The new Master's programme in Ecological Forecasting at UBT and JMU Würzburg is looking to employ six lecturers and a program coordinator!

For more information, please contact Prof. Steven Higgins (www.pfloek.uni-bayreuth.de/en/team/higg...).

The Extinction Risk–Range Change Relationship: Evidence From the Fossil Record Aim Climate change is a major driver for the wave of species extinctions predicted for this century. Extinction risk assessments are often estimated from climate-driven reductions in the geographic .....

📢 Paper alert!
Excited to share the first publication of my PhD!😁

We analysed fossil occurrences of the last 23 Ma to understand how geographic range change relates to extinction risk.🌍🐚🪸🦈

Keen to learn more? Here is the paper:
👉 dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb....

Maybe of interest for @yomoseco.bsky.social @gfoesoc.bsky.social @bes-quantitative.bsky.social @esa-earlycareer.bsky.social @isec-stats-ecol.bsky.social @sfecologie.bsky.social

Application deadline: 9 April 2026.

We are looking for a postdoc (up to five years) interested in climate-driven plant extinctions! Working with @manuelsteinbauer.bsky.social and me and a large team on various aspects of Earth system sciences.

More information here: fau-earth-system-science.github.io

Mapping the next forest generation reveals multiple regeneration gaps across German forests Our study provides the first nationwide, high-resolution assessment of forest regeneration, offering a valuable baseline for monitoring forest development. The regeneration density and indicator maps...

Excited to share about:

🌱 Gaps in Germany’s next forest generation

Regeneration maps from National Forest Inventory data show:

• 14% low regeneration density
• 30% low species richness
• 15% of Bavaria lacking climate adapted regeneration

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

I am very excited to contribute to this brand new programme and soon meet the first generation of young ecological forecasters here at #UBT!

@ecoforecast.bsky.social

We are hiring: PhD position in Ecological Data Science We are looking for a PhD student to join the AG Hartig (Theoretical Ecology) in the field of ecological data science / deep learning. 

#PhDPosition in Ecological #DataScience in our group. For details, see www.uni-regensburg.de/universitaet... #MachineLearning #AI #DeepLearning #Statistics #Ecology #AcademicJobs

Postdoctoral position in Forest Genetics at @uni-freiburg.de with a focus on local adaptation and/or stress reaction of trees. The position combines research and teaching (4 SWS), and offers the opportunity to develop an independent research profile (4+ years).

🌿 Guided Tour (EN) | “More than baobab: Africa’s plant diversity”
📅 Wed, Nov 26 | 2 PM
📍Ecological Botanical Garden

Explore Africa’s unique vegetation and key crops like cassava and moringa.
✨ Free participation!

www.obg.uni-bayreuth.de/de/veranstal...

#OBG #UniBayreuth #PlantDiversity

Are you looking for a postdoc? Let's develop a proposal for the University of Florida's "Ewel Postdoctoral Fellowship in Ecology and Environmental Science in the Tropics and Subtropics". Applications due January 11, 2026.

postdoc.aa.ufl.edu/current-post...

🚨 Job alert 🚨 Postdoc position in ecological forecasting 📈 as part of the Horizon Europe OSCARS call. The postdoc will be based in lovely Sevilla (fantastic place to live) and will include working closely with several European forecasting projects. Apply by Dec 11! 🌎🧪 globalchangeeco.com/jobs

We keep growing!
Are you excited about remote sensing and mountain forests? Then consider applying to this PhD position, supported by the TUM Center for Forest Management in the Alps! More details at: portal.mytum.de/jobs/wissens...

tree stumps on a disturbance patch with remaining forest in the back

Start of the @dfg.de-funded project T-EDGE! In the next three years, we will study forest regeneration 🌱 and biophysical conditions 🌡️ at transient forest edges! See more information here: www.easi.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...

‘New hope’: ash trees rapidly evolving resistance to dieback, study reveals Subtle DNA changes in trees demonstrate Charles Darwin’s natural selection – although human help may be needed

‘New hope’: ash trees rapidly evolving resistance to dieback, study reveals

Springer Nature Discovers MDPI – The Strain on Scientific Publishing Home page for the paper ‘The Strain on Scientific Publishing’ by Mark A Hanson, Dan Brockington, Paolo Crosetto and Pablo Gomez Barreiro

Springer-Nature launched a series of "Discover" journals that closely mimic MDPI titles -- sharing *identical* journal names, and likely similar business model.

