Research School in Biosystematics

Fjordia lineata. Photo by Cessa Rauch

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  • Research School in Biosystematics – ForBio

    Our ambition is to train a new generation of biosystematists to meet the society’s needs for biodiversity expertise and at the same time to strengthen the research in biosystematics in the Nordic countries. To achieve that, we offer a wide range of both practical and theoretical courses in biosystematics and provide a platform for facilitating teaching and research collaboration between Nordic research institutes.

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Courses and events

Biodiversity of Oomycetes associated with Marine Algae and Seagrass
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ForBio and the ArtsDatabanken project "Characterising Oomycetes in Brown Algae along the Norwegian Coast (OOMYCOAST)" invite applicants to "Biodiversity of Oomycetes associated with Marine Algae and Seagrass". The course is hosted by Thomas Jung and Marília Horta Jung (both Mendel University in Brno) and Marit F. M. Bjorbækmo (Norwegian Institute for Water Research [NIVA]) and will be held at the Marine Research Station Drøbak of the University of Oslo.

Epiphytic forest lichens and other fungi in Norwegian rainforests
– , Namdals Folkehøgskole, Grong, Norway
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Photosyntech/ForBio/UiT field course: Northern Biodiversity Hotspots, Flora of Skibotn and surroundings, 5 ECTS
– , Skibotn field station of the University of Tromsø, Storfjord, Troms, North Norway
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Barcoding with ONT MinION: Theory and Practice
– , NTNU, Trondheim
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In collaboration with Biodiversity Genomics Europe and BigTree, ForBio invites applicants to the course Barcoding with ONT MinION: Theory and Practice. The course will be held at NTNU in Trondheim, Norway.

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