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Departement Umweltsystemwissenschaften (D-USYS), ETH Zürich
@usyseth.bsky.social
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Understand. Engage. Inspire Change.
Research and teaching in Environmental and Agricultural Sciences at ETH Zurich. Managed by D-USYS Comms team. #usyslife #usysscience #usysawards #usysstudents
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Was ist uns Bio wirklich wert? 🤔🍏
👉 Artikel von @robertfinger.bsky.social in der Zeitschrift "Ökologie & Landbau"
robertfinger.bsky.social Robert Finger @robertfinger.bsky.social · 4d
'Lenkungsabgaben auf landwirtschaftliche Inputs - Was Beispiele aus Europa uns lehren'

Neuer (kurzer) Artikel in Ökologie & Landbau www.oekom.de/ausgabe/was-...

Freier Zugang via www.research-collection.ethz.ch/entities/pub...

Hintergundpaper zum Thema doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
January 15, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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The GRiP project at @ethz.ch has successfully validated a new approach to agricultural pest monitoring! 🚀

By pairing autonomous #drones with #eDNA analysis, the team detected invasive Japanese beetles weeks earlier than traditional methods.

👉Access fact sheet: bit.ly/3ZbY6Al

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January 14, 2026 at 10:52 AM
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The withdrawal of US support for the #IPCC carries risks far beyond funding. Without the US's approval of future IPCC reports, other nations may attempt to dilute the scientific findings, according to scientists such as @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social. 🌡️🏛️

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US exit from key UN climate convention deals major blow to climate fight - Geneva Solutions
US president Donald Trump has decided to pull out of several international entities critical for protecting the environment and the climate, including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, a ...
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January 14, 2026 at 9:05 AM
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The Marie Heim-Vögtlin Prize is introducing a new selection process:

🔓 Open call for nominations (self-nomination or by third parties)
🎯 Eligibility: women researchers who completed a Postdoc.Mobility fellowship or Ambizione grant in the last two years

📢 First call is now open!
➡️ sohub.io/i8hx
January 14, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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How do trees withstand drought?🌲🧪Research by Valentina Vitali and colleagues uses lasers to read tree rings like a "black box." 👉https://usys.ethz.ch/en/news-events/news/archive/2026/01/conifers.html @wslresearch.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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🌍 Join AVETH for a Climate Fresk workshop at @ethz.ch! Learn climate science through a collaborative game and meet fellow researchers.

📅 Jan 21, 18:00 📍 LFV E41 🧑‍💻 Open to all scientific staff

Sign up: www.aveth.ethz.ch/climate-fres...

#ClimateFresk #ETHZurich #Sustainability #PhDLife
Climate Fresk Workshop – AVETH
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January 12, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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How can mountain forests survive #ClimateChange? 🏔️🌲 @ETH_en & CERC @slfdavos.bsky.social expand their partnership in Surselva 🇨🇭! With the Canton of Grisons, we’re researching forest adaptation to drought, natural hazards and reforestation.

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ETH and SLF/CERC join forces in Surselva
For over 50 years, ETH Zurich and the local forestry service have been using the forest in the municipality of Tujetsch in Surselva for research and teaching purposes. This partnership is now being st...
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January 7, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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🙌 Congrats, also on behalf of our department @usyseth.bsky.social!
robertfinger.bsky.social Robert Finger @robertfinger.bsky.social · 14d
The Agricultural Economics and Policy Group at ETH Zurich was established in January 2016, and celebrates its tenth anniversary. Over the coming weeks, we will be reflecting on the past (and the future) in a series of blog posts

Here is the first (in German):
agrarpolitik-blog.com/2026/01/05/1...
January 7, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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To our global community of thinkers and explorers: Thank you for a year of incredible breakthroughs and curiosity. May your holidays be filled with joy and your batteries be fully recharged for a bright 2026! 🚀✨

Stay curious! ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Looking back at ETH Zurich’s 2025
Engineers, biomedical researchers, computer scientists, and many other members of the ETH Zurich community have made great strides in research and teaching. Here is a brief review of an eventful year.
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December 23, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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🙌🌎Inga Mareike Nienkerken and her team have won one of the #EnergyNow! Challenges at @ethz.ch. Their idea? Using retired EV batteries as energy storage for solar off-grid systems. A collab between @empa-materials.bsky.social, alstom.bsky.social and partners in Ghana. www.linkedin.com/posts/usys-e...
#climatepolicy #climatepolicy #energytransition #circulareconomy #ethzurich #sustainability #renewableenergy #innovation #evbatteries #africaenergy | Department of Environmental Systems Science (D-USY...
🙌 Congrats to Inga Mareike Nienkerke, Senior Scientist in our #ClimatePolicy group led by Anthony Patt, who has won one of this year's Energy Now! awards with her team at ETH Zürich. The project addr...
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December 23, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Congrats to our 2025 #SFIAR Award winners! 🏆👏
While Claude Müller's doctoral theses provides new insights into #soil management practices, the Master's thesis of Lea Fabritius focuses on social impacts in #coffee value chains in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Well done!

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December 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Die Stärke von #Extremstürmen nimmt zu. 🌪️ Welchen Einfluss hat die #Erderwärmung darauf und was erwartet uns in der Zukunft? @ethz.ch Klimaforscherin Ulrike Lohmann nimmt im @tagesanzeiger.bsky.social dazu Stellung.

