27 May 2019 insight Excellent training at IGB IGB has been awarded for its "Excellent Training Quality" by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Berlin (IHK).
1 December 2018 focus Moving forward for freshwater life In November 2018, the Alliance for Freshwater Life organised a symposium in Berlin on Raising Awareness and Funding for Freshwater Life.
17 May 2019 press release IGB Scientist Thomas Mehner is New President of the International Society of Limnology SIL was founded in 1922 by the German ecologist and father of limnology August Thienemann, making it the oldest limnological society in the world.
14 May 2019 press release Living Waters Researchers from 20 German scientific institutions have presented a joint research agenda on the biological diversity of inland and coastal waters.
13 May 2019 press release Research training group "Urban Water Interfaces" continued Research training group UWI of IGB and TU-Berlin will be funded for another period.
14 May 2019 press release Tomatofish receives the Dahrendorf Prize IGB-team receives the Ralf Dahrendorf Prize for the "Tomatofish". Federal Research Minister Anja Karliczek presents the prize in Berlin.
13 May 2019 press release Anglers ensure diversity of fish species in small gravel pit lakes Lakes managed by recreational anglers are characterised by a higher natural fish diversity than gravel pits without fishing management.
9 May 2019 short news No free flow Just one-third of the world’s longest rivers remain free-flowing says a comprehensive study, published in the journal Nature. Christiane Zarfl, a former member of IGB, and Klement Tockner, long-time director of IGB, played a key role in the study.
6 May 2019 focus Statement on the IPBES-Report On 6 May 2019, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) published a summary for decision-makers on the IPBES-Report. IGB researcher Sonja Jähnig gives a statement.
3 May 2019 press release Threatened sturgeon learns for the fitness Sturgeon training can increase their fitness for the wild. Already a two-week "learning lead" made the search for food more efficient, says a recent study of Sven Würtz and Jörn Gessner.
