The student representative for 2026 is Kent Do at Uppsala University. Read more about Kent here.

This new course may give you many of the skills you need to analyze data for your master project and may also increase your understanding of the processes generating biodiversity which may be useful for your job after graduation.  The course is entirely online and is structured into three parts, lectures, journal clubs and computer exercises with associated short reports.

The course is offered by University of Gothenburg and runs period 10-11 (spring term).

Read more about the course at University of Gothenburg

The following courses are open for late application for spring term 2025 at the time of writing (and close when filled). If you want to take one of these courses please make the application as soon as possible, as places are filled by first come first serve (by date, time of day does not affect chances of getting in, so no need to get up early 😉 )

Ornithological identification methodology – 10 ECTS credits

Biodiversity – patterns and processes – 10 ECTS credits

The dates for autumn term 2025 and spring term 2026 are now published. Please note that these dates are preliminary and may vary between courses. For exact dates please refer to the respective course.

Find preliminary dates for the academic year 25/26

NTNU and Torbjørn Ekrem at the Department of Natural History took over coordination of the NABiS committee work from January 1, 2025. We look forward to continued collaboration and new master students signing up for NABiS!

The following courses are open for late application for autumn term 2023. If you want to take one of these courses please make the application as soon as possible, as places are filled by first come first serve (by date, time of day does not affect chances of getting in, so no need to get up early 😉 )

Alphataxonomical principles 5 ECTS credits, period 1

Fundamental and Molecular Systematics 10 credits, period 2-3 (UPDATED 2023-08-17)

Advanced phylogenetics 10 ECTS credits, period 4-5

Animal Diversity – Invertebrates 10 ECTS credits, period 4-5 (note! dates don’t match NABiS periods)

Curation and Biodiversity Informatics 5 ECTS credits, period 6

We are aware the website for NABiS is in need of maintenance. We are currently working to ensure information is up to date, and expect to rework the site in near future.  Please bear with us while we’re cleaning and tidying, fixing and adding. Any suggestions, corrections or comments about the website or its content can be sent directly to Jessica Slove Davidson, the current webmaster for NABiS.

Updates to term times to come soon! Autumn term starts August 28.

Last date to apply for spring 2022: October 15
Notification of selection results: December 9
Last day to reply to your offer: December 17

The courses Animal Diversity-Invertebrates and Curation and Biodiversity Informatics open for late application on October 4. 

The field-based part of the course is planned for 4-17 October at the field station Klubban located at Fiskebäckskil on the Swedish west coast. The Klubban’s webpage can be viewed here.