • Cardiff and online.
    • £380, £70 online.
    • An opportunity to share skills and experiences, develop professional links and keep up-to-date with the STEM engagement field.

August 2024

  • How to negotiate your salary, a Women’s Aquatic Network Webinar
    • Thursday 15 August, 12.00 am-1.30 am BST.
    • $15 (~£12).
    • Whether it be asking for a raise, a promotion, or a conversation with a new employer, Stephanie Perkins with Spark Career Strategy will provide us with knowledge on how to navigate the salary negotiation process with confidence.
  • Bringing Microplastic Research Closer to Citizens using the COLLECT Protocol, a NANO Webinar
    • Friday 16 August, 2.00 pm.
    • Free!
    • Dr Edem Mahu is a senior lecturer of marine biogeochemistry at the University of Ghana. Her work spans past climate reconstruction, nutrient dynamics, coastal upwelling, pollution, marine ocean acidification, and nature-based solutions for climate adaptation. The goal of COLLECT, Citizen Observation of Local Litter in Coastal ECosysTems, is to acquire data on marine plastic debris distribution and abundance on the coasts of African countries, by training citizen scientists, and promoting knowledge transfer between local communities, researchers and members of the Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO).
  • Particle Tracking, a MASTS Open Forum Webinar
    • Wednesday 21 August, 10.00 am-11.00 am.
    • Free!
    • Particle tracking models are powerful tools for simulating the transport and dispersion of material in the ocean. By assigning appropriate properties and characteristics to the particles, models can simulate, for example, the dispersion of dissolved chemicals, dispersal of living organisms, settling of particulate wastes and the beaching of floating plastics. Applications include oil spill response, search and rescue, academic research and coastal zone management. This presentation demonstrates the ease with which these different processes can be simulated in a PTM.
  • Biogeochemistry, a MASTS Open Forum Webinar
    • Thursday 22 August, 10.00 am -11.00 am.
    • Free!
    • “Is the Ocean losing Nitrogen?”, and “Test pilot: Using biomolecular proxies to identify physiological status and feeding history in a large pilot whale mass stranding event”.

  • Introduction to Arctic Frontiers, an MBA Webinar
    • Wednesday 28 August, 12.00 pm-1.00 pm.
    • Free!
    • Arctic Frontiers is a non-profit organisation based in Norway. Their focus is to bring together scientists, policy-makers, businesses and local communities for discussions on key Arctic issues, and to be a catalyst for dialogue and sustainable solutions. 
  • Aquatic Stressors, a MASTS Open Forum Webinar
    • Thursday 29 August.
    • Free!
    • “Towards marine democracy in Scotland and Chile” and “Quantifying levels and intensities of environmental stressors across a wide range of pond types”.

September 2024

  • 22nd Swiss Climate Summer School 2024
    • Sunday 1 to Friday 6 September.
    • Grindelwald, Switzerland.
    • The registration fee of 1350 CHF (~£1,219.86) includes half-board accommodation, excursion, and teaching material.
    • “Climate Change: From the Dawn of the Anthropocene to Options for the Future”, this theme has been chosen due to its paramount importance in terms of both scientific challenges and pressing societal concerns. Always with a focus on understanding the system, mapping the options, and communicating action.
    • Apply by Wednesday 15 January.
  • Introduction to Machine Learning with R, a Transmitting Science Online Training Course
    • Friday 6 to Saturday 21 September.
    • 692€ (~£583) thereafter.
    • The aim of the course is to introduce participants to the main components for implementing Machine Learning in R using the {tidymodels} and {tidyverse} framework packages. By the end of the course, students will be able to perform the necessary tasks for machine learning such as defining the problem, prepare and pre-process data, and apply different machine learning algorithms such as Extreme Gradient Boosting, Random Forests etc.
  • Marine Mammal Mitigation & Monitoring Conference
    • Saturday 7 September.
    • Edinburgh.
    • £30.
    • This internationally focused event promises to blend insightful discussions, interactive sessions, and provide valuable networking opportunities for professionals in the field.
  • Young Sea Changers Scotland Community Gathering
    • Saturday 7 September, 10.30 am-6.00 pm.
    • Dundee
    • Free!
    • Young Sea Changers Scotland is inviting young people aged 16-25 from across Scotland to come together for a day of training, workshops and celebration of Scotland’s seas and the inspiring people who stand up for them. Get to grips with your marine policy lingo, put your advocacy skills into action and even meet an MSP. There will also be plenty of opportunities for socialising & meeting new people in a relaxed and friendly setting.
  • ICES Annual Science Conference
    • Monday 9 to Thursday 12 September.
    • Gateshead and online.
    • Keynote presentations include ‘Advancing the frontiers of transdisciplinary marine science​’, ‘​The ecological mechanics of light and life in the open ocean​’, and ‘Building ocean resilience beyond national jurisdiction​’.
    • Apply for ECS travel funds by Saturday 1 June.
    • Register to attend by Sunday 1 September.
  • TwentyOne Skills Career Week for PhDs and Postdocs
    • Monday 9 to Friday 13 September.
    • Free!
    • This interactive event offers insights and tips to boost your career. Network with industry and recruitment professionals and explore different career paths. 
  • 45th TB Macaulay Lecture
    • Tuesday 10 September, 5.00 pm.
    • Free!
    • Valuing nature for transformation: innovations in policy, finance and practice around the world.
  • ICYMARE Conference
    • Monday 16 to Friday 20 September.
    • Bremen, Germany.
    • 25€ (~£21).
    • The International Conference for YOUNG Marine Researchers is a bottom-up initiative that provides a dynamic and inspiring platform, offering a valuable networking opportunity and a unique introduction to conference participation early in your career.
    • Apply for 350€ (~£296) ECR travel grant by Wednesday 31 July.
  • 57th European Marine Biology Symposium
    • Monday 16 to Friday 20 September.
    • Naples, Italy.
    • Early bird pricing of 300€ (~£253) until Monday 15 July.
    • Topic: facing the challenges of marine biodiversity loss. The theme is motivated by the conviction that, despite the unprecedented changes of marine habitats and biodiversity driven by multiple interacting stressors throughout the global ocean, to find solutions capable of containing the biodiversity loss is still possible. 

