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
Confirmed Lecturers
Alexander Brasier
University of Aberdeen, UK
Johanna Marin Carbonne
Universiy of Lausanne, Switzerland
Ernest Chi-Fru
Cardiff University, UK
Stuart Harrison
UCL, UK
Sean McMahon
University of Edinburgh, UK
Maria Gabriela Mangano
Saskatchewan, Canada
Anna Neubeck
Uppsala University, Sweden
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
Breakfasts will be at the accommodation sites of the participants. Lunches will be at Hotel Klösterle and dinners will be at the JUFA Hotel, if not announced separately in the programme. During excursions packed lunches and lunches outside Nördlimgen can be scheduled. The farewell dinner will be held at Hotel Klösterle. Participants will have the choice between accommodation in single rooms at the Hotel Klösterle (en-suite bathrooms), The double and quadruple rooms at JUFA Hotel have en-suite bathrooms and separate WCs, Quadruple rooms have 4 beds distributed to 2 levels. The rooms at Hotel Klösterle have en-suite bathrooms with WC and shower or bath tub, comfortable sitting areas and are decorated in contemporary style, using natural colors and dark wooden furniture. They are equipped with TV and Minibar. All places offer free wireless internet. Lecturers will be offered single room accommodation in Hotel Klösterle.
