Admission requirements
The course is open to all EBC students.
Contact information
Coordinator: Prof.dr.M.Richardson
Email: m.k.richardson@biology.leidenuniv.nl
Description
The Top Lectures are one of the compulsory courses for the EBC specialisation. There will be 6 Top Lectures in total and the student should attend all 6. Four of the lectures will be organized by each of the research groups in the IBL who participate in the EBC specialisation. The two remaining will be organized by CML, the Herbarium or Naturalis.
Learning goals
Course objectives:
To provide the student with insight into specialist research, including the way in which complex research questions are formulated and analysed experimentally.
Final qualifications:
A more advanced MSc student with a broad theoretical background on a range of EBC research topics that is able to comprehend and summarize lectures by EBC specialists.
Timetable
There will be one lecture per month, starting in January, at times to be announced on Blackboard.
Mode of instruction
Each lecture will be given by an expert researcher in a field relevant to the EBC specialization. They will be National or International scientists. The scientist will give an introductory lecture in the morning on a specialist subject. He or she will then give the students various assignments to carry out before the group meets again after lunch to discuss the findings.
Assessment method
4 ECTS are awarded for the attendance at all 6 Top Lectures.
Blackboard
Blackboard will be used.
Reading list
The students will be provided in advance with material, including manuscripts and assignments, which they should prepare before the Top Lecture.
Registration
Registration via USIS
Exchange and Study Abroad students, please see the Prospective students website for more information on how to apply.