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Polyploidy – A Path to Greater Adaptation to Changing Environmental Conditions
Led by Dr. Rie Shimizu-Inatsugi, a UZH research team closes a long-standing knowledge gap on polyploidization and its role in plant speciation.
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Environmental DNA reveals global patterns of fish biodiversity
Prof. Florian Altermatt and an international research team used environmental DNA to investigate global patterns of fish biodiversity. (Image: Florian Altermatt)
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ERC Advanced Grant for Andreas Wagner
Andreas Wagner has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant by the European Research Council for his research project on fitness landscapes and adaptive evolution. The grant is among the most prestigious research funding schemes in Europe.
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World Biodiversity Forum 2026
The World Biodiversity Forum 2026 will bring together more than 1,000 researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers from over 70 countries in Davos from 14–19 June. (Image: Gabriela Schaepman-Strub)
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Jeanie Borlaug Laube WIT Early Career Award 2026
Katharina Jung, a postdoctoral researcher in the group of Prof. Kentaro Shimizu, has received the 2026 Jeanie Borlaug Laube WIT Early Career Award.
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Jordi Bascompte: 2025 Cozzarelli Prize Official Video
The official video presenting Jordi Bascompte’s award-winning research on the emergence of eukaryotes is now available.
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Election as Member of Academia Europaea
Gabriela Schaepman-Strub was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 2026. Academia Europaea brings together outstanding scholars and scientists from across Europe and beyond. Her election to the Earth & Cosmic Sciences and Ecology section recognises her scientific achievements at the international level.
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ERC Starting Grant Call 2026 – Expression of Interest and Application Process
Detailed information on the upcoming ERC Starting Grant 2026 call and the internal expression of interest process is now available.
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Prestigious PNAS Cozzarelli Prize 2025 awarded to Jordi Bascompte
The U.S. National Academy of Sciences has honored Jordi Bascompte with the 2025 Cozzarelli Prize for outstanding research published in PNAS. His work on the emergence of eukaryotes was selected in the Biological Sciences category. (Illustration: Cornelia Gann)
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Love Data Week 2026 – Where Is the Data? #3
Arctic biodiversity, large and diverse datasets, and a strong commitment to Open Science: Prof. Dr. Gabriela Schaepman-Strub and Dr. Elena Plekhanova discuss how they work with observational, modelling, and remote sensing data, why they make their data publicly available, and the challenges involved in storing and sharing large datasets.
