2nd annual MGSE Symposium - Institute for Evolution and ...

the münster graduate school of evolution
initiative
Evolution is uniquely suited as a topic for an interdisciplinary Graduate School,
because it provides a unifying conceptual framework. The Münster Graduate
School of Evolution (MGSE) is initially based on biology, medicine, geosciences,
philosophy, mathematics, and theology. MGSE students will address a broad
range of questions, ranging from the evolution of the Earth to the evolution
of evolutionary theory. They will benefit from one another because similar
general principles act across disciplines, thus allowing for common theoretical
approaches and experimental testing at different levels. MGSE will set the
stage for the rewarding exchange of ideas among its diverse group of students.
The 2nd symposium of MGSE will provide the first cohort of MGSE
doctoral students the opportunity to present and discuss their recently
started research projects. Their presentations will be embedded into a
number of contributions from doctoral students and postdocs from within
the research groups connected via MGSE. Last but not least, some invited
scientists will contribute to this symposium and discuss their research
with the MGSE students. We look forward to fruitful discussions in the
enticing environment of the Botanical Garden of the University of Münster.
IntroductIon
Joachim Kurtz
Christoph Preuss
Institute for Evolution
and Biodiversity,
Westfälische
Wilhelms-University,
Hüfferstraße 1,
48149 Münster
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