Section dedicated to the past events organized by the Alpstream group: browse the photos, revisit the webinars, and download the available documentation.
The activity of the ALPSTREAM group continues on the territory. Researchers from the University of Turin, affiliated with the Center for the Study of Alpine Rivers, organized the international congress IJM Ephemeroptera & Plecoptera 2024 from July 21st to 26th. 114 participants from 32 countries, 4 days of presentations, and 1 day of field trips at the ALPSTREAM center: these are the key figures...
Increasing international collaborations in the alpine environment: this is the goal of the Grant for Internationalisation project within the UNITA framework, which involves the DBIOS (UNITO), Alpstream, the University Savoie Mont Blanc of Chambéry, and the University of Le Mans. This spirit led to the seminar entitled "New Tools in Algal Ecology: from metabarcoding to ecophysiology" held...
For the second consecutive year, the Winter School of the ALPSTREAM group (UNITO) was held at Ostana. From January 15th to 18th, around twenty researchers, PhD and master students interested in river conservation participated in the event. During the week, students and researchers had the opportunity to collaborate in groups on thesis and research projects, conducting data analysis and drafting...
In 2020, the Alpstream group, in collaboration with CISBA (the Italian Center for the Study of the Environmental Biology) and ISPRA, organized a ring test on the taxonomy of freshwater benthic diatoms, involving 36 laboratories on the whole Italian peninsula. For this intercomparison exercise, all the involved laboratories analysed the same diatom sample, collected in Liguria from a Mediterranean-type...
As part of the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive, the University of Turin, CISBA (the Italian Center for Environmental Biology Studies), and ISPRA organized a first-level training course on the taxonomic identification of benthic diatoms involving laboratory operators of the Environmental Agencies (ARPA) and qualified freelancers. The course lasted 5 days and involved 11...
A webinar dedicated to river insects, presented by Prof. Fenoglio and organized by the Italian Entomological Society Webinair: "Gli insetti fluviali: alcuni spunti per una riflessione ecologica"
In 2020-2021, the Alpstream group participated in "Sostenibili perCorsi", a public engagement project of the University of Turin aimed at promoting scientific and educational content with a focus on water, water resources, and human health, in the framework of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Specifically, Sostenibili PerCorsi involved the creation of a presentation video for the ALPSTREAM...
The connections between humans and rivers are extensive and profound. Despite their uniqueness, over the last half-century, the state of rivers has been severely impacted by climate change, local impacts and often improper water management. In this delicate context, the Academy of Sciences of Turin promotes a series of conferences aimed at illustrating some of the critical issues related to water.
