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Strengthening Paleontology - The German hub for global cooperation / Bringing together Paleontologists to develop a long-term research vision with international knowledge exchange and novel scientific cooperation-https://www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/
On Saturday November 15, 2025 we will open the call to submit proposals for the Analytical Paleobiology School 2026 for grad students in Erlangen for a training in analytical methods. Do you want to join or send someone? More info and details: www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/science-scho...
November 11, 2025 at 7:03 AM
On Saturday November 15, 2025 we will open the call to submit proposals for the Analytical Paleobiology School 2026 for grad students in Erlangen for a training in analytical methods. Do you want to join or send someone? More info and details: www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/science-scho...
We warmly congratulate Wolfgang Kießling on his outstanding achievement in the Ranking of the Stanford List 2025. Wolfgang is ranked among the top 50 in his field!
This year’s ranking takes into account a total of 236,313 researchers. Visit: www.fau.eu/2025/09/news... for more details.
This year’s ranking takes into account a total of 236,313 researchers. Visit: www.fau.eu/2025/09/news... for more details.
October 31, 2025 at 8:30 AM
We warmly congratulate Wolfgang Kießling on his outstanding achievement in the Ranking of the Stanford List 2025. Wolfgang is ranked among the top 50 in his field!
This year’s ranking takes into account a total of 236,313 researchers. Visit: www.fau.eu/2025/09/news... for more details.
This year’s ranking takes into account a total of 236,313 researchers. Visit: www.fau.eu/2025/09/news... for more details.
Hello out there! A little reminder about our workshop call… No ideas of your own? Maybe you know a colleague you'd like to throw into the ring. So feel free to spread the word and the link: www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/science-work...!
October 30, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Hello out there! A little reminder about our workshop call… No ideas of your own? Maybe you know a colleague you'd like to throw into the ring. So feel free to spread the word and the link: www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/science-work...!
👏 Congratulations 👏 to the Big Questions team lead by Jansen A. Smith! After such a hard work the paper "Identifying the Big Questions in paleontology: a
community-driven project"is published in Paleobiology (doi.org/10.1017/pab.2025.10042)
community-driven project"is published in Paleobiology (doi.org/10.1017/pab.2025.10042)
October 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
👏 Congratulations 👏 to the Big Questions team lead by Jansen A. Smith! After such a hard work the paper "Identifying the Big Questions in paleontology: a
community-driven project"is published in Paleobiology (doi.org/10.1017/pab.2025.10042)
community-driven project"is published in Paleobiology (doi.org/10.1017/pab.2025.10042)
Our homepage moved onto a new server, this also means that the design ist new. However, the domain stays same: www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de It might need some cosmetics but we are here for you 😊 If you encounter any issues please get in contact!
October 16, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Our homepage moved onto a new server, this also means that the design ist new. However, the domain stays same: www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de It might need some cosmetics but we are here for you 😊 If you encounter any issues please get in contact!
Dear followers, our server is experiencing some issues. As a result, the website may be unavailable. If you would like information about the workshop, please email pal-synthesis@fau.de.
October 10, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Dear followers, our server is experiencing some issues. As a result, the website may be unavailable. If you would like information about the workshop, please email pal-synthesis@fau.de.
We are opening the last call for workshop proposals in 2025! Deadline is December 15, 2025. Visit the website with the necessary information before preparing a proposal. Questions? Contact Danijela Dimitrijevic (science) or Barbara Seuß (logistics) Info: www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/index.php/sc...
October 8, 2025 at 6:31 AM
We are opening the last call for workshop proposals in 2025! Deadline is December 15, 2025. Visit the website with the necessary information before preparing a proposal. Questions? Contact Danijela Dimitrijevic (science) or Barbara Seuß (logistics) Info: www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/index.php/sc...
Last day of the DeepIL workshop. So far a time full of inspiration, ideas, and a great exchange between colleagues from different disciplines and with different backgrounds. Intense but inspiring!
October 2, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Last day of the DeepIL workshop. So far a time full of inspiration, ideas, and a great exchange between colleagues from different disciplines and with different backgrounds. Intense but inspiring!
After a short break following the summer school, the program continues. Next week, the DeepIL (www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/index.php/de...) workshop will take place. Participants will mainly be scientists based in Germany. However, DeepIL also receives support from external research institutions.
September 23, 2025 at 6:30 AM
After a short break following the summer school, the program continues. Next week, the DeepIL (www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/index.php/de...) workshop will take place. Participants will mainly be scientists based in Germany. However, DeepIL also receives support from external research institutions.
And just like that, they're over... Three weeks of summer school have flown by. Last lunch before everyone goes their separate ways. A BIG thank you to the entire team involved, all the lecturers, and the wonderful students! Stay motivated and positive!
September 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
And just like that, they're over... Three weeks of summer school have flown by. Last lunch before everyone goes their separate ways. A BIG thank you to the entire team involved, all the lecturers, and the wonderful students! Stay motivated and positive!
As for all the previous workshops we had an icon designed. DeepIL (www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/index.php/de...) will be the upcoming workshop in fall and the topic is “Deep-Time Impacts of Life on the Earth System”. And today we are happy to present the latest icon representing this workshop.
August 27, 2025 at 5:02 AM
As for all the previous workshops we had an icon designed. DeepIL (www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/index.php/de...) will be the upcoming workshop in fall and the topic is “Deep-Time Impacts of Life on the Earth System”. And today we are happy to present the latest icon representing this workshop.
