On Monday, May 17, 2021, CIVIS organizes the conference “SoilSkin: A citizen science project to evaluate climate vulnerability of soil communities to climate change”. The event, part of the “Cups & Cakes” Web Seminars, will take place between 10:00-11:00 (CET).
Speakers within conference are: Nagore G. Medina, Associate Professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, and André Mira, PhD candidate at MNCN-CSIC and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
The seminar starts from the premise that soils are valuable ecosystems that support biomass and food production and make life on earth possible. The soil uppermost layers are colonized by small-sized communities formed mainly by cyanobacteria, lichens, and bryophytes that are essential for maintaining healthy and fully functional soils.
However, the spatial distribution of the soil cover communities and their ecosystem functions as well as their responses to climate are largely unknown.
In this talk, we will present the main results of the citizen science project SoilSkin that is focused on engaging non-professional volunteers in the collection of data on biological soil cover at a regional scale.
CIVIS has been established as a University that reaches from the local level to the international dimension, focused on responding to local needs, contributing to regional development strategies and addressing global challenges. The development of Research and Innovation (R&I), as an integral component of its educational mission, has been part of the CIVIS mission from the very beginning.
It is in this perspective that RIS4CIVIS has been elaborated and now operates. The overall objective is to produce an integrated, long-term R&I Strategy that, will over time enable the constituent members of the CIVIS European University to seamlessly integrate their know-how, expertise and resources in the service of Research and Innovation that effectively addresses current and future societal challenges, at local, regional and international level.
As part of the activities developed to reach this objective, the Cups&Cakes meetings aim to create a discussion forum for researchers to connect and get an overview of what is happening in other partner universities on a specific topic. In the longer term, these exchanges also aim to foster exchanges and develop potential collaborations within the CIVIS Alliance.
These Cups&Cakes will be scheduled for one hour and will consist of two phases:
– A 40-minutes presentation of current research work chosen by the speaker (including a 5-minute introduction of general expertise and work in progress within the university on the topic of interest).
– Open discussion of about 20 minutes.
These meetings will take place on Mondays every two weeks from 10h00 to 11h00. Each partner University, in turns, will have the opportunity to present to the CIVIS Community a subject of their research. The first opportunity for the ULB will be on Monday 14 June.”
More details about the events organized within CIVIS “Cups & Cakes” Web Seminars and about registration for each of this events are available here.
SECŢIUNE ACCESIBILIZATĂ PENTRU PERSOANELE CU DIZABILITĂŢI DE VEDERE
Postări asemănătoare:
“The Bolin Centre for Climate Research at Stockholm University”, a new meeting within CIVIS “Cups & Cakes” Web Seminars
“European Cholangiocarcinoma Network: A pan-European multidisciplinary project to fight cholangiocarcinoma”, a new meeting within CIVIS “Cups & Cakes” Web Seminars
“Basilicas Project: The cultural experience from documentation to fruition”, within CIVIS “Cups & Cakes” Web Seminars
