PaleoSynthesis

01/10/2026

📅 We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve locked in our dates! Mark your calendars for a full-scale Summer School experience: August 9–27, 2027.
👀 What’s Next? Keep your eyes peeled—the official call for applications will open in just a few weeks! Don't miss your chance to join us. 🎓✨

29/09/2026

Our institute is proud to host the international Carbonate Microfacies Course for decades! 🔬✨
To keep the momentum going, we share a brand-new carbonate image every month—ranging from fascinating hand specimens to intricate thin sections.

We hope you enjoy exploring them with us!

Photo of the month October 2026: Nice bedding plane from this year’s Gotland field trip (Silurian carbonate rocks) with crinoid ossicles, tabulate corals (Coenites), brachiopods etc.

25/09/2026

The first funding phase of PaleoSynthesis is coming to an end, but our story is far from over. Because we are an integral part of the Institute of Paleontology, this channel is expanding!
Expect to 👀 a lot more exciting content from around the Institute, while continuing to get all the latest PaleoSynthesis updates. 🤩
Thanks for your support 🔗 stay connected!

23/09/2026

✨ Summer School recap: DONE! Summer School 2027 planning: IN PROGRESS! 🗓️

We’re currently locking in the dates for 2027. Once confirmed, we’ll share them straight away – with the Call for Applications following shortly after!

Keep your eyes peeled and stay tuned! 👀https://www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/science-schools/

03/09/2026

Down to the final 2 days of Summer School after an awesome 🌭BBQ night🔥
Today: “Spatial Subsampling and ” with Erin Saupe & Cooper Malanoski. Hard to believe these 3 weeks are almost over—time flew by! Hope everyone had an incredible time and learned a lot. Let’s finish strong! 🙌✨

02/09/2026

Only 3 days left of Summer School—time is absolutely flying! ⏳ Today, we're diving into an exciting new topic: “Analyses of with ” led by Lee Hsiang Liow and Isaiah Smith.
Since Lee Hsiang can't join us in person, we’re shifting gears to a hybrid format for today's session. Massive thanks 🙌

31/08/2026

We’re keeping the momentum rolling with Kjetil Voje taking the stage for an intense two-day deep dive into Phenotypic Time Series Analyses.

From mastering model fitting to unlocking multivariate trait dynamics, our students are gaining serious computational firepower to supercharge their PhD research.
Big insights incoming—stay tuned! 🧬📉✨

30/08/2026

🌍 Ever wondered where fossils actually lived back in the day?
Sunday! Elizabeth Dowding & Adam Kocsis are diving into the basics of today, with an overview on how to combine geographic data with the 🦴 record, but watch out for those pesky data pitfalls 🪤!

26/08/2026

💥 Still riding that enthusiasm! 💥 Today, we’re diving headfirst into morphometry.
A huge welcome to Ryan Felice, who traveled all the way from 🇬🇧 London💂🏽to lead our Analytical Paleobiology Workshop over the next two days.
It’s always a pleasure to host Ryan 🤩 and learn from his expertise. Welcome back!

24/08/2026

Back from the weekend and diving straight into macroevolutionary analyses with Daniele Silvestro! 📊 Fast fact: Daniele (along with our other amazing guest lecturers) has been backing us since many years now. Huge thanks for the continuous support! 🙌✨