News 2025
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Hydrobiology Limnology Award for Mara Knüsel’s dissertation
The Hydrobiology Limnology Foundation for Water Research in Switzerland issues an annual award for dissertations and master theses on limnology. This year, UZH and Eawag researcher Mara Knüsel received the award for her PhD thesis entitled “Opening the Black Box: Biodiversity and Biogeography of Groundwater Amphipods in Switzerland”.
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SRF Highlights Research by Prof. Marta Manser
Swiss broadcaster SRF has released a German-language audio feature.
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World Biodiversity Forum 2026 – Calls
The World Biodiversity Forum 2026 invites researchers, professionals, artists, and engaged stakeholders from around the world to contribute.
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How Did Complex Life Evolve?
According to evolutionary biologist Jordi Bascompte, the transition from simple prokaryotes to eukaryotic cells was likely the most important step in the history of life on Earth.
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UZH Teaching Award 2025 for Florian Altermatt
We are delighted to announce that Prof. Dr. Florian Altermatt has received the UZH Award for Best Teaching 2025.
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Fungal Resistance in Wheat: Preserving Biodiversity for Food Security
Wheat production is threatened by a major fungal disease: yellow rust.
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Seasonal dynamics of detritus across ecosystems
Leaves Fall in Autumn, Decomposition Lasts All Year – New Study in Current Biology
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The Secret Language of Meerkats
The latest issue of National Geographic (Germany) covers the research of Prof. Marta Manser on meerkat communication.
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New IASC Leadership: Gabriela Schaepman-Strub Elected as Vice-President
Prof. Dr. Gabriela Schaepman-Strub has been elected Vice President of the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) for the 2025–2029 term. With 25 member countries, the IASC plays a key role in coordinating Arctic research worldwide — and Switzerland is right at the heart of it.
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The emergence of eukaryotes as an evolutionary algorithmic phase transition
A recent paper by Jordi Bascompte published in PNAS has shown how the eukaryotic cell emerged as a compromise between a conserved process of gene growth and a change in genetic regulation.
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The devastating impact of humans on biodiversity
Not only are the numbers of species declining, but the composition of species communities is also changing. This is shown by a new study published in the journal “Nature”.
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Understanding how molecules and ecosystems interact
Erika Freeman et al. have published an important paper in TREE, one of the most prominent journals in Ecology and Evolution.
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Groundwater Amphipods
Several reports on Florian Altermatt's research on groundwater amphipods were broadcast on television and radio in German.
- Hydrobiology Limnology Award
- SRF Highlights Research by Prof. Marta Manser
- World Biodiversity Forum 2026 – Calls
- How Did Complex Life Evolve?
- UZH Teaching Award 2025
- Pilzresistenz bei Weizen
- Seasonal dynamics of detritus across ecosystems
- The Secret Language of Meerkats
- Gabriela Schaepman Vice-President IASC
- Eukaryotes
- The devastating impact of humans on biodiversity
- Molecular Ecology
- Groundwater Amphipods