  • Nature Has No Borders, a BES Ecological Genetics Group Online Annual Meeting
    • Wednesday 18 to Friday 20 September.
    • From £20.
    • Over the course of the three-day meeting, you can expect to hear talks that cover different branches of the tree of life that transcend scientific and geographical boundaries. All the talks will be recorded so you can enjoy them anytime regardless of your time zone. Networking sessions will be hosted on gather.town for the e-Posters and welcome delegates to mingle and collaborate. BES Annual Meetings are known to be extraordinarily friendly for students and early career ecologists, as well as attracting many established ecologists in the field.
    • Abstract deadline is Thursday 18 July.
    • Register by Sunday 18 August.
  • The biodiversity implications of Ireland’s offshore energy aspirations, a CIEEM Webinar
    • Tuesday 24 September, 1.00 pm-2.00 pm.
    • £5 for non-members.
    • Marie Louise Heffernan is a Chartered Environmentalist, bringing 30 years of experience as an ecologist to her work. Dedicated to preventing biodiversity loss, she employs a multifaceted approach that includes education, legal actions, and practical biodiversity projects. Marie Louise also has interests as an alternative energy developer, specializing in wind and solar solutions. Her work aims to integrate ecology with sustainable energy practices.
  • Introduction to R using Tidyverse, a PR Statistics Online Training Course
    • Tuesday 24 to Thursday 26 September.
    • £325.
    • This course is designed to equip you with the essential skills to leverage the power of R and Tidyverse for academic research. The workshop begins with a gentle introduction to the user-friendly RStudio interface and the basics of the R coding language, or syntax. This makes it ideal for anyone with little or no prior coding experience, or those looking for a refresher of the basics.
  • Remote sensing data analysis and coding in R for ecology, a PR Statistics Online Training Course
    • Monday 30 September to Friday 4 October.
    • £490.
    • This course mainly focuses on the application of free and open source algorithms – which ensure high reproducibility and robustness of ecological analysis – to study ecological change in space and time by remotely sensed imagery. Particular emphasis will be given to: 1) remote sensing principles, 2) remotely sensed data gathering and analysis, 3) monitoring ecosystem change in space and time by remote sensing data.
  • Anthropogenic Impacts in the Deep Sea, a University of Algarve Training Course
    • Monday 30 September to Friday 4 October.
    • Faro, Portugal.
    • 100€ (~£84).
    • This advanced course is open those with interests in improving their knowledge on the anthropogenic impacts in the deep sea, in particular on those related to ecotoxicology. The course will provide a broad perspective on the deep-sea ecosystems, focusing on chemosynthetic environments, and will provide an overview on the current research on the different anthropogenic impacts affecting the deep sea, such as pollution, deep-sea mining, climate change and noise.
    • Apply by Friday 2 August.

