Life blog13 July 2026|Blog GRK2530Best Poster and Best Picture Prizes at Woody Roots SymposiumPhoto: MENDELU/RewaldLinda Kochniss and Maxi Bergmann, from the Functional Forest Ecology Research Group at the University of Hamburg, won first prizes for the best poster...Contribution from the news channel Biology7 July 2026|Blog GRK2530Workshop: Carbon Budgeting in the Elbe EstuaryPhoto: UHH/RTG2530/StirnFrom 1st to 3rd June 2026, the RTG 2530 hosted a workshop on the topic “Carbon Budgeting in the Elbe Estuary: From Microbe to Landscape”. The invited...2 July 2026|Blog GRK2530Welcome to the team, Miriam Beck!Photo: UHH/RTG2530/BeckMiriam Beck has been part of the RTG 2530 team as a postdoctoral researcher since 1s of June 2026. We are delighted to introduce her as part of our...22 June 2026|Blog GRK2530RTG 2530 Doctoral Researchers present their Work at ASLO-SIL 2026Photo: Moritz NusserFrom 12 to 16 May 2026, Julia Golebiowska, Max Lambrecht, Sahed Ahmed Palash, and Diana Nicole Puerto Rueda attended the ASLO-SIL Aquatic Confluence –...6 May 2026|Blog GRK2530The RTG 2530 Welcomes 14 New Doctoral Researchers!Photo: UHH/RTG2530/GrebeThe RTG 2530 has grown, and for the new doctoral researchers, this means getting to know everything that makes up the RTG – and that’s a lot, the...13 April 2026|Blog GRK2530Research at the Loki-Schmidt-Garden IIPhoto: UHH/BioThe second video on the research conducted by the Research Unit Animal Network Ecology at the Loki-Schmidt-Garden explores the interactions between...Contribution from the news channel Biology8 April 2026|Blog GRK2530RTG 2530 welcomes Philipp Porada as new Deputy SpokespersonPhoto: UHH/RTG2530Since 1 April 2026, Prof. Dr. Philipp Porada has been the new deputy spokesperson of the Research Training Group 2530, supporting spokesperson Prof...16 March 2026|Blog GRK2530Elena Hauten talks about her Journey after the PhDPhoto: UHH/RTG2530/KollWhat comes next after completing the doctoral thesis? At our Alumni Talks, doctoral researchers in the Research Training Group have the opportunity to...16 February 2026|Blog GRK2530Elise Wang reports on her Internship at the RTG 2530Photo: Bryan WangElise Wang supported the RTG 2530 as a DAAD RISE intern from 2 June 2025 to 8 August 2025. We asked her about her experiences with us and what she...16 January 2026|Blog GRK2530Fourth picture of the 'Hall of Fame'Photo: UHH/RTG2530/Puerto RuedaThe RTG 2530's annual photo contest brings science and art together. Doctoral researchers have the chance to showcase their work creatively, whether...23 December 2025|Blog GRK2530Congratulations to Julian Johannes Mittmann-Götsch!Photo: UHH/RTG2530/GrebeOn 19 December 2025, Julian Johannes Mittmann-Götsch successfully defended his doctoral thesis on ‘Plants, microbes and soil redox in salt marshes...8 December 2025|Blog GRK2530Welcome to the team, Arne Malzahn!Photo: UHH/RTG2530/LatosWe are delighted that Arne Malzahn has joined the RTG 2530 team as a new ‘Principal Investigator’. To introduce him briefly, we asked him three...24 November 2025|Blog GRK2530Doctoral Researchers introduce themselvesFor the video “Researching together: Introducing the second cohort of the RTG 2530”, our doctoral researchers Linda Hemmetzberger, Max Lambrecht...21 November 2025|Blog GRK2530Congratulations, Fay Lexmond!Photo: UHH/RTG2530/GrebeOn 10 November 2025, the RTG 2530 celebrated another graduate — this time at the Institute of Soil Science (IfB) at the University of Hamburg. Over a...19 November 2025|Blog GRK2530We’re delighted for Ella Logemann!Photo: UHH/RTG2530/GrebeOn 3 November 2025, Ella Logemann successfully defended her doctoral thesis on ‘The Role of Plant-Soil Interactions for Carbon Cycling in Baltic and...3 November 2025|Blog GRK2530Congratulations, Jesse Theilen!Photo: UHH/RTG2530/GrebeOn 6 October 2025, the RTG 2530 once again celebrated with a festive presentation of a beautifully decorated doctoral hat – this time to Jesse...7 October 2025|Blog GRK2530Elisa Schaum is the new spokesperson of the RTG 2530Photo: Stefie SchnellSince October 1, 2025, Prof. Dr. Elisa Schaum, the former deputy spokesperson, has become the new spokesperson for RTG 2530. Prof. Dr. Kai Jensen, the...1 October 2025|Blog GRK2530Fifth Retreat of the RTG 2530Photo: UHH/RTG2530/GrebeOnce a year, the members of the RTG 2530 come together for a retreat to exchange ideas intensively in a special setting and to get to know each other...25 September 2025|Blog GRK2530Long-Term Study in the Elbe Estuary: Fish Population Down by 90 PercentPhoto: University of Hamburg / ThielIn the last 4 decades, fish fauna in the Elbe estuary has changed dramatically according a project jointly conducted by the University of Hamburg and...Contribution from the university's newsroom22 September 2025|Blog GRK2530Labelling-experiment to investigate the carbon cycle in Elbe marsh soilsPhoto: UHH/RTG2530/LorkResearchers of the RTG 2530 have developed a labelling experiment to investigate the effects of climate change on the carbon cycle in marsh...Show all news