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Hurrikane auf dem Atlantik: Weniger, dafür viel heftiger: Eine Hurrikansaison als Blaupause für die Zukunft?
Die Zeit der Tropenstürme auf dem Atlantik geht in diesen Tagen zu Ende. Die Saison war geprägt von Extremen – und könnte wegweisend sein für die Zukunft.
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December 17, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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400 Abonnent:innen & über 5'700 Besucher:innen: Agrarpolitik bewegt! Herzlichen Dank an @robertfinger.bsky.social und das ganze Team vom Agrarpolitik-Blog für eure Beiträge das ganze Jahr über. 🙏🌾🌱 Auf ein weiteres spannendes Blog-Jahr 2026!

#Agrarpolitik #ScienceComm #Landwirtschaft #Rückblick2025
robertfinger.bsky.social Robert Finger @robertfinger.bsky.social · Dec 17
'Rückblick 2025: Ein vielfältiges Jahr im Agrarpolitik-Blog'

Neuer Beitrag mit @robehube.bsky.social. Vielen Dank an alle Beitragenden und Leserinnen und Leser!

agrarpolitik-blog.com/2025/12/17/r...
December 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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📢 Design the future of food! Apply for the World Food System Summer School at @ethz.ch (June 29 – July 10, 2026). 🌍 Dive into systems thinking, co-create solutions, and collaborate with experts.

Application deadline: Jan 25, 2026

🔗 bit.ly/4j0A1FO

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December 15, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Benedikt Oeschger studies Agricultural Sciences, works at a cattle farm, has a seat in Winterthur’s city parliament, and is newly elected to the Board of the Swiss Study Foundation.

A Werner Siemens Foundation Excellence Scholarship is helping him stay on top of his game.

Read more: go.ethz.ch/3e
December 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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🌱A global shift to fewer pesticides would yield long-term positive ecological & economic benefits, finds a study by Niklas Möhring from Uni Bonn, @eawag.bsky.social and @ethz.ch. However, the prevailing effects would vary depending on the region of the world.

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Plant protection with fewer chemicals would have positive global effects
A global shift to agriculture with no or fewer pesticides would have long-term ecological and economic benefits, according to a new study.
www.eawag.ch
December 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Welcome, Katrin Di Bella Meusburger and @martinhartmann.bsky.social as newly appointed Adjunct Professors at our department! 🙋‍♀️
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Eleven professors appointed
At its meeting of 3 and 4 December 2025 and upon application of Joël Mesot, President of ETH Zurich, the ETH Board appointed eleven professors. In addition, seven adjunct professorships were awarded.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Congrats to Sandro Vattioni for winning China’s Pineapple Science Award for his article on geoengineering🍍🌟. The award ceremony was broadcast live on CCTV, China's largest state-owned television media platform.

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#PineappleAward #Geoengineering #ClimateScience
Diamonds, dust and television: Sandro Vattioni wins China's "IgNobel Prize"
Could diamond dust in the atmosphere be used to cool the climate? This question was addressed by Sandro Vattioni, a researcher in experimental atmospheric physics at the Institute of Atmospheric and C...
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December 3, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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Mayur Sapkal's @RepliClouds project is officially funded by the @ethz.ch Social Impact Pioneer Fellowship! 🔬🌍☁️
The Fellowship supports the commercialization and real-world application of the Horizontal Cloud Condensation Nuclei Counter (HCCNC).

🔗 RepliCloud Project details: u.ethz.ch/B8n5N
December 2, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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20 years of our "Green Library" @ethz.ch ! 📚🎉 "The Green Library has become increasingly important as a place for students to learn and work," says Franz Johner, Head of the Green Library @ethlibrary.bsky.social.

Check out the full interview & voices of the community: usys.ethz.ch/en/news-even...
December 2, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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🌲🔬 ETH Zurich is increasing funding for the Waldlabor Zürich. This will strengthen research on climate adaptation, biodiversity and ecosystem services. Stay tuned! A call for ETH projects planned for Spring 2026. @ethz.ch #ForestResearch

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December 1, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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The SwissNatColl portal is now live! 🎉

Switzerland’s natural history collections hold over 60 million specimens - a unique scientific heritage built over 300 years. With SwissNatColl, these data are now openly accessible.

🔗 Explore the portal: swissnatcoll.ch
🎥: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgHy...
Swiss natural history collections network (SwissCollNet)
YouTube video by Swiss Academy of Sciences SCNAT
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November 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Congrats to @cyyu.bsky.social on winning the Golden Owl 🦉 from VSETH for his excellent teaching! One of Brunner's main areas of focus is leading the SPEED2ZERO project, which is centred on Switzerland's sustainable transformation.
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Golden Owl for Cyril Brunner
For his excellent teaching, Cyril Brunner has been awarded the Golden Owl by ETH Zurich’s students association VSETH.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Lackdämpfe aus der Zugproduktion setzen VOC-Schadstoffe frei. Diese belasten Gesundheit und Umwelt. @morecloud.bsky.social, Professorin für #Aerosolchemie an der @ethz.ch, ordnet ein: www.srf.ch/news/schweiz...
Stadler Rail belastet seit Jahren die Umwelt – Kritik an Behörden
Stadler Rail stösst seit Jahren zu viele Schadstoffe aus. Die zuständigen Kantone reagierten laut Experten zu spät.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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‪👏🏅8 of our D-USYS researchers at @ethz.ch
have been named Highly Cited Researchers 2025 by
@clarivate.com. This puts them in the Top 1% of the world's most influential scientists. What a great honour - for them and us as ETH department!

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D-USYS researchers among world's most influential in 2025
Erich Fischer, Nicolas Gruber, Lukas Gudmundsson, Reto Knutti, Andreas Prein, Martin Scheringer, Sonia Seneviratne, and Johan Six have been named
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November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM