Every year, our university offers the Disturbance Ecology Fieldtrip at the Tagliamento River in northern Italy. This trip provides students with a unique opportunity to explore the landscapes and ecological processes of the last wild river in the Alps. I was fortunate enough to participate in last year’s trip, and in this post, I would […]
Hello, my name is Paul, and I welcome you aboard the MS Wissenschaft! You are now inside a 102-meter-long cargo ship that once used to transport gravel, coal and other goods on rivers and canals across Europe. But for more than twenty years now, it carries science – like in this exhibition. The annually changing […]
This year’s Elite Network of Bavaria football tournament was hosted by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) at the magnificent TUM Campus im Olympiapark sports grounds. In order to arrive on time, we had to leave at 7 am, but luckily the DB was on time, meaning we arrived at the grounds at around 10:30, leaving just enough […]
The application period for our Master’s Program is now open! If you are interested in joining our program, you can submit your application via CAMPUSonline. International applicants should also ensure that they obtain their VPD (preliminary review documentation) from UNI-assist before completing their application. About the program The Master’s program in Global Change Ecology is […]
In November 2024, four GCEs had the opportunity to attend the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan as observers. This event is held every year in different countries by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) with the aim of negotiating and agreeing on global strategies to combat climate change. […]
On the 8th of June it was time again to participate in the yearly football cup of the Elite Network of Bavaria. This time it was set to be played in Regensburg, why we left Bayreuth in the early morning. This year’s team consist out of around 15 alumni, spectators and current GCEs, equipped with […]
What an exciting (and early) morning! The new GCE cohort from 2023 met on the 13th of October 2023 at 7:45 am at the GEO bus stop to start our first trip together as the new cohort. Together with Prof. Köllner, we got to explore interesting and beautiful places in Upper Franconia, an area that […]
Apply now for the master’s programme Global Change Ecology at the University of Bayreuth, an interdisciplinary graduate programme that deals with global change and its environmental, ecological and societal aspects. It aims to train highly qualified leaders for tasks and problem solving in science, environmental protection and political or economic decision making. Part of the […]
From the 5th to the 19th of December 2022, the second part of the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) took place in Montreal, Canada. I was privileged to be supported by the Global Change Ecology program and the Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research […]
YOUNGO, as the official children and youth constituency of UNFCCC, runs various formats of Conference of Youth (COY) to empower youth and formally bring their voices to the UNFCCC processes to shape the intergovernmental climate change policies. To strive for universal accessibility, true inclusion, and diversity, YOUNGO’s events range from global (GCOY) via virtual (vCOY) […]
