GRANTS from the International Association of Geomorphologists for the BGRG "Research Design Short Course" Windsor, UK, December 9-12, 2002

Date: 15 October 2002

Call for contributions

The course will be organised by the British Geomorphological Research Group (BGRG) and recognised by NERC and the International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG). The course will provide PhD students with elements of training for research and with an opportunity to meet others at an early stage of their training when they were wrestling with the problems of research design etc.

There will be sessions about starting research, designing research projects, methodological issues, modelling, fieldwork problems and remedies, presentations techniques, time management, and workshops for project organisation and discussion of individual projects.

For further information on the course, please visit the BGRG website

The International Association of Geomorphologists offers two grants of 500 Euros each for PhD students in Geomorphology from EASTERN EUROPE in order to cover travelling costs and course fee. Candidates are requested to submit the following papers before 10 November 2002 :

• Application form (see below)
• One page CV
• Title and contents of PhD research project.

Papers should be submited to:
Prof. Mauro Soldati
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra
Universita di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Largo S. Eufemia 19
41100 Modena, Italy
e-mail

The selection of candidates will be carried out by a Commission appointed by the IAG Executive Committee. The "Application form for IAG grants" can be downloaded hier. For further information on the IAG Grants, please contact Prof. Mauro Soldati - e-mail

27.11.2002 - from prof. M.Soldati
IAG grants have been awarded to: Grzegorz SYNOWIEC (Poland) and Yulia FUZEINA (Russia).