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Modern Taxonomy course programme 2011-2012

DEST announces a number of theoretical courses for students, technicians and early career researchers involved in the field of taxonomy.

Primary objective of the programme is to provide future professionals with fundamental expert knowledge on basic taxonomy.

The course programme targets topics such as: nomenclature; describing, writing and illustrating biodiversity/species; collection conservation.

The programme is open to trainees from Europe and outside of Europe.

More courses are coming soon. Stay tuned!
 

Title Place/Date Teachers Registration status

Conservation and Care of Natural History Collections

 Natural History Museum, London
17-21 October 2011
Chris Collins &
Gill Comerford

call closed

Zoological Nomenclature
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid
27-29 January 2012
 Miguel Angel Alonso Zarazaga call closed
Botanical Nomenclature Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
30 January-3 February 2012		 Katherine Challis

call closed

Basics of taxonomy: describing, illustrating and writing biodiversity Sven Lovén Centre for Marine Sciences, Kristineberg
16-27 April 2012		 Matz Berggren,
Oliver Coleman,
Gabor Lövei &
Tomas Cedhagen		 call closed

DNA-Barcoding Course
 

 Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris
19-23 March 2012		 coordinators: Sarah Samadi & Line Legall call closed
Biological Nomenclature
Registration deadline 1 March 2012

Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris
28 May - 1 June 2012

 Alain Dubois open!

For details click on course title.

Contact for additional information on the programme: