Based at Silwood Park Campus, an internationally renowned centre of excellence for ecological research, this course provides broad research training in ecology, evolution and conservation, focusing on fundamental concepts and theory, and their application to conservation and biodiversity science. The course will be suitable for those interested in a career in applied ecology, conservation, or in preparing for a PhD.
Established in 1986, the Eugene Asher Distinguished Teaching Award recognizes outstanding teaching and advocacy for history teaching at two-year, four-year, and graduate colleges and universities.
The American Historical Association offers the George Louis Beer Prize in recognition of outstanding historical writing in European international history since 1895.
Contributions are invited that present results of applying experimental methods to philosophical hypotheses or address the significance of these results and the methodological challenges posed by experimental philosophy.
The Burma Project/Southeast Asia Initiative focuses on open society issues throughout Southeast Asia, particularly in Burma but also in other countries where essential freedoms are threatened.
This Symposium will be the 20th in a series of conferences started in 1973 by the member states of EASP, in order to provide a discussion forum for scientists and engineers using sounding rockets and balloons for their research, and to advance progress in related scientific disciplines. The programme of the Symposium also includes related ground-based, aircraft and satellite research, new developments in technology, and improvements of launching range facilities.
ISPS-4 is the major international scientific forum for researchers in physics utilising the space environment, in particular microgravity. It is intended to inspire and encourage cross-cutting discussions between different scientific communities working in the same environment.
This workshop promotes the use of visual art, particularly "Filigree", as a tool to increase knowledge, skills and cognitive abilities, cultural understanding and aesthetic appreciation for the targets via the use of non-formal tools and methodologies related to the field of "silver filigree work" and to develop ways of social and cultural integration through the use of non-formal languages (Filigree).
International Master in Early Childhood Education and Care (IMEC) is a two-year international Master Programme (120 ECTS) in Early Childhood Education and Care. All students will follow a given structure, spending at least one semester at all three partner institutions.
Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections (SCHC) helps cultural institutions meet the complex challenge of preserving large and diverse holdings of humanities materials for future generations by supporting preventive conservation measures that mitigate deterioration and prolong the useful life of collections.
The Academic Medical Centre of the Universiteit van Amsterdam offers the Amsterdam Merit Scholarship (AMS), a scholarship for outstanding non-EU/EEA students who have been admitted to one of the (Master's) programmes of the Faculty of Medicine.
In this volunteer program, graduate students and recent graduates contribute to UN water research and training projects and play a direct role in meeting the massive water challenges faced in developing countries. Interacting with staff members involved in multi-country projects and research programs, UNU-INWEH interns help disseminate critical knowledge and organize international meetings.
The UNU-WIDER PhD Research Internship Programme aims to provide PhD (doctoral degree) students registered at a university and similar research institutions the opportunity
1. to utilise the resources and facilities available at UNU-WIDER for their PhD thesis research
2. to produce papers suitable for publication in the Research Paper series and elsewhere
3. to work jointly with UNU-WIDER researchers in areas of mutual interest.
The UNU-WIDER - AERC PhD Research Internship Programme aims to provide PhD (doctoral degree) students enrolled in the AERC Collaborative PhD Program (CPP) the opportunity:
1. to utilise the resources and facilities available at UNU-WIDER for their PhD thesis research
2. to produce papers suitable for publication in the Research Paper series and elsewhere
3. to work jointly with UNU-WIDER researchers in areas of mutual interest.
A primary role of the HD is to provide oversight and coordination of CARE’s responses to humanitarian emergencies including chairing response decision-making, ensuring CARE’s responses meet standards and coordination requirements, addressing problems when needed, mobilizing CARE-wide resources to support responses, including managing CARE’s emergency response fund, and promoting learning and accountability.
Parental care is a crucial component of reproduction as it increases fitness through improved offspring development and survival. However, although any parental contribution is beneficial for the offspring, it is at the expense of the parents’ survival and their future breeding success.
