30 July 2019 insight Permanent professorship for IGB/FU researcher Jonathan Jeschke Jonathan Jeschke has passed the five-year “Heisenberg test”, and has now been appointed to a permanent professorship. He embarked on his research into biological invasions with his Ecological Novelty research group at both the IGB and FU Berlin in 2014.
25 July 2019 focus Big Fish = Bold Fish? An IGB study partially refutes the pace-of-life syndrome hypothesis. Ex-IGB doctoral student Giovanni Polverino, was able to show that the pace-of-life syndrome, much discussed in biology at present, does not appear under all conditions.
15 July 2019 insight IGB Acting Director Mark Gessner Receives Honorary Doctorate The Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier has awarded an honorary doctorate to Professor Dr. Mark Gessner for his scientific achievements in limnology. He has undertaken pioneering work on leaf litter breakdown in freshwater ecosystems. Congratulations!
12 July 2019 short news Research for Free Flowing Rivers The River Intellectuals bring together young committed people from science and conservation for river conservation in the Balkans. Bonus: behind-the-sciences video about IGB research on the Vjosa. Roll it!
3 July 2019 insight IGB’s Dörthe Tetzlaff Becomes Honorary Fellow of the Geological Society of America This fellowship honours international geoscientists who have e.g. distinguished themselves in geoscience investigations or providing notable service to implementing public policy in natural resource managements.
1 July 2019 press release Environmentally friendly control of common disease infecting fish and amphibians Aquatic organisms are threatened by fungal and fungal-like diseases globally. There are few approved chemical means for combating these pathogens, and many have unwanted side-effects. IGB scientists propose 7 biological alternatives.
18 June 2019 insight Soapbox Science: Fascinating Female Scientists at Alexanderplatz Interesting short lectures by female researchers – easy to understand, free of charge and open air – will be held on 22 June 2019 from 2 to 5 pm at Berlin's Alexanderplatz under the World Time Clock. Bonus: Brand new explainer video!
11 June 2019 insight Artists in Residence at IGB How can you make lakes and the worlds largely hidden within them experienceable? "Artists in Residence" of IGB will be filming at Lake Stechlin in June.
6 June 2019 press release Microorganisms on microplastic Organisms can grow on microplastics and accumulate in the water. Researchers from IGB and IOW have shown that potentially toxin-fproducing microorganisms are also among the top colonisers.
4 June 2019 press release River fish do not tolerate heavy inland navigation traffic Heavy vessel operation significantly reduces the number of fishes, says study of Christian Wolter and Petr Zajkcek. They recommend that these results should also be taken into account in the "Blue Belt Germany" federal program, for which the 3rd Status Conference is being held in Berlin today.
