The European School on Ostracoda 2023 will take place in Rome, Italy.

July, 9th, Sunday
General Fields I 

• Introduction
• Bauplan, higher systematics & morphology
• Ontogeny
• Taxonomy and nomenclature Sampling and sample preparation
• Ostracod sampling in the afternoon

July, 10th, Monday
Living Ostracoda & General Fields II

• Soft parts
• Exercises in soft part analysis
• Documentation and collections
• Distribution and ecology
• Sampling and sample preparation
• Preservation
• Data handling

July, 11th, Tuesday
Quantitative analyses and applications 

• Data handling
• Multivariate statistics
• Introduction to Quaternary palaeoenvironmental analysis
• Transfer functions and modern analogue technique
• Application in geoarchaeology
• Application in water quality studies

July, 12th, Wednesday
Pre-Quaternary Ostracoda

• Palaeozoic Ostracoda and P/T extinction
• Mesozoic Ostracoda

July, 13th, Thursday
Shell chemistry & Industrial Micropalaeontology 

• Stable isotopes and trace elements
• History and perspectives of industrial micropalaeontology
• Drilling, sample types and data handling
• Biostratigraphy: Introduction
• Applied biostratigraphy
• General Discussion