Workshop

Since Tuesday, May 9, members of the BITE workshop are meeting in Erlangen. Lots of discussions and good progress! Those that couldn't be here in person join via Zoom. The workshop continues until Friday, May 12.

Upon request we have extended the deadline to submit your workshop proposals. The new deadline is May 30. If you have any questions don't hesitate to get in contact. For more information click here.

Join us for a speaker series on palaeontological databases. The first talk in the series will be by Dr Lin Na on the Geobiodiversity database (GBDB), 10th of May, 9am CEST, on zoom. Please register for updates on the talk series by following out the form.

It's that time again! We are calling on the Paleo community to apply for one of our sponsored workshops. Do you have a good idea that will move paleontology forward? Then apply! More information can be found on our workshop website.

The IRAL workshop has created a webpage which contains information for the public and the entire community. It will be updated throughout the project by the PI's. If you want to learn more visit Integrated Record of Ancient Life (integrated-record.github.io)

Today the second part of the BioDeepTime workshop begins. After a very successful workshop at the beginning of last year, the members of the team have travelled to Erlangen again and will work on further progress and let their heads smoke until Friday. Those who were not able to attend in perso...

"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...

"The fascination with ancient flora and fauna is a centuries-old phenomenon and is one of the main drivers of fossil crimes. Fossils have been sought by the rich and famous since the advent of colonialism, propelling development in the field of palaeontology but also in how fossils make their way t...

Winter is coming and our new workshops – BITE and IRAL – have held their first meetings. In the kick-offs, held online, the first cornerstones were set and more precise timetables were created. After an intensive exchange among the members, we are now moving into the active phase in ...

Congratulations to Nussaibah from the DDCP Speaker Series workshop. Her article on colonialism and today's biodiversity was recently published in Nature ecology & evolution. "The effects of the redistribution of flora and fauna by European empires are still visible in global biodiversity tod...