Once again this year, the Regional Research Campus of Rome 1 (ARRM1) in Montelibretti has organised a major event to participate in European Researchers’ Night, an initiative that will take place on Friday 26 September simultaneously in many universities and research institutions across Europe.
At ARRM1, the event will take place within the framework of i4Science, with a rich programme for all age groups, including workshops, stands, conferences and reflections on the role of research in building international dialogue.
Among the activities, one that stands out is a course entirely dedicated to biodiversity, to which IRET researchers contribute by presenting the main methods of wildlife monitoring. ‘The tools and materials used for the study, monitoring and conservation of biodiversity will be on display and their functioning will be explained,’ says Laura Gramolini, IRET researcher who conceived and structured the activity, who continues, “The methodologies presented will include passive acoustic monitoring, the use of camera traps, and the capture and tagging of small mammals using traps and attractants. Finally, genomic analyses carried out on tissues or environmental matrices will be illustrated, through which it is possible to study the genetic diversity and diet of animals,” concludes the researcher.
Thanks to practical tools, materials and explanations, the public will be able to discover how research contributes every day to the protection of biodiversity and the conservation of ecosystems.
