Today I gave my first course/lecture in methods of field zoology at the University of Würzburg. Breeding birds and flight behaviour of raptors from 6 am to 2 pm. Thanks to the super motivated students, Eva Katharina Engelhardt and Global Change Ecology Group @Uni_WUE.

Christian Hof is head of the new Chair of Global Change #Ecology at the University of Würzburg. His research focuses on how #climatechange and human impacts affect species and ecosystems. (📷Hofmann/JMU) ▶️uni-wuerzburg.de/en/news-and-ev…

Team #MultiCrossBEF Biodiversity Exploratories Research hard at work in the exploratories #grasslands these days. Sampled Swabian Alb last week, now starting in Hainich & Schorfheide. Thanks to the local Biodiversity Exploratories Research management teams for their invaluable support! Universität Würzburg #UniWürzburg Global Change Ecology Group @Uni_WUE

New paper out in #Biodiversity & Conservation on the #conservation and #restoration potential of #biotopes in central Europe, lead by Sven Rubanschi (congratulations!) and coauthored by Sebastian T. Meyer & W. Weisser Terrestrial Ecology & Christian Hof. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Second excursion in the field zoology course: today the students learnt how to look at biotopes from the perspective of animals. E.g. reproduction or resting sites, feeding habitats and plants for insects... Big thanks to Global Change Ecology Group @Uni_WUE, Eva Katharina Engelhardt and the students.

Mit vermeintlichem Insektenschutz wird viel Geld verdient. Besonders ärgerlich sind die oft schlecht gemachten "Bienenhotels". Schon der Begriff ist irreführend, da es um Nisthilfen geht. Auf 3Sat Nano durfte ich aktuelle, nutzlose Modelle bewerten: 3sat.de/wissen/nano/24…

Thanks for an excellent conference of the GfÖ AK Macroecology GfÖ! Alex Zizka Alexander Zizka and his team did a great job hosting us in Marburg. Our Universität Würzburg #UniWürzburg team presented new results on distributions & diversity of insects & birds at regional, continental & global scales.

Empfang „Welcome to Bavaria“ in der Münchner Residenz für Vertreter der bayer. #HightechAgenda. Markus Söder & Markus Blume hören, nach ihren Begrüßungen, Nobelpreisträger Ferenc Krausz zu: „Spitzenforschung entsteht gemeinsam, oft an Schnittstellen von Forschungsgebieten“

Job offer! We are looking for a *postdoc* in biodiversity science, macroecology, ecol. modelling, stats. In Prague, Czech Republic, FŽP ČZU v Praze, 2 years (with possible extension), ERC-funded, 66,000 CZK/m gross. More info and application instructions: petrkeil.github.io/news/2024/06/1…

8 days left for visa-requiring students to apply for UCL's MSc in Biodiversity & Global Change. Don't miss the opportunity to work alongside the fabulous scientists at ZSL Science, Natural History Museum Science and UCL Faculty of Life Sciences studying this crucial topic. Apply here: ucl.ac.uk/prospective-st…

Größte Umfrage aller Zeiten zum Klimawandel: 75.000 Befragte aus 77 Ländern. Über 80 Prozent erwarten mehr Klimaschutz von der Politik. Doch warum hören viele Politiker mehr auf die fossile Lobby als auf ihre Bürger? tagesschau.de/ausland/un-umf…

Wichtiger Beitrag von Die Junge Akademie & Hochschulrektorenkonferenz (HRK) dazu, wie eine zukunftsfähige Entwicklung der Universitäten mit mehr & besseren unbefristeten Stellen aussehen kann. Nun sind Bund & Länder in der Pflicht, mit kluger Gesetzgebung über das unselige #WissZeitVG hinauszudenken.

Good news for Ecological Monographs! The journal’s IF is on the way up. I attribute this success to our outstanding and diverse board of editors, but also to authors around the world who decided to submit their best work to this society-owned journal Thank you and keep them coming!

After settling into our new office space, our scientific exchange is becoming more and more vibrant. Key element is our weekly Global Change Ecology Group @Uni_WUE seminar where our colleagues present new ideas and current projects. Some impressions:

Last week Jan Kalusche talked about global patterns of phylogenetic and functional diversity of island birds

…and 2 weeks ago Hendrik Mohr introduced us to his PhD project which takes part in the impressive Global Change Experimental Facility of the UFZ in Bad Lauchstädt.

Permanent senior scientist/data scientist position in a fantastic lab👇🔥❤

Let's #moth! Herzliche Einladung zur Nacht der Motten - am Di, 23.07.2024, von 21 bis 23 Uhr, an der Mensateria auf dem Campus Hubland der Universität Würzburg #UniWürzburg. Eva Katharina Engelhardt & Dr Esme Ashe-Jepson präsentieren allen Interessierten die faszinierende Welt der Nachtfalter uni-wuerzburg.de/aktuelles/einb…

What he says👇 If you love to wrangle data, help w managing a globally important complex database & being passionate about plant & island biogeography & look for a super nice team of international colleagues. THATS YOUR JOB👇 BioGeo Göttingen

Join us tomorrow to celebrate the amazing world of moths, see some of the incredible university collection and meet some moths up close! 🌙