MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY
(University with Potential for Excellence)
XVI - UGC NRCBS Winter School on Recent Trends in Applied Ecology
25th August to 8th September 2011
Networking Resource Centre in Biological Sciences,
School of Biological Sciences
Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai - 625 021.
UGC-NRCBS, Madurai Kamaraj University announces the sixteenth training school on biological sciences. Applications are invited from research scholars, post-docs, young faculty members and scientists of Indian universities/research institutions for the UGC-NRCBS Winter School on “Recent Trends in Applied Ecology” to be held from 25th August to 8th September 2011.
The major objective of the course is to train young researchers and scientists in recent trends and associated methodologies in the area of Applied Ecology. The workshop will consist of training in research methods to enable the participants to apply them in their research programmes. In addition to lectures from the experts/scientists on current trends in the selected area, emphasize will be given to hands on training in the laboratory and field and the participants have to carry out the guided exercises individually or as a group.
Eligibility Applicants should be young faculty members/ scientists with Ph.D degree, or registered Ph.D students working in Universities, Research Departments of Colleges or Research Institutes in India. The candidates working or intended to work in the thematic area of the winter school will be preferred.
Application & Selection procedure The registration form can be downloaded from the UGC-NRCBS website (www.nrcbsmku.org) or from www.genomicsmku.org. Candidates should submit the duly filled registration form to Dr. S. Chandrasekaran, Convener, UGC-NRCBS Winter School on Recent Trends in Applied Ecology, Department of Plant Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 625 021 on or before 06.08.2011.
Applications should be forwarded by their research supervisor/Head of the Department or Head of the Institution. In order to save time, it is highly recommended that applications may be sent by e-mail, followed by duly forwarded hard copy. The candidates will be selected on the basis of qualification and research interests.
About Networking Resource Centre in Biological Sciences (NRCBS) University Grants Commission is creating networking resource centres in various subjects at leading University Departments in India. The major objectives of the centres are to promote collaborative research, to provide access to advanced research facilities and to impart training to young researchers in frontier areas of the respected subjects. UGC has recognized School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University to establish a Networking Resource Centre in Biological Sciences.
UGC-NRCBS, MKU functions as a resource center for training and research collaborations with state-of-the-art infrastructure facilities in Biological Sciences. The activities of the UGC-NRCBS include:
1. Organizing summer and winter schools,
2. Guidance of Ph.D students of other institute on experimental trouble shooting & research methodology,
3. Support for Ph.D students those who are in need of equipment/laboratory facilities and
4. Strengthening collaborative research initiatives in Biological Sciences among universities and research institutes.
Researchers from various parts of the country are trained in the winter/summer schools. The current school on “Recent Trends in Applied Ecology” is the sixteenth school organized by UGC-NRCBS.
About the Winter School The environment is changing in a fast pace at regional scale due to global level climate changes. The bioresources of our country is under severe threat due to these changes. The organisms including human beings are responding to these changes at different magnitude. Hence there is a great need to focus our research attention to understand the ecological aspects of recent changes in the environment. The Winter School on recent trends in Applied Ecology integrates essential disciplines of research including population biology, conservation ecology, carbon sequestration, mathematical and statistical models, climate data analysis and molecular ecology. The workshop will consist of lectures from the experts/scientists on current trends in the selected areas and practical training in research methods with an intention that the participants can apply them in their research programmes.
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