Author Archives: Danisa Lione

Impact of combined chemical stress on trophic interactions

In this post, Mirco Bundschuh highlights the results of his recent paper “Interactive effects of an insecticide and a fungicide on different organism groups and ecosystem functioning in a stream detrital food web”.

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PhD position on nanoparticle characterization at UFZ Leipzig

The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) Leipzig offers a PhD position on nanoparticle characterization in complex media within the Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry.

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Unexpected effects of antibiotics on leaf shredding detritivores

In this post, Mirco Bundschuh highlights the results of their recent paper “Antibiotic mixture effects on growth of the leaf-shredding stream detritivore Gammarus fossarum”.

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16 positions in environmental forensics at Örebro University

The Environmental Forensic Laboratory (EnForce) of Örebro University (Sweden) is recruiting 16 environmental researchers. Available positions (8 Postdocs, 5 PhDs, 2 laboratory technicians, 1 data manager) cover research efforts aiming towards a non-toxic environment.

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Get to know the MSc Ecotoxicology program!

How to apply? Research fields? Career prospects? And where is Landau? Join the Webinar on 20th March and find out more about the international, English-taught MSc Ecotoxicology, and studying at the University of Koblenz-Landau.

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BSc and MSc theses in the team “Functional Aquatic Ecotoxicology”

Interested in pesticide-induced effects in autotrophic food webs in streams? The team “Functional Aquatic Ecotoxicology” offers theses dealing with pesticide impacts on biofilm-grazer systems.

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Several positions (PhD, Postdoc, Technician) at UFZ Leipzig

The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) Leipzig offers several positions within the project CHEMO-RISK, dealing with chemometers as novel tools for risk assessment of pollutant mixtures.

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Exhibition – University of Koblenz-Landau Goes International

In December the Welcome Center Landau and the University shop opened the exhibition University of Koblenz-Landau Goes International. Since then the portraits of several international students who are studying at our campus in Landau can be seen in building K, in the corridor on ground floor. Continue reading

Past, Presence and Future of Environmental Risk Assessment within the EU – where are we going?

Student blogger Lara and Prof. Ralf Schäfer report from the EFSA’s Conference “Environmental risk assessment of pesticides: 25 years of scientific advancements since the adoption of Directive 91/414/EEC”.

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Internship at the European Food Safety Authority

As you might know from previous posts of this blog, students of the Ecotoxicology Master’s Program spent the last summer term in internships at external organisations such as industrial companies, universities, research facilities or authorities. This time, student blogger Lara reports on her experience with the AMEO module at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in Parma, Italy.

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