What is going on, and why researcher will - as always - fall for it?

A 🧵

the-strain-on-scientific-publishing.github.io/website/post...

Meteorologischer Frühling 2025 ist vorbei. Auffällig war die Trockenheit. Im Schnitt sind in den drei Monaten fast 50% weniger Niederschlag gefallen, als im Bezugszeitraum 1961-1990.

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Job alert! Open Research position in our group on "Tree line ecology in mountain regions" at @slfdavos.bsky.social Apply and become my colleague 😊
apply.refline.ch/273855/1731/...

The Cluster of Excellence "Africa Multiple" at the University of Bayreuth has secured renewed funding
#AfricaMultiple #UBT #UniBayreuth #ClusterOfExcellence
www.uni-bayreuth.de/en/press...

Toller #Krautschau Auftakt in Freiburg heute. Vom Mastkraut bis zum Götterbaum und manche Teilnehmer habe alle Krautschabzeichen bekommen und Samentüten ergattert 😊

Come collaborate with us!
New joint project between @eoem-tum.bsky.social and @easilabubt.bsky.social!

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The @gfoesoc.bsky.social #gfoe2025 deadline for early bird registration and abstract submission has just been extended to May 15th. If you did not make it for some reason, please submit your abstracts now!

🌿🔬 BayCEER #Colloquium – Summer 2025

🕧Thursdays, 12:30–13:45 | H6, Geo

Weekly talks on #ecology & #environmental research are open to all! Join us for fresh insights and lively discussion.

🔗www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/bayceer/en/aktuelles/bay... #ScienceTalks #Ecology #Bayreuth

Convergence and consensus In these days of political instability, geopolitical tensions, and social discontent around the world, there are continued threats to the principles, conduct, and findings of science. This assault on ...

Kathleen Hall Jamieson has convinced me we should try to start saying "convergent evidence" instead of "scientific consensus." Going to take a while to change, but I explored it in my column this week. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

„Klimapolitik ist keine konkurrierende Priorität zur Verteidigung – sie ist ihre strategische Ergänzung“ sagt @joschkawanner.bsky.social vom @kiel.institute

E-Mail an 17 Vertreter der #Union:

#S4FAppell

"... konnten wir diese an fast alle demokratischen Fraktionen persönlich überreichen. Bedauernswerterweise blieb die Unionsfraktion der Übergabe fern und wir erhielten auch auf unsere persönlichen Einladungen keine Rückmeldung."
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REGISTRATION OPEN

Online registration is now open and the call for abstracts for oral presentations and posters has been published for the 54th Annual Meeting of the #Ecological Society of #Germany, #Austria and #Switzerland.

HOW TO SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT:
www.gfoe-conference.de/index.php?ca...

🌍M.Sc. Global Change Ecology🌍
📢 APPLY NOW – DEADLINE JUNE 15
www.global-change-ecology.de

The Master’s program focuses on analyzing global change, combining natural and social sciences to tackle complex environmental issues. Innovative approaches prepare students for global challenges!

Mitglieder von Scientists for Future übegeben den Appell von über 13.000 Wissenschaftler:innen an Abgeordnete des Bundestages.

Mitglieder von Scientists for Future übegeben den Appell von über 13.000 Wissenschaftler:innen an Abgeordnete des Bundestages.

Mitglieder von Scientists for Future übegeben den Appell von über 13.000 Wissenschaftler:innen an Abgeordnete des Bundestages.

Wir haben heute den Appell von über 13.000 Wissenschaftler:innen übergeben. Unserer Einladung sind Abgeordnete von @spdfraktion.de, @gruene-bundestag.de und @dielinkebt.bsky.social gefolgt. Der Appell zum Nachlesen: www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/s4f/de/top/o... #KlimaschutzIstDasFundament

Endspurt! Bis heute Abend könnt ihr noch unterzeichnen.

Morgen ist die Übergabe des Appells in Berlin!