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Marine
Academic Research in Iceland (MARICE)
is a
research group at the University of Iceland |
Our
group membership is diverse consisting of faculty, postdocs and
students currently originating from Iceland, UK, Germany, Portugal and
Uganda. Our
diversity
is also reflected in the wide breadth of scientific research pursued by
group members and their collaborators.
However, the Icelandic marine
environment is the common theme and focus of MARICE research
activities. We investigate life history variation;
reproductive
biology;
behavioural and physiological ecology; population genetics; marine
biogeography and phylogeography; and utilise statistical, ecological,
and
oceanographic modelling tools to do so. |
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| Current
News - In Brief |
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[04.2012] New PhD position available with
MARICE
A
three year studentship is available within the
MARICE research group. The project title is:
Hydrodynamic Information systems.
The
project focuses on the development of a "Fish Finding Tool" where high
areas of target species (cod, capelin, herring and mackeral) will be
identified by linking physical features of the ocean with prior
knowlege on behaviour of fish and their responses to environmental
variables.
Please
see the opportunities page for
more details.
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[04.2012] New PhD position available with
MARICE
A
three year studentship is available within the
MARICE research group. The project title is:
Cod lunacy: Assessing
the entrainment and adaptive significance of environmental cycles on
the timing
of Atlantic cod reproduction.
Please
see the opportunities page for
more details.
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[04.2012] MARICE seeking
post-doctoral collaborations
We
are actively seeking doctoral graduates who would be interested in
collaboratively writing grants for a post-doctoral position with
MARICE. There is currently no funding available, but there are a
variety of avenues by which individual post-doctoral grants or project
grants can be obtained.Please
see the opportunities page for
more details, including potential topics.
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[03.2012] New paper published in Fisheries
Research
MARICE
members Bruce McAdam, Tim Grabowski (alumni) and Guðrún Marteinsdóttir
have published a paper entitled 'Testing for differences in spatial
distributions from individual based data' in Fisheries Research. The
paper discusses the difficulties in applying spatial distribution tests
designed for survey data to individual based telemetric data. A new
test, based on an existing survey data test, is proposed as a potential
solution to this problem. The paper can be found here.
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[02.2012] New Postdoc position available
with
MARICE
A
two year postdoctoral research fellow in marine ecology is available at
Marice. The project is within the NorMER network - a Nordic
Centre of
Excellence. The project title is:
Bottom-up controls in fisheries management and adaptation
to climate change.
Please
see the opportunities page for
more details.
The application deadline has passed and we are no longer
accepting applications for this post!
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[01.2012] Register now for the
University of Iceland Graduate summer program in Marine &
Fisheries Science
The
University of Iceland will be running three graduate courses in May to
July 2012: Data Analysis
for Scientists using R, Fisheries
Ecology -
Management and Conservation of Resources in a Changing Ocean,
and Studying
Marine Mammals in the Wild.
The program aims to provide graduate students a one of a kind,
immersive experience in fisheries ecology, marine resource management
and marine conservation within the perspective of climate change.
Courses and hands-on fieldwork are conducted at various locations in
Iceland.
All lectures are conducted in English by professors and researchers at
the University of Iceland. Additional lectures are conducted by invited
guest speakers internationally recognized for their outstanding
achievements in their respective fields.
Courses vary in size from 4-8 ECTs and each lasts a period of 1-3
weeks. The courses consists of a mixture of formal lectures, discussion
groups, field or laboratory exercises, and computer modeling.
Information about the program can be found on the Marine Education in
Iceland
website,
or in the student guidelines available
here.
Deadline for registration
is 26th February 2012.
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[01.2012] MARICE welcomes new intern, Tom
Langbehn
Tom
Langbehn has joined MARICE for a 5-6 month internship from the
University of Applied Science Bremen, where he studies Environmental
and Industrial Biology. He will be working with MARICE members to
estimate the density of cod, haddock and saithe eggs. Welcome Tom! |
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[01.2012]
MARICE welcomes a new PhD student
MARICE
has gained a new members – Teresa Silva. Teresa's
project is entitled 'Ecology of euphausiids in Icelandic waters' and
is funded by the the 'Marine Research Institute of Iceland' (MRI) -
Hafró, through funds derived from the EURO-BASIN project -
Euro-basin.
Welcome
to MARICE Teresa! |
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[11.2011] Pamela Wood
successfully defends her PhD thesis
Friend
of MARICE, Pamela Wood, successfully defended her PhD thesis "Ecological
diversity in the Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus" on
the 22nd November. Congratulations Pam! |
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MARICE website created and maintained by
Heidi
Pardoe |
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