Preliminary Programme 2026

Thursday, 18th June 2026

 

Biking with BayCEER: Joint bike tour to Waischenfeld (contact Lisa Hülsmann if interested)

Time

Forschungscampus Waischenfeld

 

Arrival

12:00

Lunch

13:00

Welcome and round of introductions

Prof. Dr. Tillmann Lüders, Director of BayCEER

13:15

News & Updates in BayCEER

i.e. new initiatives/projects in research & teaching (5-10 min/project)
  • Julia Knapp: The new head of the department of Hydrology
  • Anja Ramsperger: Pets as vectors for the distribution of ectoparasiticides to the environment and their impact on non-target species
  • Anke Jentsch: Forest Canopy Research (maybe leading to a round table discussion)
  • Tillmann Lüders: Bavaria - Western Cape Biotech Initative
  • Stephanie Thomas: Research on Mosquitoes at the MS Wissenschaft
  • Anna Walentowitz: Citizen Science "Flora von Bayreuth"
  • Cyrus Samimi & Lisa Hülsmann: Ecology in the Cluster of Excellence „Africa Multiple“
  • Steven Higgins & Bert van der Veen: Elite study programme "Ecological Forecasting"

14:15

Round Table Discussions:
Potential nuclei for interdisciplinary cooperation

Introduction in the plenary (5 min. each) & Round table discussions in groups

Changes between topics/tables is possible. 1-2 hosts are needed per table, a second round of round table discussions will take place Friday morning. Coffee is provided.

Topics and hosts:

  • Shaping the next collaborative research proposals: Joint brainstorming & exchange (Tillmann Lüders)
  • Exchange on erosion estimates (Albert Cabré)
  • Joint Outreach: BayCEER exhibition facility (Alana Steinbauer)
  • Water strategies at BayCEER (Clara Martinez-Perez, Julia Knapp)

14:45

Round Table Discussion I

16:15

Plenary: Impressions and Feedback from the tables

16:45


Science talk

Prof. Dr. Tina Heger
“Approaches to synthesis in ecology: Suggestions and experiences”

18:00

Dinner

about 19:30

Option for a joint sunset walk to the beautiful Waischenfeld lookout point, a visit to the ice cream parlour and campfire!
Please feel free to bring your instruments along.


Friday, 19th June 2026

Time

Forschungscampus Waischenfeld

from 8:00

Breakfast

9:00

Thursday Wrap-Up / Evening Ideas & Input

9:30

Workshop with Prof. Dr. Tina Heger

10:15

Round Table Discussions II:
Potential nuclei for interdisciplinary cooperation

Introduction in the plenary (5 min. each) & Round table discussions in groups

Follow-up from Thursday: Table number and arrangement will be based on topics. Changes between topics/tables is possible. 1-2 hosts are needed per table. Coffee is provided.

  • Navigating the next step: Early Career Researcher roundtable on grants and careers (Florian Pohl, ...)
11:30

Plenary: Impressions & Feedback from the tables

12:00

Wrap-Up and Conclusion

12:30

Joint lunch

14:00

Departure to Bayreuth
Biking with BayCEER: Joint bike tour back to Bayreuth (contact Lisa Hülsmann if interested)

 

 

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