In this new series of posts, research teams/groups of Landau’s Institute of Environmental Sciences introduce their Ecotoxicology-related research. This time: the group “Conservation Genetics”. Continue reading
A postgraduate from Landau in Stockholm Resilience Centre
In this post, we learn what Avit Kumar Bhowmik, a postgraduate from Landau, is working on after receiving his Ph.D. in Landau.
Science paper from Landau: How much salt is too much salt?
In this post, Ralf Schäfer and Oliver Frör report on their recent paper “Saving freshwater from salts: Ion-specific standards are needed to protect biodiversity”.
Submit your manuscripts for a special issue in Frontiers in Environmental Sciences!
Landau’s Carsten Brühl and Johann Zaller of BOKU Vienna are editing a special issue in Frontiers in Environmental Sciences on Non-Target Effects of Pesticides on Organisms Inhabiting Agroecosystems. Continue reading
New scholarships available!
The University of Koblenz-Landau just announced 20 new scholarships for beginners of our international master’s programs. Continue reading
Nanoparticles in freshwater ecosystems
In this post, Mirco Bundschuh talks about their recently published paper “Effects of nanoparticles in fresh waters – risks, mechanisms and interactions”.
A collaborative research mapped human health risks from exposure to trace metal contamination of freshwater resources in Pakistan
In this post, Avit Kumar Bhowmik talks about their recent paper “Mapping human health risks from exposure to trace metal contamination of drinking water sources in Pakistan”.
Transatlantic Summer Academy on Sustainability 2016
Transatlantic Summer Academy 2016 in Bremen, organized by InterCulture gGmbH and Jacobs University Bremen – Experience new approaches in resolving ecological issues, work and live in a German‒US-American group of young people and explore sustainability from an intercultural perspective
The secret pollinators: an overview of moth pollination
In this post Carsten Brühl shares some information on moths, pollination and their potential role in current pollinator risk assessment approaches.
Fundraising for student trips to SETAC
In this post, Kym reports about their bake sale as a fundraiser for their trips to the SETAC Europe AM.