Human Growth – Data Analyses and Statistics

Photo: Christiane Scheffler

Timeframe

Monday, July 19th, 2021 at Potsdam University until final breakfast on Saturday, July 24th, 2021 in Gülpe

Location

Potsdam University and Ecological Station of Potsdam University in Gülpe (65 km west of Berlin in the “emptiness”)

Language

English

Target group

Master-, PhD-Students or PostDocs in Physical Anthropology, Human Biology, Biostatistics.

Participant fee:

450 Euro

The fee includes accommodation and food during the stay at the Ecological Station of Potsdam University (Monday to Saturday) and the transfer from Potsdam to Gülpe. If you need help for accommodation before and after the retreat, we will be happy to support you. Please let us know in time.

The Summer School includes

an initial statistical seminar at the University of Potsdam (Monday morning), transfer to Gülpe in the afternoon
a “retreat working week” at Gülpe (Monday evening to Friday evening),
in the middle of nowhere (52.7335°N, 12.2115°E), with both intensive work and cheerful social activity
Soiree on Friday evening - final presentation
after breakfast on Saturday transfer back to Potsdam
instructions for a relaxed weekend in Potsdam or Berlin

We expect that

every participant brings her/his own data (modern as well as historical) from her/his home university to be analyzed during the Summer School in cooperation with the other participants and teachers
every participant presents the analysis of her/his data at the final seminar on Friday afternoon
every participant prepares a manuscript to be published open access in a peer-reviewed international journal within the next 6 months
every participant should read the book “Auxology – Studying Human Growth and development” before

The number of participants is limited to 15.

The application includes short curriculum vitae, your publication list, your motivation, and a short description of your data set that is being analyzed during the retreat working week.