| Description |
The concept
This workshop, based on a concept developed by Steve Stearns and John Maynard Smith, takes place in a beautiful small Alpine village (Arolla), which will allow you to focus while being able to enjoy the landscape and the Alpine flora.
The main goals of this course are to develop the following skills:
• developing your scientific ideas through discussions in groups
• thinking critically and expressing oneself clearly
• turning a general idea into a research project
• writing a grant proposal and defending it
• doing it all in English
It is you, the students, who will be in charge in this course. You will be divided in groups of 4-5 students. In those groups, you will work on your ideas. You, as a group, will decide what the important questions in broadly defined evolutionary biology are, you will choose one, and attempt to develop a research proposal that will address it. The faculty will visit the groups during the discussions to answer your questions, provide coaching and give you feedback on your projects, but they will generally take the back seat. Additionally, the faculty will give informal talks about their research and be available for informal discussion with individual students. At the end you will present your projects to other participants, we will have a party and go home.
Language: English
Target participants: advanced Master students and PhD students. A number of places are reserved for students from outside Switzerland.
Prerequisites: Background knowledge and interest in evolutionary biology.
Participants will receive a course confirmation for 3 credit points (European Credit Transfer System). If this is important for you, check in advance if they will be recognized by your university
Location
The workshop will take place in a 1904-build mountain hotel Aiguille de la Tza located at the altitude of 1900 m near the an Alpine village of Arolla. It can be easily reached by public transport (2:30h from Lausanne, 3:30h from Geneva airport, 5h from Zürich airport). Room and board will be provided. Contact
Tadeusz J. Kawecki
Associate Professor
Department of Ecology and Evolution
University of Lausanne
Biophore Building
E-mail: tadeusz.kawecki(at)unil.ch |
| Expenses |
PhD students from the CUSO universities (uniBE, uniFR, uniGE, uniL, uniNE) can attend for free. Others will pay the costs of their room and board, approximately CHF 430.- |
| Registration |
Send a single file (pdf or rtf) containing a short motivation letter, a cv and the name of your scientific advisor to Tadeusz Kawecki (tadeusz.kawecki(at)unil.ch).
Deadline for application: March 1, 2011 |
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