This summer school offers hands-on training in mathematical and computational modelling applied to evolutionary biology and ecology. You’ll get the opportunity to build modelling skills using modern mathematical approaches and widely used computational tools such as individual-based simulations.
Along the way, we’ll tackle questions about the evolution of social behaviour, life-history, and interactions between species. The aim is to help you:
- Get comfortable with the fundamentals of modelling for evolutionary biology, especially invasion analyses
- Grasp key concepts behind adaptation
- Learn how to turn a biological scenario into a formal model
- Practise communicating modelling results to other biologists
Participants will learn to analyse complex evolutionary and ecological dynamics and to choose the model best suited to their research questions.
2026 Edition
We look forward to welcoming the next cohort in 2026!
Registration is now open for the Summer School 2026, taking place from 31 August to 5 September 2026. Applications are open until 27 June 2026, with scholarships available for eligible students from OECD DAC ODA recipient countries, for which the application deadline is 15 May 2026.
2025 Edition
The Summer School 2025 took place from 1–6 September at the University of Lausanne, bringing together 25 international students. Lectures were given by Prof. Charles Mullon, with support from teaching assistants Ewan Flintham, Iris Prigent, Thomas Lesaffre, and Vítor Sudbrack. Research seminars were also delivered by Prof. Sara Mitri and Prof. Laurent Lehmann.
