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We live on a blue planet. Yet freshwater makes up only 3% of all water on earth, 2% of which is locked up in snow and ice, leaving just 1% for all of us to use. The availability of clean freshwater is vital for life, humans and nature alike. However, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) estimates that by 2025 two out of three people will live in water stressed areas. Water ...

The EFFS Board of Representatives is proud to announce the successful applicants for the first EFFS Award for the best PhD Dissertation in Freshwater Sciences (2013-2014). An international jury, composed of five members of the International Representatives of EFFS, have evaluated the pre-selected dissertations, which had been transmitted by the National Societies. Three candidates have been selected for the prizes.

Main prize and winner of the EFFS Award for the best PhD Dissertation in Freshwater Sciences:

Dr. Xu ...

The European Fresh and Young Researchers (EFYR) of the European Federation for Freshwater Sciences (EFFS) invite all SEFS 9 attendants with musical aptitudes to get together during the conference (July 5-10 2015, Geneva).

The idea is that students, postdocs and seniors perform together popular songs related to rivers and lakes (e.g. the River by Bruce Springsteen, Down by the River by Neil Young). We believe that music is one of the best ways of communication and could enhance good scientific interactions ...

The European Fresh and Young Researchers (EFYR) of the European Federation for Freshwater Sciences (EFFS) invite all SEFS 9 attendants with musical aptitudes to get together during the conference (July 5-10 2015, Geneva).

The idea is that students, postdocs and seniors perform together popular songs related to rivers and lakes (e.g. the River by Bruce Springsteen, Down by the River by Neil Young). We believe that music is one of the best ways ...

Dear all,

The Distributed European School of Taxonomy (DEST), an initiative under the CETAF umbrella and managed by RBINS, has launched its NEW website and training programme for 2014-2015!

Check out the Modern Taxonomy programme offering intensive theoretical courses in various subjects. Also, have a look at the Expert-in-training programme enabling trainees to develop and strengthen their taxonomic research skills through on-the-job-training.

Several of our training courses focus on freshwater taxa and might be of particular interest to you:
Training program in non-marine ...

The Center for Applied Geosciences (ZAG) invites applications for the following position:

Postdoc in Experimental Environmental System Analysis

which can be filled in immediately. Employment is for up to 3 years (see details below). Extension to
6 years in total is possible. The salary is according to the civil service pay TV-L E13 (100%).
You are currently finishing your doctoral thesis or would like to join a new and dynamic research
group during your postdoctoral time? You would like to realize your ...

Three-year positions for a PhD student and a post doc will be open in the project focusing on freshwater communities along elevational gradients. Positions are funded by the Emil Aaltonen Foundation. Positions will be targeted to planktonic and benthic communities in lakes and streams and will be located in Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, Finland. The department (110 employees with a budget of 9 million € per year) ...

The IMAR-Institute of Marine Research, MARE-Marine and Environmental Research Centre and the University of Coimbra announce the Intensive Course ‘Methods on Litter Decomposition’.

Litter decomposition is an important functional process in freshwaters, estuaries and soil. The aim of this course is to introduce some techniques currently used in litter decomposition studies to those interested in initiating research in this field.

The target public are M.Sc. / Ph.D. students as well as Post-Docs initiating ...

EFFS Award for the best PhD Dissertation in Freshwater Sciences
Call 2013–2014

1. The European Federation for Freshwater Sciences (EFFS) launches a new call of the EFFS Award for the best PhD Dissertation in Freshwater Sciences, which will recognize outstanding scientific and intellectual work in the field of Freshwater Sciences performed by Early Career Researchers in Europe.

2. Applicants for this Award will include all authors of doctoral theses submitted in
Europe in the field of Freshwater Sciences. Applicants should be members ...

The SEFS 9 will take place in Geneva (Switzerland) from the 5 to the 10 of July of 2015…SAVE THE DATE!

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