Citizen Science: From soil to sky Certificate

University of Dundee

Short course

In Dundee

£ 100 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Short course

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Location

    Dundee (Scotland)

  • Duration

    3 Weeks

  • Start date

    September

Where can you find all sorts of useful and important information about your environment? You might be surprised to know it’s beneath your feet, in the soil. On this course you will discover interesting things about your own soil and become part of the new GROW Citizen Observatory European-wide community. You will collaborate with other growers and scientists to discover the impact global soil practices have on major issues like the environment and food growing.

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Location

Start date

Dundee (Dundee City)
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Fulton Building, DD1 4HN

Start date

SeptemberEnrolment now open

About this course

This course has been created for anyone interested in the environment. You don’t need any special experience but it might be of interest to small farmers, community and urban growers, gardeners, land managers and allotment growers, and teachers in environment-related subjects.

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Subjects

  • Global
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Healthcare
  • Health sciences
  • Health Disorders
  • Health Datasets
  • Healthy Eating
  • Health Visitor
  • Health Promotion
  • Health Care
  • Health Professions

Course programme

You will learn to:

  • Explore how soil health influences plant growth and the environment
  • Compare different approaches to growing food, and how these impact soil health and plant productivity
  • Apply knowledge of your own growing space to how it connects to the wider landscape and global soil trends
  • Describe key characteristics of your growing site, such as slope angle and land cover
  • Explore how you can become a citizen scientist to monitor and improve soil health

What topics will you cover?

  • Citizen Science and Fieldwork
  • Soils, Growing Sites and Plant Health
  • Climate, Temperature and Moisture
  • Landscape Representivity and Cover
  • Soil Components
  • Global Challenges for Soil
  • Regenerative Techniques
  • Landscape Ecosystems
  • The GROW Observatory

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Citizen Science: From soil to sky Certificate

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