Big Questions

👏 Congratulations 👏 to the Big Questions team lead by Jansen A. Smith! After such a hard work the paper "Identifying the Big Questions in paleontology: a community-driven project" is published in Paleobiology. "Paleontology provides insights into the history of the planet, from the origins of life ...

Here they are, the participants of the PaleoG workshop! The German Big Questions were discussed with great dedication and the way was paved for future joint projects. Now it's time for the participants to keep at it, people! Make something out of it...

"Conservation paleobiology has coalesced over the last two decades since its formal coining, united by the goal of applying geohistorical records to inform the conservation, management, and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Yet, the field is still attempting to form an identity di...

"Conservation paleobiology has coalesced over the last two decades since its formal coining, united by the goal of applying geohistorical records to inform the conservation, management, and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Yet, the field is still attempting to form an identity di...

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kiessling: The project „Paleosynthesis: The German Seed for Global Collaboration“ in which he wants to discuss „the big questions“ in palaeontology. Could that be a great thing to have a good basis for public outreach activities? ! Big Questions are central to every scientific di...

We're happy to be able to present our newly designed icons for the workshops and the Big Questions! The uni design team did a wonderful job engaging with the workshop topics. Each workshop now has its individual icon that makes it stand out. Curious? Then click here :)

The PaleoSynthesis Project is issuing a second call for submission of Big Questions in Paleontology. Based at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, the objective of the PaleoSynthesis Project is to strengthen paleontology by developing a long-term research vision for the f...

After our survey for the Big Questions is finished we present the first results here. We are currently analyzing, categorizing and evaluating the Big Questions but we can present at least a tendency regarding the "Big Topics". The graph illustrates the distribution of the participants' interests. ...

BECAUSE OF NUMEROUS REQUESTS,  WE HAVE EXTENDED THE DEADLINE! With the funding of our Paleosynthesis project we are now making our second big step, aiming to strengthen Paleontology in Germany but also worldwide. Our first step was the nomination of candidates and their election for our ...

Paleontology of the FAU receives funding from the Volkswagen Stiftung Paleontology is a small subject at universities. In Germany, there are only 44 professorships scattered across different locations. The fragmentation makes it difficult to develop common visions and research priorities. The in...