Next week we will have two exciting talks in our Ecology Colloquium! On Tuesday, 30 April (2.15 pm, lecture hall HS1), Prof. Mutez A. Ahmed will present his work on: “The hidden half of plant water relations: root-soil interactions impacting plant response to drought”. On Thursday, 2 May (2.15 pm, lecture hall HS 17) Prof. András Baldi will share his IPBES insights: “Maximizing engagement in intergovernmental bodies: high-impact papers, diverse networks, and unexpected insights”. See you there!
A team from TUM and Hohenheim, including Frank, published a paper on "Hybrid intelligence for reconciling biodiversity and productivity in agriculture" in Nature Food, check it out! https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-024-00963-6
Tomorrow our Ecology Colloquium starts into the new semester with a talk by Martin Bouda, who recently started as professor for Functional Plant Ecophysiology at Hohenheim, on "Plant vascular networks mediate ecophysiological function across scales". This semester the Colloquium will be in presence only, in the lecture hall HS1, now at the new time of 14.15 to increase compatability with family obligations. See you there!
Our last Ecology Colloquium this semester will be held on Thursday 15 February 4.15 pm, featuring a talk by Prof. Hans Lambers from the University of Western Australia on "Dirt-poor soils, pesky parasites and friendly fungi shape plant diversity in south-western Australia", join us in HS4 or online via Zoom https://uni-hohenheim.zoom.us/j/89508920023?pwd=UHA5d2tJRlYxQkRwWjlVMnN2OTJMUT09
The next Ecology Colloquium tomorrow Tuesday 30 Jan 2024 at 4.15 pm, is given by Nico Blüthgen from TU Darmstadt on "Natural regeneration of neotropical rainforests and
their species interactions", lecture hall HS 4 or online via zoom:
https://uni-hohenheim.zoom.us/j/89508920023?pwd=UHA5d2tJRlYxQkRwWjlVMnN2OTJMUT09
Do you want to pursue a Master of Science degree in Landscape Ecology at the University of Hohenheim? Then join us at our info event next Thursday 1 Feb at 9 am (online, via Zoom). In this English MSc programme, students learn about the dynamics of biodiversity and ecosystems and how to answer pressing questions posed by global environmental changes. Find the programme for the info events (and the zoom link) here: https://www.uni-hohenheim.de/master-infoveranstaltungen
Next Tuesday 4.15 pm in our Ecology Colloquium Jörg Müller (University of Würzburg) will talk about "New insights and observations on insect decline in
Germany" - join us in HS4 or via Zoom (https://uni-hohenheim.zoom.us/j/89508920023?pwd=UHA5d2tJRlYxQkRwWjlVMnN2OTJMUT09) and let's see if our guest speaker can convince us it is all due to weather!
The first Ecology Colloquium of 2024 is happening right now: Prof. Tobias Züst from the Uni Zürich talks about his work on plant chemical defence against herbivores in our Ecology Colloquium! Join us spontaneously via Zoom: https://uni-hohenheim.zoom.us/j/89508920023?pwd=UHA5d2tJRlYxQkRwWjlVMnN2OTJMUT09
We currently have two open PhD positions available in our group! 1) a project in experimental plant ecology focussing on fitness consequences of trait-mediated interactions between the invasive plant Impatiens glandulifera, native plants and their pollinators (from the plant perspective, see https://ecology.uni-hohenheim.de/flint for full job description)! 2) a project on farmland birds (within the HABIT doctoral college, see https://www.uni-hohenheim.de/en/job-openings?tx_unijobs_joboffers%5Bjoboffer%5D=3605&tx_unijobs_joboffers%5Baction%5D=show&tx_unijobs_joboffers%5Bcontroller%5D=Joboffer&cHash=e0d1e31d1db3c9835bb0dfddedc72be5). Application deadline for both positions is 19 Jan 2024!
Hello world! We are now settling in here and will say goodbye to X/Twitter... you will hear exciting bits & pieces from our research etc. in 2024, until then, happy holidays!