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Due to the ongoing Covid pandemic we have decided to extend the deadline for the submission of workshop applications until October 15th. In order to be able to hold the planned workshops under all circumstances, we ask you to submit a proposal - in addition to the regular proposal - that describes ...

Jansen recently completed his PhD at Cornell University (USA) in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and will provide scientific support for the project. To begin, he will evaluate the Big Questions submitted by the global paleontology community to identify common themes...

We plan to send our first newsletter to all interested colleagues in fall 2020. At the moment we are working on creating a good overview of the Big Questions submitted. We will then present the results in the newsletter. In addition, we will also include further information about the project and...

Dear interested parties in the workshops, as we are still in a pandemic and cannot predict if the workshops can take place in Erlangen as planned we would like to ask you to also suggest your workshop being held remotely. Of course we hope... and will do everything to make sure that your worksho...

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has appointed palaeobiologist Wolfgang Kiessling to act as a main author of the next world climate report. Knowledge of Primeval Times Helps to Counter the Climate Crisis An interview with Wolfgang Kiessling was published by the Volkswagen...

In April 2020 the SVP sent a letter to more than 300 paleontology journals with proposals for "significant changes to the common practices in palaeontology". Carolin Haug and more than 40 colleagues welcome the initiative but consider the proposals to be counter-productive. The authors explain t...

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. ...

We are thrilled to offer a series of topical workshops on big scientific questions that can be uniquely addressed by paleontological approaches. These workshops will be run by the scientific community, that is, by YOU! The Paleosynthesis Center will provide financial and scientific support as we...

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 ...

Paleosynthesis takes the next step with the kick-off meeting on Friday, May 15th. We are entering the workshop phase! The Scientific Board together with the PI's Prof. Kiessling and Prof. Steinbauer will define the scientific and time schedule for the next months. Stay tuned!