CETAF - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities
@eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org
Natural History Museums' Network.
Empowering #Taxonomy, at the heart of the decision-making process.
www.cetaf.org
Empowering #Taxonomy, at the heart of the decision-making process.
www.cetaf.org
🌍 CETAF at #IPBES12
CETAF participated as an observer at the IPBES-12 Plenary in Manchester, contributing expertise on taxonomic research and biodiversity data for policy and decision-making.
🔗 cetaf.org/cetaf-ipbes1...
#IPBES12 #Biodiversity #SciencePolicy #Taxonomy
CETAF participated as an observer at the IPBES-12 Plenary in Manchester, contributing expertise on taxonomic research and biodiversity data for policy and decision-making.
🔗 cetaf.org/cetaf-ipbes1...
#IPBES12 #Biodiversity #SciencePolicy #Taxonomy
February 10, 2026 at 4:55 PM
🌍 CETAF at #IPBES12
CETAF participated as an observer at the IPBES-12 Plenary in Manchester, contributing expertise on taxonomic research and biodiversity data for policy and decision-making.
🔗 cetaf.org/cetaf-ipbes1...
#IPBES12 #Biodiversity #SciencePolicy #Taxonomy
CETAF participated as an observer at the IPBES-12 Plenary in Manchester, contributing expertise on taxonomic research and biodiversity data for policy and decision-making.
🔗 cetaf.org/cetaf-ipbes1...
#IPBES12 #Biodiversity #SciencePolicy #Taxonomy
🟨 Want to stay up to date with Europe’s biodiversity and #taxonomy landscape?
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February 3, 2026 at 9:32 AM
🟨 Want to stay up to date with Europe’s biodiversity and #taxonomy landscape?
Subscribe to e-Pulse, CETAF’s monthly newsletter, featuring policy insights, research highlights and updates from across our network — delivered straight to your inbox.📩
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🔬 Yesterday, we attended the @erc.europa.eu Annual Conference
In the keynote, Ilaria Capua presented Circular Health, highlighting the shift from an ego-centred to an eco-centred view of health and the need for convergence across human, animal and environmental systems.
In the keynote, Ilaria Capua presented Circular Health, highlighting the shift from an ego-centred to an eco-centred view of health and the need for convergence across human, animal and environmental systems.
January 29, 2026 at 10:36 AM
🔬 Yesterday, we attended the @erc.europa.eu Annual Conference
In the keynote, Ilaria Capua presented Circular Health, highlighting the shift from an ego-centred to an eco-centred view of health and the need for convergence across human, animal and environmental systems.
In the keynote, Ilaria Capua presented Circular Health, highlighting the shift from an ego-centred to an eco-centred view of health and the need for convergence across human, animal and environmental systems.
🟡 On European Data Protection Day, CETAF highlights its cybersecurity statement approved at the Directors’ Summit in Berlin, reaffirming the need to protect scientific data, digital collections, and institutional trust.
January 28, 2026 at 9:45 AM
🟡 On European Data Protection Day, CETAF highlights its cybersecurity statement approved at the Directors’ Summit in Berlin, reaffirming the need to protect scientific data, digital collections, and institutional trust.
🎉 Big news! CETAF has secured Horizon Europe funding for the new project TETTRIX, with an excellent evaluation score of 14.5/15.
An exciting new phase for collaboration in biodiversity research across Europe 🌍
👉 Full details on our website: cetaf.org/cetaf-secure...
An exciting new phase for collaboration in biodiversity research across Europe 🌍
👉 Full details on our website: cetaf.org/cetaf-secure...
January 23, 2026 at 8:31 AM
🎉 Big news! CETAF has secured Horizon Europe funding for the new project TETTRIX, with an excellent evaluation score of 14.5/15.
An exciting new phase for collaboration in biodiversity research across Europe 🌍
👉 Full details on our website: cetaf.org/cetaf-secure...
An exciting new phase for collaboration in biodiversity research across Europe 🌍
👉 Full details on our website: cetaf.org/cetaf-secure...
🟨 An illustrated catalogue revisits bee species collected by Alfred Russel Wallace and described by Frederick Smith, based on historical museum collections.
Published in the @ejtaxonomy.bsky.social europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ej...
Published in the @ejtaxonomy.bsky.social europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ej...
January 21, 2026 at 7:48 PM
🟨 An illustrated catalogue revisits bee species collected by Alfred Russel Wallace and described by Frederick Smith, based on historical museum collections.
