Friday, 10 April 2026 The Department of Biodiversity at UP FAMNIT Hosts Associate Professor Onur Candan from Ordu University
As part of the ERASMUS+ programme, the Department of Biodiversity at UP FAMNIT will host Associate Professor Onur Candan from 13 to 17 April 2026.
Dr. Candan is an ecologist specializing in herpetology. He obtained his PhD in Biology (Zoology) from Hacettepe University (Ankara, Turkey), where he also earned the title of Associate Professor in Ecology. He currently works as an Associate Professor at the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, within the Division of General Biology, at Ordu University.
For more than two decades, Dr. Candan has been involved in numerous research projects in the fields of biodiversity and nature conservation across Turkey, with a particular focus on sea turtles, amphibians, and reptiles. He is also a member of the National Scientific Committee for Sea Turtles in Turkey.
Dr. Candan teaches a wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses, including conservation biology, environmental impact assessment, herpetology, animal tracking and handling techniques, vertebrate field studies, and population monitoring. His teaching is enriched by extensive hands-on experience in wildlife conservation, rehabilitation, and telemetry. With a strong commitment to students’ academic development, he supervises numerous Master’s and PhD theses, particularly in the field of sea turtle biology.
Within the study programmes Conservation Biology and Nature Conservation, Dr. Candan will deliver the following lectures:
- Amphibians and reptiles of Turkey
Monday, 13 April 2026, 13:00–15:00
UP Livade Campus – Izola, Zoology Laboratory - Studying herpetofauna on land and in sea: Methods, implications for conservation and lessons learned
Wednesday, 15 April 2026, 10:30–12:30
UP Livade Campus – Izola, FAMNIT 3 Lecture Room - Sea turtles in the Mediterranean: Biology and conservation perspectives in a changing world
Thursday, 16 April 2026, 15:30–17:30
UP Livade Campus – Izola, FAMNIT 3 Lecture Room
The lectures are open to all UP FAMNIT students, staff, and the general public.
You are warmly invited!
