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AQUA-TNET NEWSLETTERAugust 2009
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1. New International PhD Program at the Institut Pasteur in Paris (France)
An International PhD Program (the Pasteur-Paris University International Doctoral program) was recently created by the Institut Pasteur in Paris, France. The PhD program targets students holding a Master degree (or equivalent) in Science, Medicine or related fields from a non-French university.The deadline for applications is December, 15th 2009. General information about the Program and its application procedures can be found on line: http://www.pasteur.fr/doctoralpositions
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2. Shape the future of European education and lifelong learning
The Learnovation project, supported by the Lifelong learning Programme of the European Commission, has produced 24 statements that indicate what should be done to improve European education and lifelong learning systems and to make them more innovative, creative and effective.
All interested stakeholders have now the possibility to rate those statements in terms of importance and relevance. This will help defining the most important "imperatives for change" for European education and lifeling learning beyond 2010.
The Learnovation 26 statements are online for voting: take 10 minutes and contribute to the consultation on the future priorities to increase creativity and innovation in European lifelong learning setting.
The statements are available here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/embeddedform?key=rCEHm8RMvdyuZzt0vXJQWOw
3. Innovation policy review highlights achievements and challenges
The EU and its Member States have made good progress on innovation in recent years. Nevertheless, further action is urgently needed if the EU is to become the world's leading knowledge-based economy. This is the main message from a newly released Commission Communication which reviews progress on innovation in the EU and highlights the challenges ahead. For more information: http://cordis.europa.eu/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.document&N_LANG=EN&N_RCN=31201
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4. Avatars to be used in new science education software
Virtual characters, or avatars, will be part of a new learning tool designed to attract and retain young European science students. An EU-funded project – DYNALEARN - is developing a programme that emphasises teaching scientific concepts in an interactive environment. The main purpose of the three-year project is to get students more involved in the learning process and to capture their interest in science. It is hoped that the technology developed by DYNALEARN will appeal to students and become a popular teaching and learning tool for a number of subjects in both secondary and higher education.For more information, please visit DYNALEARN: http://hcs.science.uva.nl/projects/DynaLearn/
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1. Call for proposals for Marie Curie Initial Training Networks launched
The European Commission's Directorate-General for Research is calling for proposals for Marie Curie Initial Training Networks (ITNs).
In support of training and career development for researchers, the action addresses joint research training networks in the form of either multi- or mono-partner ITNs. The indicative budget of this call for proposals amounts to EUR 243.79 million.
The full details of the call are available at: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/calls/
2. Lyndsay Laird Award for innovation in aquaculture 2009
The Lyndsay Laird Student Award 2009 has been won by Mr Gonçalo Santos, student at Wageningen University, Aquaculture and Fisheries group (the Netherlands) for his poster “Effects of dissolved carbon dioxide on energy metabolism and stress response in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)”. The award, set up by AquaTT in memory of an outstanding individual whose achievements are an inspiration to us all, was presented by Dr Selina Stead, President of the European Aquaculture Society, at the EAS International Conference in Trondheim, Norway at August 16th. The award entitles the winner to select a laptop (to the value of 500 Euros) of his choice, as well as choosing an appropriate publication from Springer.
In 2008, AquaTT set up the Lindsay Laird Student Award for innovation in aquaculture to be awarded for the most innovative poster (in English) submitted by a student concerning research in several areas, especially environmental impact in aquaculture, new candidate species, hatcheries/early life history, stock production, fish diseases, new technologies and genetics/genomics.
Lindsay Laird was a remarkable woman, moving easily between the rival spheres of teaching, research and industry, and excelling in all three. A high achiever, relishing being the first with the latest, she nevertheless hugely enjoyed her contacts with people at all levels in all three areas. She was generous with her ideas, triggering numerous research projects as colleagues approached her always open office door. She virtually ran an unofficial one-woman employment agency handling enquiries from fish farms looking for personnel or advising students or ex-students.
In the words of Professor Priede, Lindsay's husband: "Lindsay Laird will not be forgotten by the many whose lives she touched".
3. The Coastal & Marine WIKI: source of professional coastal and marine information
The Coastal & Marine WIKI is an innovative source of up-to-date high quality information on coastal management and marine sciences. The more than 1,100 articles in this Internet encyclopaedia are provided by and for coastal professionals. It was developed within the scope of the European project 'European Network for Coastal Research' or ENCORA
Access the WIKI at http://www.encora.eu/coastalwiki/Main_Page
AquaTT Training News
AquaTT's Training News is a free monthly electronic newsletter. With the latest news from the European education community, opportunities for collaboration, announcements and a student corner, Training News is an important dissemination channel for education and training opportunities for the aquaculture and fisheries sectors.