Published in the @ejtaxonomy.bsky.social europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ej...
Published in the @ejtaxonomy.bsky.social europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ej...
🗣️ "Natural history museums play a key role in bridging science and society through education and public engagement." Rafael Zardoya, Director of Spain's Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC) - CSIC @mncn-csic.bsky.social
👉Read the complete interview: cetaf.org/why-taxonomy...
👉Read the complete interview: cetaf.org/why-taxonomy...
January 20, 2026 at 8:48 AM
🗣️ "Natural history museums play a key role in bridging science and society through education and public engagement." Rafael Zardoya, Director of Spain's Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC) - CSIC @mncn-csic.bsky.social
👉Read the complete interview: cetaf.org/why-taxonomy...
👉Read the complete interview: cetaf.org/why-taxonomy...
Don’t miss the Horizon Europe Cluster 6 Info Days!
📅 22–23 Jan 2026
The most relevant cluster for the CETAF community and biodiversity research.
🤝 Brokerage event: 21 Jan 2026 (Brussels)
🔗 Info & registration: register.event-works.europa.eu/dgscic/CL6_I...
#CL6INFODAY #HorizonEurope #EUFunding
📅 22–23 Jan 2026
The most relevant cluster for the CETAF community and biodiversity research.
🤝 Brokerage event: 21 Jan 2026 (Brussels)
🔗 Info & registration: register.event-works.europa.eu/dgscic/CL6_I...
#CL6INFODAY #HorizonEurope #EUFunding
January 16, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Don’t miss the Horizon Europe Cluster 6 Info Days!
📅 22–23 Jan 2026
The most relevant cluster for the CETAF community and biodiversity research.
🤝 Brokerage event: 21 Jan 2026 (Brussels)
🔗 Info & registration: register.event-works.europa.eu/dgscic/CL6_I...
#CL6INFODAY #HorizonEurope #EUFunding
📅 22–23 Jan 2026
The most relevant cluster for the CETAF community and biodiversity research.
🤝 Brokerage event: 21 Jan 2026 (Brussels)
🔗 Info & registration: register.event-works.europa.eu/dgscic/CL6_I...
#CL6INFODAY #HorizonEurope #EUFunding
The @mfnberlin.bsky.social is looking for a Strategic Lead for Collection Development and Senior Scientist.
📍Berlin, Germany
📭Application deadline: 18 January 2026.
🔗https://jobs.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/jobposting/33584db482fdece321689ec27be78b233a8c2cec0
📍Berlin, Germany
📭Application deadline: 18 January 2026.
🔗https://jobs.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/jobposting/33584db482fdece321689ec27be78b233a8c2cec0
January 8, 2026 at 2:31 PM
The @mfnberlin.bsky.social is looking for a Strategic Lead for Collection Development and Senior Scientist.
📍Berlin, Germany
📭Application deadline: 18 January 2026.
🔗https://jobs.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/jobposting/33584db482fdece321689ec27be78b233a8c2cec0
📍Berlin, Germany
📭Application deadline: 18 January 2026.
🔗https://jobs.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/jobposting/33584db482fdece321689ec27be78b233a8c2cec0
✨ Season’s wishes from CETAF! ✨
Wishing our community happy holidays and a New Year full of health, joy, and new opportunities. 🌱🌍
📬 e.pulse #15, our final newsletter of the year, features a round-up of CETAF’s 2025 highlights and the latest taxonomy news 👉 lnkd.in/eDqyFqMB
Wishing our community happy holidays and a New Year full of health, joy, and new opportunities. 🌱🌍
📬 e.pulse #15, our final newsletter of the year, features a round-up of CETAF’s 2025 highlights and the latest taxonomy news 👉 lnkd.in/eDqyFqMB
December 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
✨ Season’s wishes from CETAF! ✨
Wishing our community happy holidays and a New Year full of health, joy, and new opportunities. 🌱🌍
📬 e.pulse #15, our final newsletter of the year, features a round-up of CETAF’s 2025 highlights and the latest taxonomy news 👉 lnkd.in/eDqyFqMB
Wishing our community happy holidays and a New Year full of health, joy, and new opportunities. 🌱🌍
📬 e.pulse #15, our final newsletter of the year, features a round-up of CETAF’s 2025 highlights and the latest taxonomy news 👉 lnkd.in/eDqyFqMB
🌍 Horizon Europe 2026–2027 is here!
🌱 Cluster 6 (Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture & Environment) is the most relevant for the CETAF community.
