How to get started in the statistics program R? In our free online course, you will learn to manage, analyse, and visualise your environmental data. The aim of this workshop developed by Landau researcher Jakob Wolfram is to teach environmental scientists the basics in R, so that they can further their career or studies.
Continue readingWhat are the environmental and socioeconomic effects of using Bti for mosquito control?
In this blog, Carsten Brühl and his co-authors are introducing a review paper on the environmental and socioeconomic effects of mosquito control in Europe using the biocide Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti) that is an outcome of a workshop held in Landau.
Continue readingTropical Ecotoxicology and Exchange with Costa Rica
In this post, Lara Petschick, Sebastian Stehle and Carsten Brühl share their experiences when visiting Costa Rica to establish a collaboration on Tropical Ecotoxicology with colleagues from the University Nacional in Heredia.
Continue readingSpotlight on Students: Our new blog series will showcase students in Ecotoxicology
We are launching a new series to highlight the variety of student research and experiences in the field of ecotoxicology around the world. Students will have the chance to share their stories in an interview-style blog with our community.
Continue readingGraphing Ecotoxicology
In this article, Jakob Wolfram talks about their recent publication “Graphing Ecotoxicology: The MAGIC graph for Linking Environmental Data on Chemicals”. This work detailed how a novel database structure was used to manage, aggregate, and harmonize different environmental databases in order to address large-scale environmental issues.
Continue readingCongrats! Stefanie Allgeier has completed her Ph.D. on environmental effects of mosquito control with Bti
In December 2019, Stefanie Allgeier successfully defended her Ph.D. on environmental effects of mosquito control with Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti).
Continue readingToads could be exposed to pesticides when moving through agricultural landscapes
In this post, Christoph Leeb talks about his recently published paper on amphibian presence in a vineyard in Southern Germany and potential exposure risk to pesticides.
Continue readingImportant Updates from the BlogTeam!
Dear readers, have a look at our three latest updates:
Continue reading“Great Together: Separate Challenges and Collective Solutions” at SETAC Toronto (Part 2)
In this post, Sara Gonçalves reports on how Landau researchers contributed to the 40th Annual SETAC North America conference in Toronto from November 3-7, 2019.
Continue readingDiverse & Exciting: How Landau’s research could contribute to the success of SETAC Toronto (Part 1)
In this post, Jakob Wolfram reports on how Landau researchers contributed to the 40th Annual SETAC North America conference in Toronto from November 3-7, 2019.
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