Research School in Biosystematics

Fjordia lineata. Photo by Cessa Rauch

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  • students 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

ForBio: MSCA-PF Training Program
Apr. 19, 2022 9:00 AM–Sep. 14, 2022 5:00 PM
ForBio, NIBIO, and UiB course: Taxonomy and DNA barcoding of soil organisms: nematodes (Nematoda), mites (Acari) and springtails (Collembola)
July 3, 2022 8:45 AM–July 9, 2022 11:30 AM, NIBIO Svanhovd Research Station, Finnmark, Norway
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ForBio, STI and NBIC course: Diversity, ecology and biosystematics of alpine lichens and associated fungi (Ascomycota & Basidiomycota) in Norway
July 15, 2022 5:00 PM–July 20, 2022 4:00 PM, Hjerkinnhus, Dovre Mountains
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ForBio with the support of the Swedish Taxonomy Initiative and the Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre invites to a 5-day field course on alpine lichens and associated fungi (Ascomycota & Basidiomycota). The course will be held in the Dovre Mountain area, a biodiversity hotspot in Central Norway between Trondheim and Oslo.

ForBio and Transmitting Science course: Phylogenetic analysis using R
July 18, 2022–July 22, 2022, Online
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