📅 Join the Cluster 6 Info Days: 22–23 January 2026 (Brussels & online) 🔗 mission-soil-platform.ec.europa.eu/news-events/...
🌱 Cluster 6 (Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture & Environment) is the most relevant for the CETAF community.
📅 Join the Cluster 6 Info Days: 22–23 January 2026 (Brussels & online) 🔗 mission-soil-platform.ec.europa.eu/news-events/...
December 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
🌍 Horizon Europe 2026–2027 is here!
🌱 Cluster 6 (Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture & Environment) is the most relevant for the CETAF community.
📅 Join the Cluster 6 Info Days: 22–23 January 2026 (Brussels & online) 🔗 mission-soil-platform.ec.europa.eu/news-events/...
🌱 Cluster 6 (Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture & Environment) is the most relevant for the CETAF community.
📅 Join the Cluster 6 Info Days: 22–23 January 2026 (Brussels & online) 🔗 mission-soil-platform.ec.europa.eu/news-events/...
🐝 Pollinators are in decline.
The EU’s new EU PoMS sets a unified, science-based way to monitor them.
🎯 CETAF helped shape the methodology, ensuring taxonomic expertise is central to accurate pollinator monitoring.
🔎 cetaf.org/cetafhelps-s...
#Biodiversity #Pollinators #TaxonomyMatters
The EU’s new EU PoMS sets a unified, science-based way to monitor them.
🎯 CETAF helped shape the methodology, ensuring taxonomic expertise is central to accurate pollinator monitoring.
🔎 cetaf.org/cetafhelps-s...
#Biodiversity #Pollinators #TaxonomyMatters
December 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🐝 Pollinators are in decline.
The EU’s new EU PoMS sets a unified, science-based way to monitor them.
🎯 CETAF helped shape the methodology, ensuring taxonomic expertise is central to accurate pollinator monitoring.
🔎 cetaf.org/cetafhelps-s...
#Biodiversity #Pollinators #TaxonomyMatters
The EU’s new EU PoMS sets a unified, science-based way to monitor them.
🎯 CETAF helped shape the methodology, ensuring taxonomic expertise is central to accurate pollinator monitoring.
🔎 cetaf.org/cetafhelps-s...
#Biodiversity #Pollinators #TaxonomyMatters
🟨CORE (Collection Research) Grant 2026 – Apply Now!
The OÖ Landes-Kultur GmbH in Austria is inviting applications for the CORE program, supporting short-term research visits to study their world-class biological and paleontological collections.
🔗https://www.ooekultur.at/wettbewerbe-und-stipendien
The OÖ Landes-Kultur GmbH in Austria is inviting applications for the CORE program, supporting short-term research visits to study their world-class biological and paleontological collections.
🔗https://www.ooekultur.at/wettbewerbe-und-stipendien
December 4, 2025 at 10:24 AM
🟨CORE (Collection Research) Grant 2026 – Apply Now!
The OÖ Landes-Kultur GmbH in Austria is inviting applications for the CORE program, supporting short-term research visits to study their world-class biological and paleontological collections.
🔗https://www.ooekultur.at/wettbewerbe-und-stipendien
The OÖ Landes-Kultur GmbH in Austria is inviting applications for the CORE program, supporting short-term research visits to study their world-class biological and paleontological collections.
🔗https://www.ooekultur.at/wettbewerbe-und-stipendien
🌍 CETAF joins the Crete Declaration on One Health 🐾🌱
People, animals, plants & ecosystems are connected. Together, we advance #OneHealth, share data, drive innovation & strengthen Europe’s resilience.
Read the complete declaration: lnkd.in/dF4T46wW
#OneHealth #Innovation #Biodiversity #CETAF
People, animals, plants & ecosystems are connected. Together, we advance #OneHealth, share data, drive innovation & strengthen Europe’s resilience.
Read the complete declaration: lnkd.in/dF4T46wW
#OneHealth #Innovation #Biodiversity #CETAF
December 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
🌍 CETAF joins the Crete Declaration on One Health 🐾🌱
People, animals, plants & ecosystems are connected. Together, we advance #OneHealth, share data, drive innovation & strengthen Europe’s resilience.
Read the complete declaration: lnkd.in/dF4T46wW
#OneHealth #Innovation #Biodiversity #CETAF
People, animals, plants & ecosystems are connected. Together, we advance #OneHealth, share data, drive innovation & strengthen Europe’s resilience.
