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Research for living soils
Soils are one of our most important natural resources: they provide food, filter water, store carbon, and are home to countless organisms that are crucial to the functioning of this…
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Summer Party at gaiac – Summer, Sunshine and good Vibes
On July 4, 2025, the first gaiac summer festival took place in our new premises “An der Ölmühle” - under beautiful, summery weather conditions. Colleagues and friends came together to…
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A report on the development of soil-related indicators
The recently published report on the UBA project, 'Ausbau und Weiterentwicklung bodenbezogener Indikatoren für die nationale und EU weite Berichterstattung zur Klimaanpassung und zum Klimaschutz, FKZ 3722 74 201 0',…
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Mitarbeiter(m/w/d) Qualitätssicherung nach GLP
Wir suchen Mitarbeiter(m/w/d) Qualitätssicherung nach GLP Die Stellenausschreibung dazu finden Sie hier. weitere News →
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Ground beetles and aeroplanes
The gaiac research institute was commissioned by the city of Mülheim an der Ruhr to investigate the ground beetle fauna of the Essen/Mülheim airfield. Data collection began on 29 April:…
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Meet us at the 35th SETAC in Vienna!
We’re excited to be part of this year’s SETAC Europe 2025 Meeting in Vienna (May 11–15) and look forward to welcoming you at booth 70. Take the opportunity to meet…
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65. DGL-Kurs „Bestimmung von Süßwassermollusken“
Das Gustav Stresemann Institut veranstaltet in Kooperation mit der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Limnologie, Arbeitskreis Taxonomie den 65.DGL-Kurs „Bestimmung von Süßwassermollusken“ Ort: Gustav Stresemann Institut, Klosterweg 4, 29549 Bad Bevensen Termin: …
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And how many earthworms live in your soil?
In cooperation with the Institute for Environmental Research at RWTH Aachen University (IFER) and the Bavarian State Research Centre for Agriculture, Institute of Agroecology and Organic Farming (LfL) and under…
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Publication: Natur und Landschaft 9/10
The current issue of the journal "Natur und Landschaft" focuses on the topic of ‘Protecting soil life’. Together with numerous specialist colleagues, an overview is given of the current status…
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How are floating photovoltaic systems affecting the aquatic biocoenosis?
In the SPUErs project, funded by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in the progres.nrw programme, we are investigating the effects of floating photovoltaic systems on vertical and horizontal physical gradients…
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Undercover in the field
Have you ever wondered how the use of film affects the structure of biotic communities in the agricultural landscape? We take a closer look and have just completed the first…
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Meet us at the SETAC Europe in Sevilla
We are now SETAC Europe Partner and looking forward to attending the 34th SETAC Europe Annual Meeting in Seville between 05th and 09th May 2024. Meet us at our booth…
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Research project: Environmental impact assessment of floating photovoltaic systems
Floating photovoltaic systems (FPV) offer great potential for the future regenerative (green) energy mix in Germany. The first systems have already been in use for years, mostly on artificial water…
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Participation at the conference “Nature conservation and agriculture in dialogue 2023: Focus on soil”
The conference "Nature conservation and agriculture in dialogue 2023: Focus on soil" took place at the BfN International Academy for Nature Conservation on the island of Vilm from 13 to…
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Pedunculate oak, sessile oak, common beech & co. – What’s growing there?
As part of the National Forest Soil Inventory (NFSI), we are currently carrying out vegetation mapping on 72 sample areas in North Rhine-Westphalia. On behalf of the State Agency for…
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Successful Conclusion of the VIBEE Project’s Closing Meeting
From August 24th to 25th, 2023, the closing meeting of the project "VIBEE" took place. The project, which focused on the development of vitality indicators for honey bees, concluded its…
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Cold-blooded Jewel
The species list of our field work this year is veeeeeery long. Much like this pretty smooth snake (Coronella austriaca), which we recently discovered under a snake board during one…
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Publication: Drivers and pressures of insect decline in PLOS ONE
On 23.08.23, our literature review on trends in beetle and butterfly populations was published online in the journal Plos One. In this study, we analysed a total of 82 publications…
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We will be there – ECEM 2023 in Leipzig
The 9th European Conference on Ecological Modelling will take place from 04-08 September 2023 in Leipzig, Germany. We participate with part of our gaiac modeling team presenting a new version…
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Wir sind dabei – ECEM 2023 in Leipzig!
Die 9. European Conference on Ecological Modelling findet vom 04. –08. September 2023 in Leipzig, Deutschland statt. Dort werden wir mit einem Teil unseres Teams vertreten sein und die Weiterentwicklung…
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61st DGL course by Gustrav Stresemann Institut
The Gustav Stresemann Institute, together with the German Society for Limnology, Working Group Taxonomy, is organising the 61st DGL course "Einführung in die Bestimmung der Wasserkäfer unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der…
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Meet us at the 33rd SETAC in Dublin!
The 33rd SETAC Europe annual meeting will take place from 1 - 4 May 2023 in Dublin, Ireland. gaiac will present its work in one talk and numerous posters. One…
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Postgraduate course aquatic ecotoxicology 2023
The course “Aquatic Ecotoxicology” was held at the gaiac Research Institute from 27 to 31 March 2023 as part of the postgraduate course (GDCh/SETAC GLB) and was successfully completed by…
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Doctoral Examination Mathias Reininghaus
The entire gaiac team congratulates our colleague Mathias Reininghaus on passing his doctoral examination! His doctoral thesis is dedicated to the topic “Evaluation and development of passive sampling techniques on…
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Limnological monitoring of the Blausteinsee
On behalf of Eurofins Hygiene Institut Berg GmbH, the gaiac research institute is once again investigating the Blausteinsee, a lignite mining lake near Eschweiler. The purpose of the monitoring is…
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DGL course “Determination of Trichoptera larvae”
The Gustav Stresemann Institute, in conjunction with the German Society for Limnology, Working Group Taxonomy, is organising the 60th DGL course "Determination of Trichoptera larvae" in March 2023, in which…
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Global Soil Biodiversity Conference (GSB) in Dublin
The third Global Soil Biodiversity Conference (GSB) will take place in Dublin from 13 to 15 March 2023. The gaiac research institute will be represented there and will present the…
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Soil related indicators
In cooperation with ahu GmbH Aachen (coordination) and other partners, we are working on the project "Expansion and further development of soil-related indicators for national and EU-wide reporting on climate…
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