I am on my way on to Leipzig to attend the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ). My talk entitled “Providing flowering resources to mitigate pesticide effects on plant-pollinator interaction” is scheduled for Friday, 16 September. I look forward to a lively exchange with colleagues. View the entire…
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Online lecture series “Biologische Vielfalt im Siedlungsraum”
Discover the fascinating world of urban biodiversity: Join the VHS online lecture series “Biologische Vielfalt im Siedlungraum” in Autumn 2023! Six experts will shed light on the crucial significance of biodiversity in urban areas. As species extinction and climate change redefine the green landscapes of settled regions, the importance of preserving biodiversity in our gardens…
DFG: Movie on biases in review processes
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has made a film to raise awareness about biases in review processes and asked me to participate in this project. I am very excited that the movie is now online: The German Research Foundation (DFG) is one of the most important funding agencies in Germany. The decision on funding is…
Introducing new transdisciplinary EU project RestPoll
In the recently published GfÖ Nachrichtenheft, I introduce our new EU project RestPoll (Restoring Pollinator habitats across European agricultural landscapes based on multi-actor participatory approaches). The project partners are 23 research institutions, three ministries, three companies, one NGO and one national park from 16 countries. We also plan a lively exchange and close cooperation with…
Online seminar on the diversity of wild bees – video now available
On Wednesday 21.06.2023, I gave an online seminar on the diversity of wild bees (in German). The recording is now available at https://bluehende-naturparke.de/fachseminare/. There are almost 600 species of wild bees in Germany; their diversity is impressive! While they differ in size, the time at which they fly, the way they nest, their food sources…
Open positions at our lab
We are hiring a postdoc, a PhD student and a project coordinator for our new transdisciplinary EU project RestPoll – Restoring Pollinator habitats across European agricultural landscapes based on multi-actor participatory approaches. The project’s goal is to substantially and permanently restore more habitats and enhance connectivity of wild pollinator habitats in Europe by strengthening society-wide…
27.-28.09.2023 | 9. Forum Agroforstsysteme
On the 28th of September, I will give a talk at the 9. Forum Agroforstsysteme in Freiburg, a conference for actors in agroforestry. Register here, if you would like to participate!
21.06.23 | Online seminar “Die Artenvielfalt der Wildbienen”
2023 International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy
I attended and co-organised this year’s International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy at Penn State. We had 246 people from 15 countries join us, representing academia, government, industry, stakeholder (beekeepers, growers, land managers), K-12 education, and non-profit groups, and 6 amazing symposia spanning genomics to policy. The 2026 International Conference on Pollinator Biology,…
25.05.2023 | Gentechnik Knackpunkt #2 – Biodiversität
I am excited to participate in the webinar series “Gentechnik Knackpunkte” organised by Progressive Agrarwende and the German Association for Synthetic Biology. Together with Michael Meissle (Agroscope), will discuss these questions: Does green genetic engineering really pose a threat to biodiversity? What are possible influences and how are they determined? How is biodiversity in agricultural…