Read the complete declaration: lnkd.in/dF4T46wW
#OneHealth #Innovation #Biodiversity #CETAF
Laura Tilley (CETAF) and Olle Hints (TalTech) presented at the #SwissCollNet Workshop on publishing Earth Science collection data. Highlights: GeoCASe, Estonia’s SARV portal, FAIR data, and open science. 🌍
#CETAF #GeoCASe #EarthScience #FAIRdata #OpenScience
#CETAF #GeoCASe #EarthScience #FAIRdata #OpenScience
November 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Laura Tilley (CETAF) and Olle Hints (TalTech) presented at the #SwissCollNet Workshop on publishing Earth Science collection data. Highlights: GeoCASe, Estonia’s SARV portal, FAIR data, and open science. 🌍
#CETAF #GeoCASe #EarthScience #FAIRdata #OpenScience
#CETAF #GeoCASe #EarthScience #FAIRdata #OpenScience
🤝 #CETAF58 was made possible thanks to the active participation of all attendees. Their commitment and contributions were essential to the success of the meeting, reinforcing the spirit of #dialogue, #openness, #cooperation, and dedication that defines the CETAF #community.
November 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
🤝 #CETAF58 was made possible thanks to the active participation of all attendees. Their commitment and contributions were essential to the success of the meeting, reinforcing the spirit of #dialogue, #openness, #cooperation, and dedication that defines the CETAF #community.
🟨 At the 2nd CETAF Directors’ Summit, Klement Tockner, Gilles Bloch, Ursula Warnke, and Esme Ward discussed key challenges for natural history museums, highlighting their role not only in preserving heritage but also as bridges between science, society, and governance.
#CETAF #ScienceForNature
#CETAF #ScienceForNature
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
🟨 At the 2nd CETAF Directors’ Summit, Klement Tockner, Gilles Bloch, Ursula Warnke, and Esme Ward discussed key challenges for natural history museums, highlighting their role not only in preserving heritage but also as bridges between science, society, and governance.
#CETAF #ScienceForNature
#CETAF #ScienceForNature
Today we explored how multi-stakeholder collaboration drives sustainable transformation — with insights from Dr. Helge Maas @capgeminiglobal.bsky.social and Robert-Alexandre Poujade @group.bnpparibas on the Biodiversity Roadmap. 🌱
#CETAF58 #Sustainability #Biodiversity #Taxonomy #ScienceForFuture
#CETAF58 #Sustainability #Biodiversity #Taxonomy #ScienceForFuture
November 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Today we explored how multi-stakeholder collaboration drives sustainable transformation — with insights from Dr. Helge Maas @capgeminiglobal.bsky.social and Robert-Alexandre Poujade @group.bnpparibas on the Biodiversity Roadmap. 🌱
#CETAF58 #Sustainability #Biodiversity #Taxonomy #ScienceForFuture
#CETAF58 #Sustainability #Biodiversity #Taxonomy #ScienceForFuture
🟨 Day 2 of the CETAF Directors’ Summit in Berlin
We kicked off this second day with opening remarks by Prof. Dr. Thomas Borsch, Director of the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, and CETAF President Mr. Edwin van Huis.
#CETAF58 #Sustainability #Biodiversity #Taxonomy #ScienceForFuture
We kicked off this second day with opening remarks by Prof. Dr. Thomas Borsch, Director of the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, and CETAF President Mr. Edwin van Huis.
#CETAF58 #Sustainability #Biodiversity #Taxonomy #ScienceForFuture
November 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🟨 Day 2 of the CETAF Directors’ Summit in Berlin
We kicked off this second day with opening remarks by Prof. Dr. Thomas Borsch, Director of the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, and CETAF President Mr. Edwin van Huis.
#CETAF58 #Sustainability #Biodiversity #Taxonomy #ScienceForFuture
We kicked off this second day with opening remarks by Prof. Dr. Thomas Borsch, Director of the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, and CETAF President Mr. Edwin van Huis.
#CETAF58 #Sustainability #Biodiversity #Taxonomy #ScienceForFuture
Today we kick off our 2nd CETAF Directors’ Summit, an event hosted together with the Botanic Garden Berlin and the Freie Universität Berlin.
This new edition will continue the dialogue on the ever-evolving role of natural history museums and botanical gardens in a rapidly changing world.
This new edition will continue the dialogue on the ever-evolving role of natural history museums and botanical gardens in a rapidly changing world.
