Meetings, Seminars & Workshops

In this summer school you will explore the intrinsic links between freshwater ecosystems and services for societies and discuss how to ensure the sustainable and equitable management of freshwater resources. You will gain insight into different global paradigms of sustainable ecosystem management, explore actions and policies to support aquatic resources, and compare examples of management outcomes through lectures, debates, and group discussions.This summer school has been developed through a special collaboration between the University of California at Davis in the USA and IHE Delft Institute for Water Education in the Netherlands. PhD candidates qualify for a 50% discount.

In this course you examine different approaches to coping with climate change, from international agreements to climate actions by companies, cities and individual citizens. Each class, we delve into different topics and challenges, ranging from the history of climate change governance, to how we adapt to perhaps irreversible climate-induced effects in an equitable way. We also critically engage with questions around responsibility and accountability for and in the climate crisis. Theory is mixed with practice throughout a set of interactive lectures, where discussions, games and excursions are used to provide concrete examples of how the issue is being addressed at various levels and by various actors. Along the way we invite you to question scientists, policymakers and lobbyists. As an outcome, you will be equipped not only with current insights on how to govern the problem at multiple levels, but also with concrete positive examples of how change can actually work.

Global food systems face unprecedented challenges, from biodiversity loss to climate-driven disruptions. Bridging ecological principles with food production is critical to fostering resilience and sustainability. This summer school equips participants with transdisciplinary strategies to address these challenges, integrating ecological science, food systems thinking, and practical innovation. By merging theory with real-world applications, you will learn to design solutions that harmonise food security with ecological integrity.

This conference welcomes scientists from all over the world working on and for the transformation of agricultural systems, with the aim to accelerate the development of healthy and sustainable agrifood systems. There is a need for radical shifts in the world’s agricultural systems so that they can face current and future challenges. Registration: from 1 April 2025 to 30 June 2025.

The 2025 iDiv summer school will provide participants with a hands-on experience in applying latest deep learning and computer vision techniques to ecological and biodiversity studies. The participants will be introduced to the theoretical foundations of deep learning and its applications in ecological research. In addition, hands-on sessions will allow participants to deepen their understanding by working with real-world examples. These practical exercises will focus on using deep learning libraries, as well as building, training, and evaluating deep learning models for ecological tasks. The summer school is aimed at MSc students and doctoral researchers. Participants from regions often underrepresented in science can apply for funding. Deadline for applications is 28 February 2025.

There are only several spots available for the very first edition of the Bèta in Bestuur en Beleid (STEM in Governance & Policy) Summer School, which will take place from 25 to 29 August 2025 at Kasteel Spelderholt in Beekbergen. Are you considering a switch to the public sector and do you want to discover how you can make an impact in policy and governance as a beta? Then register via this link no later than 27 April! (Keep in mind that the programme will be in Dutch)

The Benelux Metabolomics Days, the annual conference of the Netherlands Metabolomics Centre (NMC), aims to bring together the Metabolomics community in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg. This year, the Benelux Metabolomics Days 2025 will be held August 27 and 28 at Leiden University.

We are very excited to be running the second edition of Grounding Carbon Farming! There are only a few last spots available for our one of a kind on-farm immersive and transdisciplinary course on the role of agricultural soils in sustainability and climate change, so grab your change and register now!

The EPS Summer school “Plant Development” is a three-days programme for enthusiastic PhD students and postdocs with a strong interest in Plant Development. Attendance is restricted to 45 participants. The programme includes presentations of keynote speakers, participants, poter presentations and team assignments. You will also have time to talk to the keynote speakers about career development and networking.

Join us for an essential day designed to support postdocs in exploring diverse career pathways, planning for uncertainty (including navigating institutional budget cuts), and hearing from inspiring professionals who’ve successfully transitioned across sectors.

This HotTopics edition will be organized together with NIME (the Netherlands Integrative Microbial Ecology initiative). Find out about the program and invited speakers on our HotTopics website. NOTE: You are also invited to contribute and present your own work (oral or poster)!

Plants dynamically interact with a wide range of organisms—some harmful, others beneficial. These interactions are not only fascinating subjects of scientific inquiry but also critically important, as plant pathogens and pests are responsible for the loss of nearly 35% of the world’s annual crop harvest. In the Theme 2 symposium, two keynote speakers, along with junior researchers from the EPS community, will present their latest findings. Their research focuses on both wild and cultivated accessions of economically important crops such as potato, tomato, barley, tobacco, and various Brassicaceae species, alongside model organisms like clover and Arabidopsis thaliana.

Plant traits have been a central topic of research in both ecology and agronomy for over 50 years. To celebrate this fascinating field – and to mark the retirement of Hendrik Poorter - we are pleased to invite you to the symposium “Traits and Trait Integration”.

It is with great enthusiasm that we announce the upcoming Food System Microbiomes 2025 International Conference! This second conference will explore the interconnectedness of microbiomes across food systems and their critical roles in addressing global challenges. It will be held in place in Wageningen, known as the “City of Life Sciences” from 25-28 November 2025.

Each year around 450 representatives of the Dutch plant scientist community meet each other for a two day meeting. This meeting welcomes junior and senior research from academics and industry and offers an excellent opportunity to hear the latest scientific developments and to network.

The Local Organizing Committee on behalf of the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative (GSBI), and supported by the Biological Survey of Canada, takes pleasure in inviting you to participate in the 4th Global Soil Biodiversity Conference being held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada from April 12 to 15, 2026.