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Ecotoxblog now also on Instagram!

Its official now! EcotoxBlog has started spreading its readership in Instagram too!

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EcotoxBlog welcomes its new Senior Editor and Social Media Manager!

Meet our new Senior Editor and Social Media Manager, M. Sandhya. She is pursuing her Master’s in Ecotoxicology and currently involved in her internship at the Julius-Kühn Institute (Siebeldingen).

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PhD position in Aquatic Ecology and Ecotoxicology at University of Valencia

The Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity of Evolutionary Ecology at the University of Valencia (Spain) is offering a PhD position to study the resilience of aquatic populations and communities to chemical and environmental stressors in Mediterranean coastal wetlands.

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Have you ever wondered how mutagens and carcinogens are identified?

In this post, first-year Ecotoxicology student and student blogger Adnan is telling you about the Toxicology Lab Course, which comprised two experiments: Ames test and caffeine clearance test.

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International Exhibition Extended! Opening on 5th July!

International Exhibition Opening, December 2016

Last semester the Welcome Center Landau and the University Shop organised an exhibition under the title “University of Koblenz-Landau Goes International”. With this international exhibition we wanted to portray students from abroad, who joined us and contribute to the diverse community of our university. All of them have become active members of our international student body. They commit themselves to supporting their fellow students or show how they made their way to Landau and have faced the challenges of daily life in a foreign country. Now we are extending our exhibition! Continue reading

Series of Sessions – Getting ready for the job market!

Job application (colourbox.com)

In summer semester 2017 the Welcome Center Landau offers a series of sessions under the title “Getting Ready for the Job Market” for international students and PhDs who plan to stay in Germany. Continue reading

How to convince in job interviews…

The Interdisciplinary Graduate Center (IPZ) offers a new workshop for PhD students and Postdocs in which they can learn “How to convince in job interviews”. Continue reading

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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