October 2024

  • 2nd International Summer School of Blue Biotechnology
    • Tuesday 1 to Friday 4 October.
    • Naples, Italy.
    • 250€ (~£211).
    • The Summer School will focus on current interdisciplinary approaches used to disclose biotechnological potential of marine resources and their use for ecosustainable production of products and processes with beneficial effects on human and environment health. A combination of lectures, short communications, practical afternoon sections and visit to a local marine biotechnology company (Arterra Bioscience) will create a stimulating environment for participants.
  • Introduction to Metabarcoding and Metagenomics Analysis, a PR Statistics Online Training Course
    • Monday 7 to Thursday 10 October.
    • £480.
    • Metabarcoding and metagenomics are methods to study the composition of these complex communities. This course will look at the differences and similarities between these two methods. You will be guided through the different approaches to take when processing the data and walked through using some of the tools which are considered to be golden standard in the field. You will have hands on experience processing real data.
  • Introduction to Integrated Stock Assessment Using Stock Synthesis, an ICES Training Course
    • Monday 7 to Thursday 10 October.
    • 950€ (~£815).
    • Copenhagen, Denmark.
    • This course will cover fisheries stock assessment principles and instruction on using the Stock Synthesis (SS3) modelling platform. The course will include theoretical and practical sessions, during which participants will apply the model to datasets provided by the instructors. Time will also be allocated for students to apply SS3 to their own data set.
    • Apply by Monday 26 August.
  • 5th Marine Imaging Workshop
    • Monday 7 to Thursday 10 October.
    • Monterey, California and online.
    • From $100 (~£78).
    • The workshop will assemble scientists and engineers from different disciplines to push the boundaries of marine imaging. Biologists, geologists, engineers, computer scientists and end-users will discuss topics ranging from the start to finish of marine image and video analysis. Topics: image collection, processing, still/video annotation, machine learning, image data management and much more.
  • Introduction to Distance Sampling, a University of St Andrews Online Training Course
    • Monday 7 to Friday 18 October.
    • £225.
    • If you are considering the use of distance sampling for population assessment, wish to have individual attention learning to analyse distance sampling data sets, curious about variants of distance sampling that may suit your specific goals, and interested in using R for your distance sampling analysis, then this course may be for you.
    • Register by Monday 9 September.
  • Spatial Models in marine science using INLA and inlabru, an ICES Training Course
    • Monday 14 to Friday 18 October.
    • 950€ (~£815).
    • Copenhagen, Denmark.
    • Bayesian inference by means of Integrated Nested Laplace Approximation (INLA) is has proven to be a powerful numeric technique to analyse spatial and temporal variation in combination with other covariates. INLA is available as a package in R.  inlabru is an extension to INLA specifically designed to make it easier to work with spatial data and to fit models with complex observation processes. 
    • Register by Friday 13 September.

  • Introduction to Stock Assessment, an ICES Training Course
    • Monday 28 October to Friday 1 November.
    • Copenhagen, Denmark.
    • 950€ (~£800).
    • This course will train scientists in basic population dynamics and stock assessment. The course not only presents the theoretical elements but also puts theory into practice through case studies and hands-on exercises.
    • Apply by Monday 2 September.

  • Coastal Ecological Modelling, a DANUBIUS-RI Modelling Node Virtual Workshop
    • Tuesday 29 October, 1.00 pm-5.00 pm.
    • Free!
    • The workshop aims to improve the knowledge of available tools and methods to enhance our understanding of the processes that occur in estuarine and transitional systems. During the workshop, key ecological modeling issues and best practices, challenges and scientific gaps will be shared and discussed to improve the methods and tools to address the water quality and ecology of the European river-sea systems.

