Not in all cases where nature and biodiversity conservation is intended, species protection is the outcome. The potential contribution of forest conservation areas to avoid species losses is very…  › more

Research Study on Pathogen Growth in Honey Bees Infected With an Exotic Parasite Versus the Original Native Relative   › more

Researchers have found that the spread of an exotic honey bee parasite – now found worldwide – is linked not only to its superior competitive ability, but also to climate, according to a new study…  › more

After two exciting years of building up our research centre, the arrival of scientists from all over the world and six appointed professors, iDiv celebrated its first scientific retreat…  › more

To inform prospective doctoral researchers about the conditions of the scholarship programme of the German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU), the graduate school yDiv and the DBU are organizing…  › more

Representatives of more than 190 countries have come together at the 12th meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea, to assess the progress towards the…  › more

Of all obligate intracellular bacteria, Wolbachia is probably the most common. In general, Wolbachia are either widespread, opportunistic reproductive parasites of arthropods or essential mutualists…  › more

The 2nd annual yDiv Scientific Symposium to took place on 1 October, 2014 – the day of iDiv's two-year anniversary.   › more

In a joint appointment process of iDiv, UFZ and the Martin Luther University two key positions of iDiv were filled.  › more

The Next Generation Sequencing Conference (NGS) took place in Barcelona in June. yDiv Doctoral Researcher Sree Rohit Kolora participated in a poster competition and won with it's hand-drawn poster…  › more

Synthesis Centre for Biodiversity Sciences sDiv publishes two publications about non-native species  › more

The first yDiv Admission Symposium took place on March 25, 2014. Five external scientists presented their projects to applied for admission into yDiv as associated doctoral researchers.   › more