Online course – 6th Edition
Care and Management of Natural History Collections
September 26th-October 7th, 2022
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Online live sessions on 26th, 28th, 30th of September, and 3rd, 5th, 7th of October, 2022, from 16:00 to 20:30 (Madrid time zone).
Live sessions will be recorded. Recordings will be made available to participants for a limited period of time. However, attendance to the live sessions is required.
Using a combination of lectures, discussions, demonstrations, and readings, this course will teach participants how to better care for and manage all natural history collections (including botany, geosciences, and zoology).
The importance of the collections storage environment is emphasized, as well as the identification and selection of inert materials, testing locally available materials, adapting collections care standards to particular environmental conditions, and good management through sound policies and collection planning.
Rather than the traditional discipline-based approach, the course teaches collections care based on collection material and preparation type―dry preparations, wet preparations, and documentation (including paper-based and electronic media).
The course will benefit individuals who already have experience in caring for natural history collections, as well as those who intend to work with natural history collections.
Participants must have a personal computer (Windows, Mac, Linux). The use of a webcam and headphones is strongly recommended, and a good internet connection.
September 26th-October 7th, 2022
Online live sessions on 26th, 28th, 30th of September, and 3rd, 5th, 7th of October, 2022, from 16:00 to 20:30 (Madrid time zone).
Online live sessions on 26th, 28th, 30th of September, and 3rd, 5th, 7th of October, 2022, from 16:00 to 20:30 (Madrid time zone).
The rest of the time will be taught with pre-recorded lectures to watch asynchronously.
40 hours
Live sessions will be recorded. However, attendance to the live sessions is required.
This course is equivalent to 2 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) at the Life Science Zurich Graduate School.
The recognition of ECTS by other institutions depends on each university or school.
English
Places are limited to 22 participants and will be occupied by strict registration order.
Participants who have completed the course will receive a certificate at the end.
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Discounts are not cumulative and apply only on the Course Fee. We offer the possibility of paying in two instalments (contact courses@transmittingscience.com).
5 % Discount
Former participants will have a 5 % discount on the Course Fee.
20 % Discount
20 % discount on the Course Fee is offered for members of some organizations (Ambassador Institutions). If you want to apply to this discount please indicate it in the Registration form (proof will be asked later).
40 % Discount
Unemployed scientists living in Spain, as well as PhD students based in Spain without any grant or scholarship to develop their PhD, could benefit from a 40 % discount on the Course Fee. If you want to ask for this discount, please contact the course coordinator. That would apply for a maximum of 2 places and they will be covered by strict inscription order.