After two lonesome years of COVID, we finally had our Winter Mingling again where Master students from Environmental Sciences and Ecotoxicology got the chance to dance, chat and getting to know each other.
Continue readingLaunching the EU Pesticide Atlas 2022!
In order to contribute to the idea of sustainable agriculture and reduce the use of chemical pesticides, Pesticide Action Network Europe (PanE) along with partners such as Heinrich Böll Stiftung, BUND e.V. and Friends of the Earth Europe, launches a one-of-a-kind, EU Pesticide Atlas 2022.
Continue readingAMEO experience – Maxime Bonin (2022)
Each year, several students of the Environmental Pollution Management (Ecotoxicology) Program complete an 8-week internship, the so-called “AMEO”. The AMEO is performed either at an external university, governmental or industrial research institute where students learn to apply the competences achieved during their study. In this blog post, Maxime Bonin shares her AMEO experience in RLP Agroscience GmbH, Neustadt an der Weinstraße.
Continue readingCelebrating 60 years of ‘Silent Spring’: The loud uproar that still resonates
The Department of Environmental Science at University of Stockholm turns 30!
Continue readingAMEO experience – Dana Bashkir (2022)
Each year, several students of the Environmental Pollution Management (Ecotoxicology) Program complete an 8-week internship, the so-called “AMEO”. The AMEO is performed either at an external university, governmental or industrial research institute where students learn to apply the competences achieved during their study. Students also use this opportunity to travel and explore not only Germany, but also other countries. In this blog post, Dana Bashkir shares her AMEO experience in Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands.
Continue readingFuture of food and farming: Politico Summit in Paris (September 2022)
In this blog post, Carsten Brühl is reporting on a panel discussion on the EU pesticide reduction program he was involved in at the Politico “Future of food and farming” Summit that took place in Paris in September 2022.
Continue readingAMEO experience – María José (2022)
Each year, several students of the Environmental Pollution Management (Ecotoxicology) Program complete an 8-week internship, the so-called “AMEO”. The AMEO is performed either at an external university, governmental or industrial research institute where students learn to apply the competences achieved during their study. Students also use this opportunity to travel and explore Germany. In this blog post, María José shares her AMEO experience in Eurofins France.
Continue readingAMEO experience – Erika Juliana Perez Manosalva (2022)
Each year, several students of the Environmental Pollution Management (Ecotoxicology) Program complete an 8-week internship, the so-called “AMEO”. The AMEO is performed either at an external university, governmental or industrial research institute where students learn to apply the competences achieved during their study. Students also use this opportunity to travel and explore Germany. In this blogpost, Erika Juliana Perez Manosalva shares her AMEO experience in Bayer AG Crop Science, Frankfurt am Main.
Continue readingField report: Elbe Expedition with the ALDEBARAN
In this post, Alina Mees talks about her field trip with the ALDEBARAN on the river Elbe. During her stay, she collected sediment samples to analyse microorganism communities and their subsequent methane gas production.
Continue readingCan heterogeneous landscapes mitigate pesticide stress?
In this blogpost, Moritz Link reports how pesticide toxicity affects stream ecosystems in Transylvania, Romania, a region where traditional agriculture prevails. The researchers analyzed macroinvertebrate communities, leaf litter decomposition and parasite prevalence in relation to physico-chemical stressors in the stream and the landscape.
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