Dear colleagues, I am happy to announce that there is a new ( 12th) edition of the Transmitting Science course "Introduction to Macroevolutionary Analyses Using Phylogenies". Format: Live Online (synchronous). Places are limited to 15 participants. Dates and schedule: January 13th, 15th, 17th, 20th, and 22nd, 2025, from 15:00 to 19:00 (Madrid time zone). 20 hours of online live lessons, plus 20 hours of pre-recorded classes and assignments. Instructor: Dr. Juan L. Cantalapiedra [1] (Universidad de Alcal�, Spain) Course Overview Phylogenetic trees have changed the way we study and understand life on Earth. Taking phylogenetic information into account in our analyses is critical to account for the non-independence of biological data. Also, phylogenies allow us to get a deep-time perspective of the processes that have shaped the evolutionary history of groups, including diversification and trait evolution. This course will introduce participants to the use, modification and representation of phylogenetic trees. Also, we will focus on the use of phylogenetic information to reconstruct ancestral characters and biogeographic histories, using different phylogenetic comparative methods. This course will also tackle trait evolution modelling and the assessment of phylogenetic signal. Finally, we will learn about the shape of phylogenetic trees and its evolutionary causes, and how to estimate the rates of diversification throughout the history of groups. Participants are encouraged to bring their data sets to use in the practical classes. The course includes an optional first introductory day to basic R. Important note: Please bear in mind that this course is not about reconstructing (building) phylogenetic trees. Software: Mesquite, FigTree, R (ape, TreeSim, TreePar, Geiger, OUwie, BioGeoBEARS). More information and registration: https://www.transmittingscience.com/courses/evolution/introduction-macroevolutionary-analyses-using-phylogenies/ Check the Ambassadors Institutions to see if you can apply for 20 % discount (https://www.transmittingscience.com/funding/ambassador-institutions/) Best wishes Sole -- Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno, PhD Director Transmitting Science www.transmittingscience.com/courses Twitter @SoleDeEsteban Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2049-0890 Under the provisions of current regulations on the protection of personal data, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 (GDPR), we inform you that personal data and email address, collected from the data subject will be used by TRANSMITTING SCIENCE SL to manage communications through email and properly manage the professional relationship with you. The data are obtained based on a contractual relationship or the legitimate interest of the Responsible, likewise the data will be kept as long as there is a mutual interest for it. The data will not be communicated to third parties, except for legal obligations. We inform you that you can request detailed information on the processing as well as exercise your rights of access, rectification, portability and deletion of your data and those of limitation and opposition to its treatment by contacting Calle Gardenia, 2 Urb. Can Claramunt de Piera CP: 08784 (Barcelona) or sending an email to info@transmittingscience.com or http://transmittingscience.com/additional-terms. If you consider that the processing does not comply with current legislation, you can complain with the supervisory authority at www. aepd.es . Confidentiality. - The content of this communication, as well as that of all the attached documentation, is confidential and is addressed to the addressee. If you are not the recipient, we request that you indicate this to us and do not communicate its contents to third parties, proceeding to its destruction. Links: [1] https://www.transmittingscience.com/instructors/juan-l-cantalapiedra/ Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)