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CETAF - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org · 15h

And, of course, you will receive a prize if you are the winner 👇

CETAF - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org · 15h

Are you interested in it? So, you should know how to apply 👇

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CETAF - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org · 15h

This edition is dedicated to Early Career Researcher 👇

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CETAF - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org · 15h

Don’t you know what it is exactly? Then, read this👇

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CETAF - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org · 15h

🟡 Call for Applications: 7th Edition of the E-SCoRe Award 🏆

The E-SCoRe Award (Excellence in Scientific Collections-based Research) is a CETAF community initiative that celebrates the new generation of scientists.

#taxonomy #biodiversity #PhD #Opportunity #escoreaward

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CETAF - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org · 6d

👉 During the panel “Biodiversity Genomics Infrastructure in Europe” she highlighted the importance of connecting biological collections, promoting #Taxonomy, and enabling #openaccess to essential data for science and #biodiversity policy.

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CETAF - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org · 6d

Ana Casino Rubio (Executive Director @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org and Deputy Coordinator @dissco.bsky.social ) took part in the Biodiversity Genomics Europe – #BGE Connects event. 🌿✨

#Biodiversity #Genomics #OpenData #CETAF #DiSSCo #Conservation #ResearchInfrastructure #EuropeScience #SciencePolicy

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CETAF - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org · 21d

🔵 Do you want to learn how to make biodiversity data more accessible, reusable, and FAIR? Join the #DEST training session!

✍ Register now in this link: www.cognitoforms.com/CETAFDEST/Li...

#Taxonomy #biodiversity #training #course #session #opendata

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TETTRIs @tettris.eu · 23d

🟠 Are you part of a citizen science project? Join us at the Citizen Science Fair in Trento!

🔗Click here to know more about it: tettris.eu/2025/09/11/c...

✍️Register in the following link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#Tettris #Taxonomy #biodiversity #citizenscience #trento #project #italy

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Distributed System of Scientific Collections @dissco.bsky.social · 27d

We wouldn't have it any other way! @dissco.bsky.social
participates in the OSCA (Open #ScientificCollections #Austria) Perspectives talks, hosted by our partners @nhmwien.bsky.social 👉https://osca.science/osca-veranstaltung-11-12-09-2025/ @disscoflanders.bsky.social @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org

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CETAF - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org · 29d

If you are interested in participating, take a look to the pictures below to find out how to register!! Here is the link: 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#Taxonomy #biodiversity #YoungSystematistForum #forum

YSF2025 Registration Form

Welcome to the YSF2025 Registration and Abstract Submission form. This year the conference will be held online on Friday, November 14th 2025. We look forward to seeing old and new faces from across t...

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CETAF - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org · 29d

🟡Join the Young Systematists' Forum on 14th November 2025!

It represents an exciting setting for postgraduate students and early postdoctoral researchers to present their work to a scientific audience interested in taxonomy and systematic biology.

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CETAF - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org · Sep 8

🟡Prof. Dr. Jörg Overmann has been appointed full-time Director General of the Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns, a CETAF member. He will also hold the Chair of #Biodiversity Research at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

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TETTRIs @tettris.eu · Sep 4

Listening to Nature’s Hidden Voices 🦗

The TEOSS 3 workshop, part of the TETTRIs satellite projects, brought together experts and enthusiasts in the scenic Serranía de Cuenca to explore the sounds of Iberian crickets and grasshoppers.

🔗 shorturl.at/vfuHW

#Bioacoustics #NatureSounds #Taxonomy

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CETAF - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org · Sep 4

🖊️Authors:
- Angela Rincon. Purdue University
- Ryan Lumen (Museum and Institute of Zoology, @polskaakademianauk.bsky.social)
- Marcin J. Kamiński (Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polska Akademia Nauk)
- Aaron D. Smith. Purdue University

🔗Read the full revision: h1.nu/1d8Fs
#Taxonomy #Biodiversity

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CETAF - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org · Sep 4

The study also uncovers an unusual trait in female reproductive biology: the absence of fully sclerotized ovipositors, likely linked to their subsocial life cycle within dead wood.

🔗Read the full revision: h1.nu/1d8Fs
#Taxonomy #Biodiversity

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CETAF - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org · Sep 4

🟨This comprehensive revision of the neotropical darkling beetle genus 'Phrenapates' (Tenebrionidae: Phrenapatinae), published in the @ejtaxonomy.bsky.social, redefines the genus’ taxonomy and describes 2 new species from Panama🇵🇦.

🔗Read the full revision: h1.nu/1d8Fs
#Taxonomy #Biodiversity

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CETAF - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org · Aug 25

Meet our new member: the Norwegian University of Science and Technology University Museum. It stands out as one of Norway’s oldest and most distinguished natural history institutions, with roots tracing back to 1760 and a strong tradition in both natural and cultural heritage.

shorturl.at/EklY9

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CETAF - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org · Aug 20

🟡 Visit the CETAF website to obtain all the information and submit your application. 🔗 shorturl.at/V465P

#Taxonomy #Biodiversity

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CETAF - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org · Aug 20

The prize will be given annually and consists of three parts: a cash prize, a financial support and an invitation to a CETAF General Assembly.

ℹ️ shorturl.at/V465P

#Taxonomy #Biodiversity

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CETAF - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org · Aug 20

🟡Applications will be submitted by completing the Application Form provided on the CETAF website, and returning this together with the required documents to the CETAF Chair Evaluation Committee and the CETAF Executive Director

Deadline: 30th Nov 2025
ℹ️ shorturl.at/V465P

#Taxonomy #Biodiversity

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CETAF - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org · Aug 20

🟡This edition will be exclusively dedicated to Early Career Researchers, recognising their essential role in advancing knowledge and addressing today’s global challenges.

ℹ️ shorturl.at/V465P
#Taxonomy #Biodiversity

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CETAF - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org · Aug 20

🟡Call for Applications: 7th Edition of the E-SCoRe Award🏆

This is nitiative celebrates the new generation of scientists using natural history collections to document and describe life on Earth and understand the processes that have shaped biodiversity and geodiversity.

ℹ️ shorturl.at/V465P

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LifeWatch ERIC @lifewatcheric.bsky.social · Aug 19

"From Knowledge to Solutions: Science, Technology and Innovation in Support of the United Nations SDGs"
The white paper published on @pensoft.net @riojournal.com comes from a collaboration between European partners that started a while back, and will last long! 🤝 🥂
Read more: bit.ly/474GPOK

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