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From January 9-12 the IRAL workshop took place as our first in person event in 2024. Besides those that travelled to Erlangen many other scientists from all over the world were contributing via Zoom by giving talks and adding to the discussion. More on IRAL

"Data compilations expand the scope of research; however, data citation practice lags behind advances in data use. It remains uncommon for data users to credit data producers in professionally meaningful ways. In paleontology, databases like the Paleobiology Database (PBDB) enable assessment of pat...

Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year

The decision has been made - we welcome Murky and FDTP to the PaleoSynthesis team. Stay tuned for future updates and the next call in April! Check out the new workshops here: https://paleosynthesis.cms.rrze.uni-erlangen.de/.../science-workshops/

One month to go: Apply for a fully funded workshop on a paleontological theme: https://paleosynthesis.cms.rrze.uni-erlangen.de/index.php/science-workshops/ We seek proposals tapping the full scientific potential of our discipline while being interdisciplinary.

We are back! ...renewing our workshop call with deadline November 30, 2023. After we decided to hold a Big Questions Germany workshop at short notice and also promote TRiBE, there is now again the opportunity to apply with a great idea. Interested? Here is the info.

As in the previous year, the lecturers of the Summer School will make part of their lecture and exercise available for download. Anyone can download it here.

Hot start to "Summer School" - with temperatures in the mid-30s (Celsius), Analytical Paleobiology School kicked off Monday. Here are the happy participants along with this weeks lecturers Wolfgang Kiessling, Adam Kocsis, and Emma Dunne... 2 more weeks to survive! The gender balance this year is 2:...

We're happy to finally be able to announce the publication BioDeepTime: A database of biodiversity time series for modern and fossil assemblages - Smith - Global Ecology and Biogeography. Well done BioDeepTime Team! "Motivation: We have little understanding of how communities respond to var...

After saying goodbye to our first Advisory Board in mid-July 2023, we would like to introduce you to our new Advisory Board. We look forward to working together in the future! The board will mainly assist PI's Wolfgang Kiessling and Manuel Steinbauer in deciding on workshops funded by the project an...