Workshops & Meetings
SeaChanges Workshop Schedule
6 Workshops are planned as part of the SeaChanges programme:
Workshop 1: Methods short-course: critical overviews of analytical methods and their applications; research simulation exercise.
Workshop 2: Sourcing, identifying, and sampling archaeological specimens: field sampling techniques & their implications; storing, transporting, and archiving samples; sourcing samples from local and national collections; fish bone identification; choosing appropriate samples; practical, legal, and ethical issues in sampling natural and cultural heritage material.
**Online - Tuesday 23rd - Friday 26th March 2021** (formerly Groningen, Netherlands)
Workshop 3: Marine ecology: introduction to the scientific conceptual principles that govern the dynamics and management of marine ecosystems, an overview of research methodology and hands-on training in a suite of methods used to collect and analyse samples and data on marine organisms and the marine environment.
Vigo, Spain - June 2020 - CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
Workshop 4: Data management and open science: principles of data management; reproducibility and Open Science; digital repositories for genomic and archaeological data; training in key tools including GitHub for collaborative version control and basic UNIX scripting for data access.
Workshop 5: Archaeology and marine wildlife conservation: this workshop will introduce the goals and methods of marine conservation, explore the potential of archaeological data to inform conservation science, and educate archaeologists regarding how to enhance the relevance and visibility of their research to stakeholders and policymakers
Cambridge, England - Autumn 2021 - Changed to Vigo, Spain - Tuesday 24th-Wednesday 25th May 2022
Workshop 6: Public outreach and media communication: this workshop introduces the participants to outreach and media communication through a series of lectures, case studies and hands-on exercises on how to communicate science to non-expert audiences, design teaching activities (e.g. lab experiments) for school and high-school students, prepare podcasts and videos, interact and disseminate via social media, write effective press releases and deal with the press and the public in science communication.
Copenhagen, Denmark - Monday 4th - Wednesday 6th April 2022
Official Meetings
As part of the SeaChanges programme there are 5 official 'whole network' meetings:
Kick Off Meeting - at the start of the programme, once all the ESRs are recruited, a 'kick off' meeting takes place to launch the network- with all ESRs and Supervisors invited, along with representatives from the Partner organisations. The kick off meeting is attached to the following workshop:
Mid Term Meeting - 6-8 months after the ESRs are recruited, an official meeting takes place with a representative from the European Commission and the Network, to review progress and ensure the programme is working effectively. The mid term meeting is attached to the following workshop:
Vigo, Spain - June 2020 - UPDATE: Meeting took place virtually on September 16th 2020
3 x Research Meetings: Research Meetings are for the ESRs to formally present on their research thus far, and for any follow up discussions to take place as a group. Research meetings are attached to three of the scheduled workshops:
Oslo, Norway - September 2020 - UPDATE: Meeting took place virtually on September 17th 2020
Oslo, Norway - October 2021
Vigo, Spain - May 2022