November 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Today we kick off our 2nd CETAF Directors’ Summit, an event hosted together with the Botanic Garden Berlin and the Freie Universität Berlin.
This new edition will continue the dialogue on the ever-evolving role of natural history museums and botanical gardens in a rapidly changing world.
This new edition will continue the dialogue on the ever-evolving role of natural history museums and botanical gardens in a rapidly changing world.
🟨 🦞 A team of marine biologists has unveiled three new species of squat lobsters from one of the most remote places on Earth, the Saya de Malha Bank, a vast submerged plateau in the southwestern Indian Ocean.
📖 Read the full study: europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ej...
📖 Read the full study: europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ej...
November 4, 2025 at 6:59 AM
🟨 🦞 A team of marine biologists has unveiled three new species of squat lobsters from one of the most remote places on Earth, the Saya de Malha Bank, a vast submerged plateau in the southwestern Indian Ocean.
📖 Read the full study: europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ej...
📖 Read the full study: europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ej...
🔵 Join the Berlin Botanical Garden! @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
🟨Publishing and Graphics position
➡️ Apply now: [email protected]
🔗For more information: www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet...
#JobOpportunity #Publishing #Graphics #Botany #Garden #Berlin #Vacancy
🟨Publishing and Graphics position
➡️ Apply now: [email protected]
🔗For more information: www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet...
#JobOpportunity #Publishing #Graphics #Botany #Garden #Berlin #Vacancy
October 30, 2025 at 12:59 PM
🔵 Join the Berlin Botanical Garden! @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
🟨Publishing and Graphics position
➡️ Apply now: [email protected]
🔗For more information: www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet...
#JobOpportunity #Publishing #Graphics #Botany #Garden #Berlin #Vacancy
🟨Publishing and Graphics position
➡️ Apply now: [email protected]
🔗For more information: www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet...
#JobOpportunity #Publishing #Graphics #Botany #Garden #Berlin #Vacancy
📜 Postdoctoral Researcher – Environmental Historian (Ref. 1002) - Investigate how forestry transformed societies and environments in 18th–19th century Europe.
📍 Location: Brno, Czech Republic
🗓️ Start: January 2026 | Deadline: 13 Nov 2025
📍 Location: Brno, Czech Republic
🗓️ Start: January 2026 | Deadline: 13 Nov 2025
October 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
📜 Postdoctoral Researcher – Environmental Historian (Ref. 1002) - Investigate how forestry transformed societies and environments in 18th–19th century Europe.
📍 Location: Brno, Czech Republic
🗓️ Start: January 2026 | Deadline: 13 Nov 2025
📍 Location: Brno, Czech Republic
🗓️ Start: January 2026 | Deadline: 13 Nov 2025
🔬 Ph.D. Student – Department of Invasion Ecology (Ref. 1001) - Explore how genome size and polyploidy shape plant evolution and adaptation.
📍 Location: Průhonice, Czech Republic
🗓️ Start: January 2026 | Deadline: 2 Nov 2025
📍 Location: Průhonice, Czech Republic
🗓️ Start: January 2026 | Deadline: 2 Nov 2025
October 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
🔬 Ph.D. Student – Department of Invasion Ecology (Ref. 1001) - Explore how genome size and polyploidy shape plant evolution and adaptation.
📍 Location: Průhonice, Czech Republic
🗓️ Start: January 2026 | Deadline: 2 Nov 2025
📍 Location: Průhonice, Czech Republic
🗓️ Start: January 2026 | Deadline: 2 Nov 2025
🔵 Join the Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences!
➡️ Apply now: [email protected] | For more information: www.ibot.cas.cz/en/career/va...
#JobOpportunity #Research #PhD #Postdoc #Botany #Ecology #EnvironmentalHistory #CzechAcademyOfSciences
➡️ Apply now: [email protected] | For more information: www.ibot.cas.cz/en/career/va...
#JobOpportunity #Research #PhD #Postdoc #Botany #Ecology #EnvironmentalHistory #CzechAcademyOfSciences
October 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
🔵 Join the Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences!
➡️ Apply now: [email protected] | For more information: www.ibot.cas.cz/en/career/va...
#JobOpportunity #Research #PhD #Postdoc #Botany #Ecology #EnvironmentalHistory #CzechAcademyOfSciences
➡️ Apply now: [email protected] | For more information: www.ibot.cas.cz/en/career/va...
#JobOpportunity #Research #PhD #Postdoc #Botany #Ecology #EnvironmentalHistory #CzechAcademyOfSciences