WALDO’s PhD researcher participated in the International School on Foraminifera in Urbino (Italy). The course was held between 5-24 of June 2023 and it was mainly intended for early career researchers and industrial personnel working with Foraminifera, Micropalaeontology, Paleoceanography, Paleoecology, and Climate History. The training consisted of the following modules: (1) Introduction to the Foraminifera, (2) smaller benthic foraminifera, (3) larger benthic foraminifera, and (4) planktonic foraminifera. The course was taught by internationally recognised lectures, with approx. 60 hours of lectures, 60 hours of practical and an one-day field trip focusing on the classic micropaleontological localities near Gubbio!