Group photo of this years Summer School students and some of the lecturers. All look still pretty fresh and motivated. It's halftime, lets see how it goes next!
August 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Group photo of this years Summer School students and some of the lecturers. All look still pretty fresh and motivated. It's halftime, lets see how it goes next!
This July, an international team of researchers, co-led by Professor Rachel Warnock, organised a “Taming the BEAST” workshop in Beijing, China. BEAST2 is a software package used to reconstruct evolutionary trees and is widely applied in diverse areas... more info: www.gzn.nat.fau.eu/2025/08/06/w...
August 22, 2025 at 9:40 AM
This July, an international team of researchers, co-led by Professor Rachel Warnock, organised a “Taming the BEAST” workshop in Beijing, China. BEAST2 is a software package used to reconstruct evolutionary trees and is widely applied in diverse areas... more info: www.gzn.nat.fau.eu/2025/08/06/w...
Today is the kick-off of our summer school 2025. 12 smart and motivated students from all over the globe attend the course and hopefully take back home lots of knowledge and skills.
August 18, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Today is the kick-off of our summer school 2025. 12 smart and motivated students from all over the globe attend the course and hopefully take back home lots of knowledge and skills.
👋 Students welcome! Apply now for the 🎓 Bachelor’s and the Master’s degree programs 🎓 at GeoZentrum Nordbayern including Paleo! www.gzn.nat.fau.eu/2025/07/11/a...
July 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM
👋 Students welcome! Apply now for the 🎓 Bachelor’s and the Master’s degree programs 🎓 at GeoZentrum Nordbayern including Paleo! www.gzn.nat.fau.eu/2025/07/11/a...
BioDeeptime has made it into Science! "Climate is changing fast—and forests are 200 years behind". A sweeping new analysis of ancient pollen and modern data reveals this dramatic lag—and its consequences."(from ScienceDaily) - article: DOI: 10.1126/science.adr6700 CONGRATULATIONS to the authors.
July 7, 2025 at 10:11 AM
BioDeeptime has made it into Science! "Climate is changing fast—and forests are 200 years behind". A sweeping new analysis of ancient pollen and modern data reveals this dramatic lag—and its consequences."(from ScienceDaily) - article: DOI: 10.1126/science.adr6700 CONGRATULATIONS to the authors.
Already announcing so you get to gather some ideas for your own workshop! Read more: www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/index.php/sc...
July 2, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Already announcing so you get to gather some ideas for your own workshop! Read more: www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/index.php/sc...
We invite applications for an Akademischer Rat auf Zeit in our research group, which focuses on Global Change Paleobiology. We seek a candidate with a strong background in palaeobiology aiming for an academic career in Paleontology. Interested!? www.gzn.nat.fau.eu/2025/06/16/s...
June 26, 2025 at 8:19 AM
We invite applications for an Akademischer Rat auf Zeit in our research group, which focuses on Global Change Paleobiology. We seek a candidate with a strong background in palaeobiology aiming for an academic career in Paleontology. Interested!? www.gzn.nat.fau.eu/2025/06/16/s...
The deadline for the workshop call has expired. We will now sit down as a team and make a decision. We will inform you about the result as soon as possible! www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/index.php/in...
May 19, 2025 at 7:11 AM
The deadline for the workshop call has expired. We will now sit down as a team and make a decision. We will inform you about the result as soon as possible! www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/index.php/in...
After a week of hard work and discussions the PRIME workshops ends today in the late afternoon. Fruitful discussions and breakout groups made good progress and we are looking forward to the outcomes to be published.
May 9, 2025 at 7:18 AM
After a week of hard work and discussions the PRIME workshops ends today in the late afternoon. Fruitful discussions and breakout groups made good progress and we are looking forward to the outcomes to be published.
Let's go! Today marks the start of the 5-day PRIME (www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/index.php/pr...) workshop led by Bethany Allen (Potsdam) and Baran Karapunar (Leeds). .... let's discuss mass extinction!
May 5, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Let's go! Today marks the start of the 5-day PRIME (www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/index.php/pr...) workshop led by Bethany Allen (Potsdam) and Baran Karapunar (Leeds). .... let's discuss mass extinction!
Last day of the IRATE workshop in Erlangen. See the happy faces! Looks like everybody had a good time and hopefully fruitful discussions... can't wait to see the outcomes published ^^ (no pressure at all ;))
April 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Last day of the IRATE workshop in Erlangen. See the happy faces! Looks like everybody had a good time and hopefully fruitful discussions... can't wait to see the outcomes published ^^ (no pressure at all ;))
AGELESS workshop successfully done... IRATE (www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/index.php/ir...) workshop to come! Beginning on Monday the topic is "to be or not to be? All about taphonomy!"
April 4, 2025 at 1:43 PM
AGELESS workshop successfully done... IRATE (www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/index.php/ir...) workshop to come! Beginning on Monday the topic is "to be or not to be? All about taphonomy!"
Today's the day! With members from the previous BioDeepTime workshops, today AGELESS (go.fau.de/1bhbe) starts with a series of lectures followed by the workshop with individual breakout groups.
April 1, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Today's the day! With members from the previous BioDeepTime workshops, today AGELESS (go.fau.de/1bhbe) starts with a series of lectures followed by the workshop with individual breakout groups.
A nice little reminder of our proposal call for workshops! You have until May 18th... have a look here: www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/index.php/in...
March 26, 2025 at 7:15 AM
A nice little reminder of our proposal call for workshops! You have until May 18th... have a look here: www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/index.php/in...