Research School SENSE > Understanding Global Environmental Change: Processes, Compartments and Interactions

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Course Title Understanding Global Environmental Change: Processes, Compartments and Interactions

Course Code S310

Course Frequency Every 2 years

Course contents

Starts on May 18, 2007

Ends on May 24, 2007

Short Course Description

This summer school will focus on how global change affects principal processes, compartments, interactions of the earth system. The summer school will combine general principles of earth system science with cutting-edge scientific insights. Specific topics that will be covered include:

Global change observations and trends
Earth system compartment interactions
Complex systems and resilience
Scenarios and modeling potential impacts
Uncertainty, and communication

This multidisciplinary course is especially intended for PhD students from the natural sciences.

Long Course Description

Have a look at the extensive course page at http://www.sense.nl/summerschoolS310

Course Level Advanced

Course Credits 2.00

Minimum Credits 2.00

Aim

The course is primarily intended for PhD students, and is limited to approximately 30 participants. However, motivated post-docs and other researchers are also encouraged to apply.

Course Programme

The major part of the course will consist of lectures by prominent international scientists, who will be asked to give an overview of their field, as well as touching on more specific state-of-the-art topics. Besides the regular lectures, each day will end with a stimulating aperitif lecture, which will include controversial and philosophical topics.

Course Method Active discussion with the lecturers will be stimulated by asking participants to prepare propositions for each lecture. Interaction with lecturers and fellow participants will be further stimulated by poster presentations. Finally, a small group assignment will encourage discussion the lectures, guided by topical questions.

Course lecturers

Invited lecturers are:

Andi Andreae, Max Planck Institute, Mainz
Guy Brasseur, NCAR
Martin Claussen, Hamburg University
Peter Cox, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Louise Fresco, University of Amsterdam
Jeff Harvey, Neth. Institute of Ecology
Mike Hulme, University of East-Anglia
Pavel Kabat, Wageningen University
Rik Leemans, Wageningen University
Peter Liss, University of East Anglia
Martin Parry, UK Met Office
Sybil Seitzinger, Rutgers University

Course conditions

Minimum Participants 15

Maximum Participants 30

Closing date for registration Jan 30, 2007

Course Fee € 500, except for PhD students from SENSE, PE&RC and Mansholt graduate schools with an approved Education Plan (TSP), for whom the course fee is set at € 350. Fee includes B&B, coffee, tea, lunches, dinners and course materials.

Location The summer course will be held at a central location in the Netherlands.

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Other Course info

Application should be done on internet via this website. After registration you will be contacted with the request to submit a short motivation letter and your CV. After a selection procedure, all candidates will be notified about possible participation by January 2007.

Please contact Dr Marc Metzger for more information:
Dr. Marc J. Metzger
Environmental Systems Analysis group
Wageningen University
Phone: +31 (0)317 482983
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