School of Environmental Sciences

The Forest School Association (FSA) and the University of Liverpool look forward to welcoming you to the world’s first International Research Symposium of Forest School.   The Forest School Research Symposium is being developed in partnership with the University of Liverpool. It will take place at the University of Liverpool, in the Hub on the 26th – 28th June 2024.

This is an opportunity for you to be part of a new and burgeoning academic community focusing on Forest School.  This forum offers space to present your research and to explore existing and upcoming research papers in a diverse array of disciplines that inform the Forest School ethos, pedagogy and practice.

The city of Liverpool is an ideal location for our Symposium with good transport routes with access to extensive rail and road networks and is within an hour of two international airports.  The University of Liverpool is providing a venue and facilities for the symposium and can offer advice and guidance on local accomodation.

The 1st International Conference of the IAVCEI Commission on Volcanic & Igneous Plumbing Systems (VIPS) at the University of Liverpool will take place from 18^th-20^th June 2024 and bring together leading experts from diverse scientific disciplines targeted to study VIPS. Attendees have the opportunity to choose between three pre-conference workshops held on the 18^th June at the University of Liverpool, focused on analogue modelling, field geology and photogrammetry, petrology and geochemistry. This is followed by two-days of in-person talks, poster presentations and round-table discussions on the 19^th and 20^th June that will be held at The Spine, which is a brand-new building located in the heart of the Knowledge Quarter of Liverpool and an excellent venue for facilitating discussions and networking. Our virtual audience will be able to watch the talks live and ask the speakers questions; they will also have access to recordings of the talks after the event, thus accommodating all time zones. The in-person conference registration fee includes lunch and refreshments each day, an icebreaker/social event on the 18^th and a conference dinner on the 19^th. 

Register now to secure your spot at this ground-breaking event and help drive the future directions of VIPS research!

The 1st International Conference of the IAVCEI Commission on Volcanic & Igneous Plumbing Systems (VIPS) at the University of Liverpool will take place from 18^th-20^th June 2024 and bring together leading experts from diverse scientific disciplines targeted to study VIPS. Attendees have the opportunity to choose between three pre-conference workshops held on the 18^th June at the University of Liverpool, focused on analogue modelling, field geology and photogrammetry, petrology and geochemistry. This is followed by two-days of in-person talks, poster presentations and round-table discussions on the 19^th and 20^th June that will be held at The Spine, which is a brand-new building located in the heart of the Knowledge Quarter of Liverpool and an excellent venue for facilitating discussions and networking. Our virtual audience will be able to watch the talks live and ask the speakers questions; they will also have access to recordings of the talks after the event, thus accommodating all time zones. The in-person conference registration fee includes lunch and refreshments each day, an icebreaker/social event on the 18^th and a conference dinner on the 19^th. 

Register now to secure your spot at this ground-breaking event and help drive the future directions of VIPS research!