In this post, Verena Sesin shares her experiences at the 4th Annual IIES Science and Policy Workshop in Edinburgh from 1-3 July 2018, co-hosted by University of Edinburgh and the International Institute for Environmental Studies (IIES).
Riverine ecosystems under threat – new open access book features a chapter on ecotoxicology by authors from Landau
In this post, Ralf B. Schäfer talks about their recently published book chapter “Ecotoxicology” in the open access book “Riverine Ecosystem Management”.
SERIOR public lecture on chemical mixtures & their risks for humans and environment on July 3rd
The German/French Graduate Academy “Security-Risk-Orientation” (SERIOR) is hosting a public lecture on chemical mixtures and their risks for humans and the environment at Campus Landau on July 3rd, 2018.
Surprisingly, systemic fungicide treatment enhances litter quality for aquatic detritivores
In this post, we talk about our recently published paper “The evil within? Systemic fungicide application in trees enhances litter quality for an aquatic decomposer-detritivore system”.
Environmental and socioeconomic impacts of mosquito control: the European perspective!
In this post, Stefanie Allgeier and Carsten Brühl report about their recently organized workshop on impacts of mosquito control using Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti), which was part of our project “Establishment of a nature conservation-compatible concept for mosquito control”, funded by the German Federal Foundation for the Environment (DBU).
Every year again – SETAC Europe Annual Meeting
Two weeks ago, a bunch of Landau’s Ecotox students, PhDs, PostDocs, and professors travelled to Rome for this year’s SETAC Europe Annual Meeting.
On the insignificance of significance
In this post, Alexander Feckler talks about their recently published paper “When significance becomes insignificant: effect sizes and their uncertainties in Bayesian and frequentist frameworks as an alternative approach when analyzing ecotoxicological data”.
Webinar “Start your Environmental Science Career in Germany!” on May 7
DAAD USA is hosting a webinar about international Environmental Science BSc and MSc programs taught in English at the Hochschule Trier and the University of Koblenz-Landau on May 7, 1 – 1:30 pm EDT.
Free E-Course: Water Pollution Mitigation & Aquatic Remediation
The International Institute for Environmental Studies offers a free e-course entitled “Water Pollution Mitigation and Aquatic Remediation”, running every Wednesday from April 11 to June 20.
Escaping German winter: A warm visit in Mexico & exciting research options
Mirco Bundschuh shares his experiences after coming back from an interesting visit at a field office of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) as well as the Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV) in Yucatan, Mexico.