We just put another clip for our video curriculum on YouTube. This one is on how to get support. Continue reading
New video on how to get support for MSc Ecotox on YouTube
Join the International Dance Party!
Yaaay, the first of its kind international dance party in Landau! The international community in Landau is growing fast. In a bid to exchange native culture and values, a group of Ecotox and Environmental Sciences students decided to host a party where internationals can showcase music and dance steps from their country in a creative way. Continue reading
Session on Multiple Stressor research in Limnology and Aquatic Toxicology @ DGL 2016
During this year’s Annual Meeting of the German Society of Limnology (DGL) – taking place September 26-30 in Vienna – there will be a session on multiple stressors. Continue reading
CSIR Pretoria and Ecotox Landau: a fruitful relationship
In this post, Dr. James Dabrowski gives an introduction to the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and their ongoing collaboration with scientists from Landau. Continue reading
Courses offered in English by IPZ
Interesting news for all Ecotoxicology PhD students! The IPZ (Interdisciplinary Graduate Center) has published their new course program for summer semester 2016! They offer many interesting sessions for PhD students at both campuses – some of the courses are taught in English and might be especially interesting for international PhD students or those who would like to improve their academic English skills. Continue reading
SETAC NEWS article on collaboration with Landau’s Ecotox program
Did you miss the SETAC NEWS article on the brand new collaboration between SETAC’s Certified Environmental Risk Assessor (CRA) program and Landau’s Master of Science in Ecotoxicology program? Continue reading
Original research – bad copy
Ralf Schulz and Christian Noss comment on plagiarism in an ever growing publication business.
Using concepts of evolutionary biology to predict the heavy metal toxicity of aquatic invertebrates
In this post Egina Malaj talks about their recently published paper “Evolutionary patterns and physicochemical properties explain macroinvertebrate sensitivity to heavy metals”. Continue reading
6th Annual SETAC YES Meeting II – Presentations, Panels and Pub Crawls
Last post, Kym reported on the first day of the SETAC YES Meeting (Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry’s Young Environmental Scientists Meeting); the second and third days of the meeting consisted inter alia of the student platform and poster presentations. Continue reading
6th Annual SETAC YES Meeting I – Insects and Teaching
In this post, student blogger Kym reports about their visit to the YES Meeting.
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