Subject: [nerc-departments] Earth System Science School (text version) To: Departmental Contacts (NERC-departments mailing list) NERC Fellows (NERC-fellows) NERC-supported first year students (NERC-PhD2002) THIRD EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE SUMMER SCHOOL (ES4) 2003 University of Reading, Department of Meteorology Following on from last two years highly successful events at UEA, this year the Earth System Science Summer School (ES4) will be held for the third time at the University of Reading from the 15th - 26th September 2003. As well as guest lectures and poster sessions, topics will cover the whole of the Earth's System from the global water and biogeochemical cycles to socio-economic aspects of global change. Detailed information on the programme is available on the ES4 website: http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/courses/ES4 The website also includes an article about the summer school, written by Zoe Bond, one of the previous year's students. To quote her "it was a valuable experience for all of us". The Summer School is co-directed by Prof. Brian Hoskins (University of Reading) and Prof. Peter Liss (UEA). Deadline for registration is 13 June 2003. Confirmation of acceptance will be sent out by the end of June. Support is available for selected NERC funded graduate students and NERC staff. For further information visit the ES4 website or contact Kirsten Wilmer Becker (ES4 Coordinator)under [ kirsten(a)met.rdg.ac.uk ].