A PhD course in « Social Evolution » will be held at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, from 4-8 November 2019. This PhD course will introduce the key concepts in social evolution and the use of social insects as a model system to understand the evolution of sociality. The following topics will be covered by […]
PhD COURSE: TAXONOMY, IDENTIFICATION AND ECOLOGY OF EUROPEAN ANTS, COPENHAGEN The course « Taxonomy, Identification and Ecology of European Ants » will be held for the fourth time this year at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, From 19-24 August. The course is designed to give an introduction to the diversity of the European Ant fauna, […]
The Plant Evolution group at the University of Stirling (UK) is seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented assistant for fieldwork in the Cape mountains (South Africa) during austral Spring 2019 (September/October). PROJECT: Many plant species use pollen as reward for pollinators. Some species have evolved a complex mechanism where pollen is contained within closed (i.e. […]
Are you interested in pursuing an exciting PhD project on a unique ant species, at a supportive, world-class institution in a beautiful part of the world? I am looking for a highly motivated PhD student to participate in our project « Ant-inspired rules for self-assembly in swarm robotics and complex systems » at Macquarie University in […]
This is a PhD position fully funded for three years available at the University of Roehampton in London to work on the morphogenesis of social insect nests. Our project involves field data collection (mainly in Australia, through a collaboration with Dr Jerome Buhl and Prof Nathan Lo), analysis of built nests (using micro-CT and other […]