From B.Huertas at nhm.ac.uk Wed Apr 1 10:00:10 2009 From: B.Huertas at nhm.ac.uk (Blanca Huertas) Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 10:00:10 +0100 Subject: [TABD] Opportunities for scholarships with Santander Message-ID: UCL Student Offers at Abbey Santander UCL is part of the Santander Universities programme linked through its subsidiary, Abbey. At UCL, funding from Santander Universities supports: - Study abroad bursaries for undergraduates wishing to study in Spain, Portugal and a number of Latin American countries; - Scholarships for students from Spain, Portugal and Latin America to study Masters programmes at UCL; - Support for PhD student and staff research projects; - Sponsorship of the Abbey/1-UCL awards which acknowledge outstanding achievement and commitment by UCL students outside their studies. As part of this programme Santander Universities also offers UCL students special offers through Abbey. They include the Santander Universities Student Account, the Santander Universities Postgraduate Account and the Santander Universities International Student Account. More details are available at www.Abbey.com ; click on the Santander Universities link. Please note that this email is not an endorsement of Abbey's products nor does UCL offer any financial advice to its students about banking or personal financial arrangements. Regards, **************************** Blanca Huertas MSc DIC FLS Curator (Lepidoptera) Entomology Department The Natural History Museum Cromwell Road SW7 5BD, London, UK. Tel. +44 (0) 20 7942 6215 Fax. +44 (0) 20 8871 4940 Museum website www.nhm.ac.uk TABDProject www.andeanbutterflies.org ****************************************** Exhibitions Wildlife Photographer of the Year. 31 October 2008-26 April 2009. From stunning animal portraits to amazing landscapes, see the beauty of our natural world. Darwin. 14 November 2008-19 April 2009. Explore Darwin's life and the revolutionary big idea that changed our understanding of the world and our place within it. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blandin at mnhn.fr Thu Apr 30 15:20:18 2009 From: blandin at mnhn.fr (Patrick Blandin) Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:20:18 +0200 Subject: [TABD] The Systematics of the Genus Morpho Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.2.20090430160837.02cc07c0@pop.mnhn.fr> Hola Amigos, Tengo 15 ejemplares de mi trabajo "The Systematics of the Genus Morpho, Fabricius, 1807" (Blandin, 2007, Hillside Books, 277 p.) que yo puedo ofrecer a estudiantes de America Latina que tienen int?res en los Morphos. Los que son interesados, por favor, hay que enviarme su direccion precisa, y explicarme de manera breve porque se interesa a los Morphos. Eso porque si hay mas de 15 preguntas, tratare de ofrecer el libro a los que le ayudara mas! Este libro es mi estudio detallado de la sistematica del genero, y tiene mapas de distribucion. Pero no tiene imagenes de las especies. Hay un otro libro, ilustrado en color, The Genus Morpho, parts 1 (1988), 2 (1993), 3 (2007), pero su precio es lamentablemente muy elevado, y mi editor no me permite ofrecerelo ! Todavia, el libro que puedo ofrecer tiene toda la informacion cientifica, una bibliografia detallada, y la descripcion precisa de las especies y subespecies. Cordiales saludos Prof. Dr. Patrick Blandin Curator of Morphinae Mus?um National d'Histoire Naturelle CP 135 57, rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris France From kwillmott at flmnh.ufl.edu Thu Apr 30 16:14:00 2009 From: kwillmott at flmnh.ufl.edu (Keith Willmott) Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:14:00 -0400 Subject: [TABD] Master's Degree Program "Biodiversity in Tropical Areas and its conservation" Message-ID: <49F9C038.9020409@flmnh.ufl.edu> Hola amigos, Ve abajo informacion sobre un programa de Maestria que podria ser de interes. Saludos, Keith __ ANNOUNCEMENT of the new edition of the Master's Degree Program in "Biodiversity in Tropical Areas and its conservation" As the previous edition, the Master's Degree Program in "Biodiversity in Tropical Areas and its conservation" is a one-year MSc program (75 ECTS) offered jointly by the International University Menendez Pelayo (UIMP, Ministry of Education, Spain), the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC, Ministry of Science, Spain), and the Universidad Central del Ecuador (UCE, Ecuador). The program is fully funded by the CSIC, with a strong emphasis on fellowships for Latinamerican students; the title is an official European MSc degree conceded by the UIMP; and the program will be taught in Ecuador, with an emphasis on practical studies in natural reserves. The program is international, with a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 30 students. ROUTE TO PHD DEGREE.- Excellent graduates from the MBATC program have the possibility to continue their PhD studies in CSIC Departments (Real Jardin Botanico, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, etc.) through separate application calls opened each year. They can also apply to other programs in the Spanish science system, or to any European or American university, as this MSc title is an official European degree. WHAT DO I NEED TO APPLY TO THE PROGRAM?.- You are eligible to apply to the program if you hold a Bachelor's degree in any suitable field, especially on biosciences: biology, forestry, or agriculture, but also in geography, for example. You must be proficient in Spanish language. FINANCIAL SUPPORT.- The CSIC offers 5 full scholarships (6300 euros/student) and 5 for registration fees (1300 euros/student). The program finances additional full scholarships for Latin American applicants. HOW TO APPLY?.- The application period for studies starting in September 2008 begins 4-May-2009 and closes 3-July-2009. You can find all the information and detailed instructions on how to apply at http://www.masterenbiodiversidad.org/ --