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Gabriel Jorgewich-Cohen gives turtles a voice
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Neue Kurse zur Aus-und Weiterbildung von Artenkenntnissen
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Die Schweiz hat plötzlich 200 neue Wespenarten
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SGV Meeting 2024
SGV Meeting 2024 at the CHUV in Lausanne
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Current Challenges in Plant Breeding 2025 - Bandwagons, we too, have seen - promises and breakthroughs in plant breeding
The annual seminar of the SGPW-SSA working group plant breeding (Current Challenges in Plant Breeding) will take place on 22.1.2025 at ETH Zurich (Center) on the topic "Bandwagons, we too, have seen - promises and breakthroughs in plant breeding". As every year, students and doctoral students of ETH Agricultural Sciences will present and discuss their views on the topic together with national and international experts. The opening keynote will be given by Rex Bernardo (University of Minnesota), who, as a long-standing professor of plant breeding and genetics, has dealt intensively with the promises and achievements of new breeding technologies.
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Vorankündigung
32. Jahresversammlung SGPW-SSA 3.4.2025 Die Jahresversammlung findet in Sion/Conthey/Leytron zum Thema "Innovation und Technologie im Dienste der Spezialkulturen" statt.
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Rigi Workshop 2025: Microbiome Meets Metabolism
Deadline to apply is extended to 30 October! Join us for a 3-days interdisciplinary workshop to explore microbiomes and biotransformations in environment, health and data at Mount Rigi from February 2 to 4th 2025. Open to Phd students and Post-docs.
Members wanted for the Board of the Platform Biology
From January 2025, there will be vacancies on the Board of the Platform Biology of the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT). We are looking fo new colleagues who would like to work with us for three years on issues and initiatives to promote the biological sciences and young talents in Switzerland.
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Prix Schläfli 2024 award for the four best dissertations in natural sciences
Julia Reisenbauer (Chemistry), Jonathan Gruber (Mathematics), Gabriel Jorgewich-Cohen (Biology) and Gilles Antoniazza (Geosciences) were honoured with the Prix Schläfli 2024 for findings made in the context of their dissertations. Through this prize, the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT) singles out the four most significant insights of young researchers at Swiss universities. The Prix Schläfli has been awarded since 1866.
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Une algue rouge qui transcende les générations
Poussés par le désir de rendre leur collection plus accessible, les Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de Genève (CJBG) ont redécouvert une algue rouge datant de plus de deux siècles. Un saut dans le passé qui bénéficie également au présent et à l’avenir.
Image: Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de Genève32. Annual meeting of the SGPW-SSA: Innovation and technology for speciality crops
Die Veranstaltung findet am 3. April 2025 in Sion/Conthey/Leytron statt. Weitere Informationen folgen
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Neue Kurse zur Aus-und Weiterbildung von Artenkenntnissen
Das Bundesamt für Umwelt finanziert 2024 und 2025 den Aufbau von neuen Kursen, die Fachwissen über Moose, Flechten, Spinnen, Wildbienen und Laufkäfer vermitteln. Auch ein neuer Studiengang zum Erhalt der Artenvielfalt wird an der Universität Neuchâtel entwickelt.
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Die Schweiz hat plötzlich 200 neue Wespenarten
Hierzulande leben viel mehr verschiedene Arten von Darwin-Wespen als lange angenommen, weil niemand sie bestimmen konnte. Ein Digitalisierungsprojekt und die Vermittlung von Fachwissen sollen Abhilfe schaffen.
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