Highlights of the August 2009 issue:
- Conference: “The Philosophy of Science in Use”, 28 September – 2 October 2009, Linköping, Sweden
- Training: 24th Annual Texas Shrimp Farming and Marine Finfish Culture Course, 30 September – 6 October 2009, Texas, USA
- Training: Aquaculture Train-the-Trainer Workshop, 12-13 October 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Training: 2-Day Aquaculture Course, 13-14 October 2009, Southern Africa
- Training: Seminar on therapeutics in fish culture, 13-14 October 2009, Barcelona, Spain
- Training: Workshop on the ontogeny of the fish immune system, 4-5 November 2009, University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
- Training: Ph.D. course “Physical and biochemical methods for analysis of fish as food”, 16-20 November 2009, Kgs. Lyngby (Denmark)
- Training: "Stock assessment (Introduction)", 11-15 January 2010, ICES, Copenhagen (Denmark)
- Training: "Stock assessment (Advanced)", 1-5 February 2010, ICES, Copenhagen (Denmark)
- Training: Ecosystem Modelling for Fishery Management, 8-12 March 2010, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Trainning: Advanced course: Establishment and Management of Marine Protected Areas for Fisheries, CIHEAM, 8-13 March 2010, Zaragoza (Spain)
- Symposium: International Symposium on Aquaculture and Fisheries Education (ISAFE), 27-29 November 2009, Bangkok, Thailand
- Education: MSc in Marine Coastal Development, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim (Norway)
- Education: New MSc Program in Aquatic Science and Technology, September 2009, Technical University of Denmark
- Education: Suite of multi-disciplinary 12-month Masters courses, September 2009, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Education: Aquaculture Train-the-Trainer Workshop, 26-28 October 2009, Washington, D.C., USA
- Please check AquaTT Training News August 2009 for a complete overview of upcoming events, conferences and workshops
CLICK HERE for the latest AquaTT Training News (August 2009)
CLICK HERE for the AquaTT Calendar with a comprehensive overview of all Events in the Maritime Sector
Please email news@aquatt.ie to submit your news which will reach almost 4,500 subscribers interested in aquaculture and related sectors education.
BibMail
BibMail is a biweekly updated overview of the content tables of the major aquaculture-relevant scientific journals.
CLICK HERE for the latest BibMail (summer 2009)
To go to the BibMail website link on the AQUA-TNET site please CLICK HERE
Information of Interest
Information of Interest is a biweekly updated overview of interesting publications, reports, and manuals relating to aquaculture in a broad sense, with links to the respective files or information points.
CLICK HERE for the latest Information of Interest (summer 2009)
To go to the Information of Interest website link on the AQUA-TNET site please CLICK HERE
PiscesTT Jobs
PiscesTT Jobs is a free online recruitment service used by over 200 companies globally. The innovative system, updated daily, lists jobs, PhD vacancies and student placements in Aquaculture, Fisheries and Marine Science worldwide. More than 1,000 job searchers are registered on the site and are sent e-mail alerts every time a new vacancy is posted. This service facilitates human resource development in the industry.
At the moment 15 interesting jobs are listed:
- Tropical Marine Ecology Internship (Netherlands Antilles)
- Ingénieur Environnementaliste (France)
- 3 Research Fellowships (Spain)
- 3 Research Fellowships (UK)
- 2 Research Fellowships (South Africa)
- Research Fellowship (Israel)
- PhD Student Position-"Impact Of Environmental Pollutants On The Development Of The Fish Immune System" (France)
- PhD Position - Aquaculture Research (Germany)
- Liaison Officer (4 Posts)-Net Gain ‘The North Sea Marine Conservation Zone Project’ (UK)
- QA Technician In Seafood Opening In New Jersey (USA)
- Research Scientist In Ecotoxicology (Norway)
- Hatchery Manager (Canada)
- Post-doctoral Position (France & The Netherlands)
- (5) PhD Scholarships (New Zealand)
- Postdoctoral Researcher In Zoological Sciences (Africa)
If you are interested in posting a job vacancy or registering for the service, please go to the PiscesTT Jobs website or contact Marieke Reuver at marieke@aquatt.ie
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