Nansen Legacy/ARCTOS Course on Multi-factor experiment design
On 12 October 2020, several members of the SCOR Working Group on Changing Ocean Biological Systems held a workshop centered around their Best Practices Guide for multi-factor experiments. Constraints on traveling led to an unusual format whereby multiple in-person nodes around Norway and Denmark were linked via Zoom where break-out working groups were enabled, and lectures and practical work facilitated. In all, twenty-three PhDs, postdocs and technicians and several seniors participated, along with course leaders, John Havenhand (Tjärnö Marine Biological Station, Gothenburg University, Sweden), Christina McGraw (University of Otago, New Zealand), and Paul Renaud (Akvaplan-niva/UNIS). The course was supported by the Nansen Legacy Project. Educational materials, including the Decision Support Tool and the Best Practices Guide, along with videos and other information, is available to all at https://meddle-scor149.org/.