Online course – 4th Edition
August 9th-20th, 2021
Online live sessions (synchronous) on the 9th, 11th, 13th, 16th, 18th and 20th of August, from 16:00 to 20:30 (GMT+2, Madrid time zone).
Live sessions will be recorded. Recordings will be shared with participants in between sessions for a limited amount of time, so they can revisit them if needed. Attendance to live sessions is required.
Course OverviewUsing 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.
August 9th-20th, 2021
Online live sessions on the 9th, 11th, 13th, 16th, 18th and 20th of August, from 16:00 to 18.00 and from 18:30 to 20:30 (GMT+2, Madrid time zone).
The rest of the time will be taught with pre-recorded lectures to watch asynchronously.
40 hours
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 of it.
Dr. Greg McDonald
Bureau of Land Management
United States of America
John E. Simmons
Museologica
United States of America
Dr. Haris Saslis
Transmitting Science
Greece
Dr. Sergio Montagud
Universitat de València
Spain
Dr. Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno
Transmitting Science
Spain
Contact: courses@transmittingscience.com
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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.
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Transmitting Science started in 2012 to manage specialized courses and workshops we were already organizing within our own partnerships. Up to date, we have already run more than 120 advanced courses in different topics related to Life Sciences.
All the courses are self-financed with participant’s fees and we strive to keep the fees to the minimum necessary for running them.
Our courses cover a wide range of research methods and are aimed at postgraduate students, postdoctoral researchers and established academics from all over the world.
