IMBER focuses on the interactions and linkages between biogeochemical cycles and food webs, including humans, with the aim of improving the predictive capacity for marine ecosystems increasingly affected by global change. As the marine environment is very complex, particularly in the context of global change, indicators are often used to provide a practical and economical way to track the state of ecosystems. This fourth IMBER summer school, ClimEco4, will continue IMBER’s focus on fostering research at the interface of natural and human systems. It will be structured around lectures and activities that focus on indices of climate change, climate impacts, and ecosystem services, and how these are linked to indices for socio-economic and policy information in relation to climate-ecosystem interactions.
Participants
This is an interdisciplinary summer school. We welcome students and early-career researchers (less than 10 years since PhD) who are interested in research to address the complex issues facing marine ecosystems and the human societies that depend on them. We welcome applicants from the natural and social sciences, working on topics related to the ocean and climate change, who are interested in the challenge of crossing the barriers between disciplines.
ClimEco4 will be limited to about 60 participants. This has been found to be optimal for student-lecturer interactions, interactive practical sessions and group projects.
Registration Fees
Registration Fees are €250 for students and €350 for early-career researchers.
The registration fee includes all course material, lunch and refreshments during tea breaks each day, and the summer school dinner. Limited travel support is available upon request.
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How to apply
To apply, please download and complete the Application Form and send it, with a short CV (in English, two pages max.) and a reference letter from your supervisor or employer, to Lisa Maddison at the IMBER International Project Office (
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) by 15 March 2014.
Download the application form:
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Lecturers
A team of multidisciplinary experts, drawn from the natural and social science communities, will share their perspectives and approaches to marine science.
Alida Bundy (DFO, Canada)
Laura David (University of the Philippines, Philippines)
Beth Fulton (CSIRO, Australia)
Eric Galbraith (McGill University, Canada)
Xianshi Jin (Yellow Seas Fisheries Research Institute, China)
Scott Large (NOAA, USA)
Jason Link (NOAA, USA)
Stéphane Pesant (University of Bremen, Germany)
Keith Sainsbury (CSIRO & University of Tasmania, Australia)
Rashid Sumaila (UBC, Canada)
Ingrid van Putten (CSIRO, Australia)
