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About Us

• Introduction
• 50th Anniversary - the Fitz celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2010!
• History - find out more about the people involved
• Mission statements
• Centre of Excellence
• Advisory boards
• Annual Reports - download the latest Annual Report (PDF)
• Annual meetings - details of meetings and seminars
• Sponsors - sponsors, donations and bequests
                 - see also: Pola Pasvolsky

Staff, Students & Associates

• Staff & Student Pages - links to staff, students & associates pages
• Visitors - contact details for visiting scientists

Research

• Research overview
• Systematics & biogeography
• Island conservation
• Life-history strategies
• Cooperative breeding & sociality in birds
• Predicting the impacts of climate change on desert birds: the 'Hot Birds Programme'
• Rarity & conservation of African birds
• Seabird research
• Raptor research
• Gamebird research
• Waterbird movements, parasitology and epidemiology
• Spatial resilience of protected areas
• Climate change vulnerability & adaptation
• long-term species programmes (Cape parrots, ground hornbills, oystercatchers, pied babblers & sociable weavers)

Study & Research Opportunities

• Studying at the Fitz - information for potential students
• Prospective students - primarily for Graeme Cumming's students but also generally applicable...
• Conservation Biology Masters Handbook - all the details
• Previous CB Projects - for an idea of what other students have done
• Biodiversity Conservation Academy - for undergraduates interested in biodiversity conservation
• Scholarships & Bursaries - Funding: Fellowships, Scholarships, Bursaries & Internships

The Niven Library

• About the Library
• Hours & Contact Details
• Using the Library - access policy, borrowing procedures, photocopying facilities
• Library Holdings - books, periodicals, reprints and theses
• Online Catalogue - online public access catalogue of the Fitz's holdings

Publications

• Publications overview - Publications overview
• Publication process - impact factors, journal abbreviations, publication incentives
• Publication lists- links to scientific and Semi-popular publications according to year of publication
• scientific publications
• Semi-popular publications
• Africa - Birds & Birding articles - links to PDF files
• Dissertations & projects - Unpublished PhD, MSc and Honours theses
• Roberts VII Project - species lists, marginal species, hypothetical species and escapees, common names, synonyms in southern African languages, taxonomic sequence, errata and missing information.
• Databases and downloads - databases hosted on the Niven Library server

Fitz News

• Current news - Find out what's happening at the Fitz
• Fitz news archive - old news
• Fitz Seminars - seminars are generally held on Tuesdays in the Niven Library
• Fitz Vacancies - jobs, internships, etc
• What's New??? - for frequent visitors (pages that have changed in the last month)

Fitz Alumni

• Welcome Message - what this section is about
• Submitting Information - how to get your details posted!
• PhD Graduates - Lists of graduates and thesis titles arranged by decade
• MSc Graduates - Lists of graduates and thesis titles arranged by decade
• CB MSc Graduates Lists of graduates and thesis titles arranged by year
• Alumni List - an alphabetical list of past students

Contact Us

• Who to Contact - not sure who to contact - then try this page!
• Alphabetical List - email addresses and telephone numbers

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• Where is it? - you're here! An overview of this site