November 2024

  • 25th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals
    • Monday 11 to Friday 15 November.
    • Perth, Australia.
    • From USD $175.
    • The theme, “Culture and Conservation: Fishing for Change” shines a light on one of the most significant threat to marine mammals worldwide – interactions with fishing gear.
  • Transforming environmental data in R, a UKCEH Online Training Course
    • Tuesday 12 to Thursday 14 November.
    • From £429.
    • You will learn about aspects such as auditable workflow, repeatability, time-saving, improving efficiency and reduced risk of data loss. You will participate in practical data transformation tool exercises using real environmental datasets to combine and manipulate datasets in different formats from different sources, leading to analysis-ready data. The course also covers cleaning and validation of datasets and best-practice for documentation of scripts and workflows.
    • Early bird pricing until Sunday 1 September.
  • CENSIS Tech Summit
    • Thursday 14 November.
    • Glasgow.
    • Free!
    • Scotland’s premier event for sensing, imaging and Internet of Things technologies.
    • Apply by Thursday 12 September.
  • Spatial analysis in QGIS and R – An introduction for environmental scientists, a UKCEH Online Training Course
    • Tuesday 19 to Friday 22 November.
    • £429.
    • The course will help you to understand the key principals of working with spatial data in a Graphical User Interface (GUI) using QGIS and in a programming environment using R and show you how to perform similar tasks across both platforms. You will learn best practices for processing spatial data and producing maps, allowing you to create high-quality outputs for environmental science.
    • Early bird pricing until Sunday 1 September.
  • Inaugural Conservation Social Science Online Conference
    • Wednesday 20 to Saturday 23 November.
    • From $25 (~£20).
    • Explore the latest in conservation social sciences and hear from leading academics and practitioners applying social science to the most pressing conservation challenges.
    • Abstract submission deadline is Thursday 30 May.
  • CommOCEAN
    • Tuesday 26 to Wednesday 27 November.
    • Malaga, Spain.
    • Early bird pricing of 130€ (~£109) until Sunday 15 September. 250€ (~£210) thereafter.
    • Immerse yourself in a collaborative environment filled with expert-led workshops, networking sessions, and insightful discussions on the latest trends in ocean research communication.
    • Abstract submission deadline is Saturday 15 June.
  • Counting species: What can monitoring tell us about UK nature recovery?, a JNCC Webinar
    • Wednesday 27 November.
    • Free!
    • From this session, you will gain an increased understanding of available UK Terrestrial Evidence Partnership of Partnerships species data, and how to access it; an insight into the sharing of best practice in monitoring and opportunities for collaboration; and an awareness of the possibility of funding one-off projects to answer specific ecological questions.
  • The 9 Principles of Rewilding, a SCOTLAND: The Big Picture Training Course
    • Friday 29 November.
    • Glen Nevis Estate.
    • £80.
    • This Learning Day will cover the ecological concepts that underpin rewilding, the history of the word, the nine principles, why rewilding matters to people, barriers, and an opportunity to put your newfound knowledge into practice with an outdoor workshop.

December 2024

  • Species occurrence data with R, a Transmitting Science Online Training Course
    • Monday 2 to Wednesday 4 December.
    • 186€ (~£155) early bird pricing until Thursday 31 October, 270€ (~£226) thereafter.
    • This short course will use a range of tools to import species occurrence data from various sources into R, join and arrange these data into a homogeneous dataset for analysis, map and visually inspect the data for taxonomic and spatial errors and bias, clean the data from detectable errors, using both non-automatic and automatic tools, and correct or minimize spatial biases with different tools.
  • Advance your Python Skills, a Transmitting Science Online Training Course
    • Monday 2 to Friday 6 December.
    • 343€ (~£287) early bird pricing until Thursday 31 October, 412€ (~£344) thereafter.
    • While a basic understanding of Python provides a sufficient toolset for many applications and analyses, this course will dive into some additional concepts and applications of Python. 
  • 2024 British Society of Soil Science Annual Conference
    • Wednesday 4 to Friday 6 December.
    • Cardiff.
    • The conference theme is Sustainable Soils for People and Planet, covering Soil Health, Soils for Net Zero, Nutrient and Water Management, Technology and Innovation, and Soil, social sciences and culture.
    • Abstract deadline Friday 2 August.
  • Using Google Earth Engine in Ecological Studies, a PR Statistics Online Training Course
    • Monday 9 to Friday 13 December.
    • £480.
    • By the end of the course, participants should be able to know the catalogue of spatial datasets, the most important satellite sensors for environmental studies, how to get remote sensing products, process and develop new remote sensing (sub-)products, classify satellite imagery, and perform different types of spatial analyses in satellite imagery in GEE.
  • British Ecological Society Annual Meeting
    • Tuesday 10 to Friday 13 December.
    • Liverpool.
    • From £195.
    • Join ecologists from around the world for Europe’s largest and most welcoming conference dedicated to ecology.
    • Early bird pricing until 5.00 pm, Thursday 31 October.
  • Environmental variables with R, a Transmitting Science Online Training Course
    • Wednesday 11 to Friday 13 December.
    • 196€ (~£164) early bird pricing until Thursday 31 October, 270€ (~£226) thereafter.
    • This course will use a range of tools to import maps of climatic, topographic and anthropogenic variables from various sources into R, obtain the values of these variables for point locations and for polygons, try out different ways of converting categorical variables to continuous form, and adjust the spatial extent and resolution of different maps.

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