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As part of the World Health Summit, THESYs Director Jörg Niewöhner and Director of the Institute of Virology at Charité Christian Drosten recorded a live interview in the podcast ‘Talking Science’. The fourth episode of the series titled ‘Extremer als es uns gut tut – Was Klimawandel mit Pandemien zu tun hat und Umweltschutz mit…

On January 11th, 2021, the Centre Marc Bloch organised an online event with the environmental scientist Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker titled ‘Leider ist das Anthropozän nicht nachhaltig – Können wir das ändern?’ (Unfortunately, the Anthropocene is not sustainable – Can we change it?). Opening commentary was given by THESys Director Jörg Niewöhner and by Dr.…

The renowned Consolidator Grants from the European Research Council (ERC) are awarded to top researchers who are pursuing ground-breaking projects in basic research.  THESys Members Tobias Kuemmerle and Ignacio Farías are both receiving grants for projects which explore paradigm shifts in conservation science and urban anthropology. Tobias Kuemmerle received the Consolidator Grant for the project…

The Highly Cited Researchers list from Clarivate is a collection of scientists whose publications rank in the top 1% by citations for the field and year in the Web of Science. The list comprises of researchers from 21 broad fields from universities and institutions across the world. This year, eight of the Highly Cited Researchers™…

THESys Member and Leibniz- Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Professor Robert Arlinghaus won the highest national award for science communication. Every year, the prize is awarded from the German Science Foundation (DFG) and the Stifterverband to scientists who excel at communication and bridging the gap between science and society. In an official HU Press…