About the Summer School
The school will, consist of the following parts:
- Introductory talks into the basic issues of the summer school subjects by participants
- Lectures by leading researchers on
- Setting the stage: Evolution of early Earth
- Early evolution of life
- Traces of early life (geological, chemical, morphological)
- Methods for detection of early life
- 5-days excursion to geologically interesting field sites on the North-Western side of Scotland (Ullapool, Durness, Loch Ness)
- Practical exercises working with X-ray fluorescence, Raman spectroscopy and reflection spectrometry on geological probes
- Poster session
- Student-led discussions
The programme starts 3rd June in te morning and ands on 13th in the evening.
Lectures (preliminary list)
Alexander Brasier
University of Aberdeen, UK
Johanna Marin Carbonne
Universiy of Lausanne, Switzerland
Ernest Chi-Fru
Cardiff University, UK
Charles Cockell
University of Edinburgh, UK
Stuart Harrison
UCL, UK
Sean McMahon
University of Edinburgh, UK
Maria Gabriela Mangano
Saskatchewan, Canada
Anna Neubeck
Uppsala University, Sweden
Tilman Spohn
German Aerospace Centre
The Venue
Lectures and poster sessions will take place at Stirling University. The university is easily accessible from both Glasgow and Edinburgh airports, with frequent train connections (requiring one change, travel time approximately one hour) and some bus services. Stirling also has a British Railway train station with regular services to Edinburgh Haymarket station (45 minutes) and Glasgow Queen Street station (50 minutes). Stirling is a charming city, home to a famous castle, an art gallery, and a medieval jail (now used for students skipping lectures). Nearby attractions include Loch Lomond, Dunblane Cathedral, and the site of the Bannockburn Battle.
Accomodation
Accommodation will be in single with en-suite facilities during the lectured part and the last 2 days in Stirling and in multiple women’s and men’s dormitories during the excursion. See the Venue page for details,
