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Children's University starts with an insight into the diversity of the soil

15.07.22

News

The Children's University programme started on Monday, 11 July, with a lecture on “Invisible diversity: on life in soil”: Andreas Richter, supported by Hannes Schmidt, introduced children aged 7 to 12 to the ecosystem soil. The children learned about the ...
- Website of the "Kinderuni"
Open Position: Independent Group Leader

08.07.22

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Interested to work with us at the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science at the University of Vienna?
We have a 4-year Group Leader Position available for a highly qualified and ambitious early career scientists, who wish to ...
- Open Positions
Microbiome assembly in thawing permafrost and its feedbacks to climate

20.06.22

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The physical and chemical changes that accompany permafrost thaw directly influence the microbial communities that mediate the decomposition of formerly frozen organic matter, leading to uncertainty in permafrost–climate feedbacks. Although changes to microbial metabolism and community structure are documented following ...
- Paper in Global Change Biology
Andreas Richter speaks about "Life in Soil" in the ‘Gutenberg Stiftungsprofessur’ lecture series at the University of Mainz

10.05.22

Event

Andreas Richter was invited by this year’s Gutenberg Professor, Antje Boetius, to give a public lecture on ‘Life in Soil’ at the University in Mainz.

The presentation and subsequent lively discussion can be viewed here:
- Gutenberg Stiftungsprofessur (in German only)
- YouTube (in German only)
Down-regulation of the bacterial protein biosynthesis machinery in response to weeks, years, and decades of soil warming

28.03.22

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How soil microorganisms respond to global warming is key to infer future soil-climate feedbacks, yet poorly understood. In this study an international team of authors with participation of members of TER, applied metatranscriptomics to investigate microbial physiological responses to medium-term ...
CONGRATULATIONS - MSC Christian Ranits

27.03.22

People

Congratulations to Christian Ranits, who successfully defended his MSc thesis on Friday 29th April 2022.
His thesis on “What controls microbial growth in tropical soils?
The role of carbon and phosphorus“ was very well received.

Excellent, Christian!
Congratulations - MSc Sean Darcy

23.03.22

People

Congratulations to Sean Darcy, who successfully defended his MSc thesis on Wednesday 23rd March 2022.
His thesis on “Drivers of the root mycobiome in a mixed temperate beech forest" was very well received.
Excellent, Sean!
Congratulations - MSc Michaela Bachmann

11.03.22

People

Congratulations to Michaela Bachmann, who successfully defended her MSc thesis on Thursday 10th March 2022.
Her thesis on “15N-isotope fractionation in warmed forest soils" was very well received.
Excellent, Michaela!
CMESS supports Ukrainian scientists and students

27.02.22

News

CMESS expresses its solidarity with Ukraine and endorses the plea of “The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities”, which calls for support for Ukrainian academic staff and students. Therefore, our Centre with its four divisions CUBE, DOME, EDGE, and TER ...
Congratulations - MSc Johanna Auer

24.01.22

People

Congratulations to Johanna Auer, who successfully defended her MSc thesis on Friday 21st January 2022. Her thesis on “Leaf hydraulic traits and eco-physiological drought response of trees in a hyper diverse tropical rainforest in French Guiana" was very well received.
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