Big Questions

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28JUL 2021
Big Questions
Our icons
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 🙂
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11JAN 2021
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2nd call BIG QUESTIONS
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 field. This vision will be defined by the community and founded on a growing collaborative network promoting international knowledge […]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 field. This vision will be defined by the community and founded on a growing collaborative network promoting international knowledge […]
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15JUL 2020
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First results: Big Questions
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. Clearly in the lead is Climate Change Paleontology followed […]
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04JUN 2020
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Big Questions in Paleo
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 Advisory Board by the German paleo community. Now we […]
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04SEP 2019
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Strengthening Paleontology – The German seed (hub) for global cooperation
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 initiative of the Volkswagen Foundation for the structural strengthening of “small subjects” focuses on […]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 initiative of the Volkswagen Foundation for the structural strengthening of “small subjects” focuses on […]
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