EnviroSymp 2011
The Science Behind The Headlines
November 16th – 17th 2011
Registration Deadline Extended: Friday, November 4th, 2011.
Have you heard that pesticides leaching to the groundwater threaten our drinking water supply? This could have been a headline derived from scientific research but being twisted or misunderstood in the media. The symposium The Science Behind the Headlines will focus on some of the research areas within Environmental Chemistry and Health that have made big headlines within the last three to four years. Invited speakers will talk about how their research has been presented in the press and compare it to the actual science behind the big headlines. The symposium also includes a workshop on how to best present your research to the public, research councils etc.
EnviroSymp 2011 will take place on November 16th and 17th 2011 at the Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen (Københavns Universitet).
EnviroSymp 2011 welcomes all to submit an abstract of their work in the area of Environmental Chemistry and Health, Biology or Toxicology
The main focus will be directed towards PhD and MSc students in Environmental Chemistry, Biology, Ecotoxicology, and other interested disciplines, but we also hope to see many postdocs and supervisors!
We are looking forward to seeing you and having lots of discussions about science and the headlines!
! ! ! Full program ! ! ! (PDF)
The symposium is organised by the Danish Environmental Science Programs:
- (RECETO) Research Programme of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology
- (COGCI) Copenhagen Global Change Initiative
- (GESS) Graduate School of Environmental Stress Studies
- MSc Environmental Chemistry and Health
Registration Deadline EXTENDED: Friday, November 4th, 2011.
Location: Faculty of Life Sciences, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C
- Map showing the LIFE campus with auditoriums/lecture rooms etc [PDF]
- The Faculty of Life Sciences in Google Maps
Fee:
There is a registration fee of 350 DKK per person in order to cover meals and refreshments.
ECTS credits: 2 ECTS credits upon participation in both the symposium and the workshop. In order to get the 2 ECTS credits you should:
- Submit an abstract (some will be selected for oral presentations)
- Prepare a poster and a short (2 minutes) oral presentation of it
- Read preparatory material
Food and beverages:
Coffee, cake and lunch will be served on both days. Dinner will be offered on the evening of the first day,
Wednesday, November 16th 2011.
Contact information:
envirosymp@life.ku.dk
We look forward to seeing you,
The EnviroSymp organising committee
Prof. Hans Christian Bruun Hansen (RECETO)
MSc Maj-Britt Andersen Bjergager (RECETO)
MSc Ditte Carlsen (RECETO)
Assoc. Prof. Nina Cedergreen (RECETO)
Nanna Isabella Bloch Hartmann (DTU)
Assoc. Prof. Henriette Selck (GESS)
Senior scientist Carsten Suhr Jacobsen (GEUS)
Prof. Philipp Mayer (NERI)