This year, Ecotoxicology Master’s students Dana Hiett and Yugeshini Rajendran had the opportunity to join the SETAC European Conference 2026 as student volunteers in Maastricht. Here, we share some of our experiences, the connections we made and things we learned during this eventful week.
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From lecture room to global stage: My SETAC Journey
SETAC conferences provide opportunities for scientific exchange, networking, and professional growth. Oluwafemi Sarumi shares his exciting experiences both at the SETAC 13th Young Environmental Scientists Meeting in York, United Kingdom, and the recently concluded SETAC Europe 36th Annual Meeting in Maastricht, Netherlands.
Continue readingSystemLink Continental Field Sampling
The third cohort of the SystemLink graduate college at RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau has launched a large-scale continental field study across Europe to understand how environmental stressors drive changes through aquatic–terrestrial ecosystem interactions.
Continue readingOvercoming the “Imposter” with Evidence
In this article, Larissa shares her personal reflection on overcoming imposter syndrome among early-career researchers, and shows how a simple self-assessment transformed her self-doubt into evidence of real progress.
Continue readingAMEO at Julius Kühn Institute – Karolina Kulas (2025)
Every Summer Semester, Ecotox Master students do a 2-month internship or AMEO (Applied Module at an External Organization). Today, Karolina Kulas shares her AMEO experience working at the Julius Kühn Institute in Siebeldingen.
Continue readingAMEO at Eurofins – Selina Schüller (2025)
Every Summer Semester, Ecotox Master students do a 2-month internship or AMEO (Applied Module at an External Organization). Today, Selina Schüller shares her AMEO experience working at Eurofins Agroscience Services Ecotox GmbH in Niefern-Öschelbronn.
Continue readingAMEO at Hydra Marine Sciences – Pablo da Silva Pena (2025)
Every Summer Semester, Ecotox Master students do a 2-month internship or AMEO (Applied Module at an External Organization). Today, Pablo da Silva Pena shares his AMEO experience working at Hydra Marine Sciences in Bühl.
Continue readingAMEO at BASF – Yugeshini Rajendran (2025)
Every Summer Semester, Ecotox Master students do a 2-month internship or AMEO (Applied Module at an External Organization). Today, Yugeshini Rajendran shares her AMEO experience working at the BASF SE Experimental Ecology Department in Frankenthal.
Continue readingAMEO at the University of Antwerp – Dana Hiett (2025)
Every Summer Semester, Ecotox Master students do a 2-month internship or AMEO (Applied Module at an External Organization). Today, Dana Hiett shares her AMEO experience working on the Ecosphere Research Group at the University of Antwerp.
Continue readingAMEO at RESIST – Tithi Paul (2025)
Every Summer Semester, Ecotox Master students do a 2-month internship or AMEO (Applied Module at an External Organization). Today, Tithi Paul shares her AMEO experience working on the ExStream project within the RESIST research group at Roßbach, Biebergemünd.
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