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Tobias Züst receives SNSF Eccellenza grant to launch research with his own team
The Swiss National Science Foundation just published its Eccellenza grantees list. This funding scheme offers 45 outstanding young researchers the opportunity to do research under optimal conditions for five years.Dr. Tobias Züst - member…Cultures d’OGM : le Conseil fédéral veut prolonger le moratoire
Le Conseil fédéral souhaite prolonger de quatre ans le moratoire sur les cultures d’organismes génétiquement modifiés (OGM) à des fins agricoles. Lors de sa séance du 11 novembre 2020, il a décidé d’envoyer en consultation le projet de…
CARDEVOL - New ERC Starting Grant for Tobias Zust
Although plants produce chemical toxins as a defence against insect herbivores, herbivores frequently evolve resistance to such chemicals. The CARDEVOL (CARDenolide EVOLution) projects aims to understand the causes and consequences of…
Botanica Sudalpina Conference 2020, registration closes soon
Registration closes on Sunday, 18 October 2020. Registration only through the website www.botanicasudalpina.ch Botanica Sudalpina Conference 2020 will be held 20–21 November 2020, at the Natural History Museum of canton Ticino, Lugano…
Evolution in Action: New Plant Species at Urnerboden
A new plant species named "Cardamine insueta" appeared in the region of Urnerboden in the Swiss Alps, after land-use changes from forest to grassland over the last 150 years. The inheritance of two key traits from its parent plants enabled…Forte prestation de publications scientifiques de la Suisse en comparaison internationale
L’évaluation de la qualité de la recherche n’est pas une science totalement exacte. Il est néanmoins possible de l’estimer en mesurant notamment, pour un pays, sa part dans les publications mondiales, l’impact de ses publications ou ses…
One fifth of countries worldwide at risk from ecosystem collapse as biodiversity declines
Countries across the world rely on a range of services that are provided by their natural ecosystems. These so-called Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (BES) provides contributions such as food provision, water security and regulation of…Worldwide loss of phosphorus due to soil erosion quantified for the first time
Phosphorus is essential for agriculture, yet this important plant nutrient is increasingly being lost from soils around the world. The primary cause is soil erosion, reports an international research team led by the University of Basel.…
RESPONSE – 7 open doctoral positions
Call for PhD applications within the RESPONSE Doctoral Programme «Response to society and policy needs through plant, food and energy sciences» is open now (Call 3). Application deadline is: 1 December 2020 (23:00h). RESPONSE Doctoral…