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IMBRSea Summer School embarks in Tjärnö

The International Master of Science in Marine Biological Resources (IMBRSea - www.imbrsea.eu), this year organizes the first summer schools at the Tjärnö Marine Laboratory in Sweden.

From 1 till 11 August 39 students and 10 teachers are working on seven challenging research projects.

Follow the adventures of the seven research teams in the coming weeks via this blog!


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