Biodiversity loss and extinction crisis

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 07/05/2019 - 13:39

UN Global Assessment report shows that humanity is bringing our planet to the point of collapse. Lifewatch ERIC is EU front line response applying advanced ICT technologies, web networks, to connect int. science communities

more info:

https://www.lifewatch.eu/all-news/-/asset_publisher/BU9HdfPGXPaK/content/un-report/10181

Registration for the joint LifeWatch ERIC-ENVRIplus INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 27/04/2019 - 01:00

Registration for the joint LifeWatch ERIC-ENVRIplus INTERNATIONAL
SUMMER SCHOOL Data FAIRness in Environmental & Earth Science
Infrastructures (July 1-5, Lecce) will close April 30. If you know of
any PhD students, Post-Docs or Master students about to start a
Doctorate who might be interested in joining this summer school, please
refer them to the following link:
https://www.lifewatch.eu/web/guest/iss-data-fairness

Registration for the first LifeWatch ERIC Scientific Community Meeting

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 27/04/2019 - 00:58

Registration for the first LifeWatch ERIC Scientific Community Meeting
(May 27-29, Rome) is still open. All users of the LifeWatch
infrastructure are welcome to participate in this meeting, so if you
are interested to join, please register at the following link:
https://www.lifewatch.eu/scientific-community-meeting

VLIZ vacancies

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 27/04/2019 - 00:42

New vacancies in VLIZ:

14 new research positions
Marine Technician - Blue Accelerator
Junior Science Officer Communication
Researcher Acoustic Water Column Imaging
Science Officer Data Centre
Project Manager Data Centre - "Open Science" team
Science Officer Data Centre - "Open Science" team

More information and application guidelines can be found at http://www.vliz.be/en/vacancies

Η συμβολή των Μεγάλων Δεδομένων στη μελέτη της θαλάσσιας βιοποικιλότητας, στο επίκεντρο της διάλεξης του Δρ. Χ. Αρβανιτίδη

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 20/04/2019 - 11:58

Άρθρο από https://www.ekt.gr/el/news/23132

Η συμβολή των Μεγάλων Δεδομένων στη μελέτη της θαλάσσιας βιοποικιλότητας, στο επίκεντρο της διάλεξης του Δρ. Χ. Αρβανιτίδη

Η ύπαρξη ερευνητικών υποδομών μπορεί να προκαλέσει πολύ μεγάλη αλλαγή στον τρόπο που διεξάγεται η επιστήμη και να είναι ο καταλύτης για τη μετάβαση στη μέγα-επιστήμη, στην επιστήμη δηλαδή που θέτει ερευνητικές υποθέσεις όχι σε τοπικό αλλά σε παγκόσμιο επίπεδο.