All seminars at our institute (per week).

Spring & Autumn Semester 2025
Date Seminar Speakers Title Room
The current calendar week is 42
14.10.2025, 16:15h Lecture Series in Ecology and Evolution 
IEE junior staff (M. Vernet)		 Prof. Dr. Tim Blackburn, UCL University College London - Haller, 248
15.10.2025, 14:00h Aquatic Ecology & Evolution 
Prof. Dr. Ole Seehausen		 Jahmaira Archbold, Eawag and University of Bern Social-ecological networks and climate scenarios in a Swiss river basin Bal6, D110
15.10.2025, 10:00h Conservation Biology 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz		 Celine Partridge and Tatjana Lero, University Bern Monitoring restored habitat of the Bombina variegata population in Valais, and assessing the potential impact of invasive Crayfish may on their dispersal Mu27, 116
17.10.2025, 15:15h Ecology Lecture Series 
Prof. Dr. Madhav P. Thakur & Prof. Dr. Eric Allan		 Prof. Dr. Madhav P. Thakur & Prof. Dr. Eric Allan, University of Bern General introduction to Ecology Lecture Series H 101
Next calendar week is 43
21.10.2025, 16:15h Lecture Series in Ecology and Evolution 
Prof. Dr. E. Ringler		 Prof. Kate Laskowski, University of California, Davis - Haller, 248
22.10.2025, 10:00h Conservation Biology 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz		 Olivia Hartmann, University Bern Nesting ecology of the invasive pond slider (Trachemys scripta): Nest site choice and TSD Mu27, 116
24.10.2025, 15:15h Ecology Lecture Series 
Prof. Dr. Eric Allan		 Prof. Dr. Tim Newbold, UCL University College London - H 101

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Other Weeks of Spring & Autumn Semester 2025
Date Seminar Speakers Title Room
Week 38
16.09.2025, 16:15h Lecture Series in Ecology and Evolution 
Prof. Dr. M. Owuor		 Prof. Daniel F. McGinnis , University of Geneva From Arctic to Africa: The role of sailboats as floating labs and classrooms Haller, 248
17.09.2025, 14:00h Aquatic Ecology & Evolution 
Prof. Dr. Ole Seehausen		 Dr. Carlos Melian, Eawag and University of Bern Biodiversity dynamics of complex trait architecture in multilayer networks Bal6, D110
17.09.2025, 00:00h Conservation Biology 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz		 Stijn Verschueren, University Bern The conservation value of captive cheetahs Mu27, 116
Week 39
23.09.2025, 16:15h Lecture Series in Ecology and Evolution 
Prof. Dr. O. Seehausen		 Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh, Bethlehem University, Palestine Museum of Natural History and Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability How to challenge ecocide and get to sustainable human and natural communities living in harmony? Case study from Palestine Haller, 248
24.09.2025, 10:00h Conservation Biology 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz		 Edie Abrahams, University Bern Spatiotemporal dynamics of free-ranging domestic cats on a subtropical oceanic island Mu27, 116
Week 40
30.09.2025, 16:15h Lecture Series in Ecology and Evolution 
Prof. Dr. C. Bank		 Prof. Dr. Andrea Agazzi, Universität Bern Stochastic jump models in chemistry and biology: large populations and rare events Haller, 248
Week 41
07.10.2025, 16:15h Lecture Series in Ecology and Evolution 
Prof. Dr. C. Bank		 Prof. Joachim Krug, Universität Köln Bacterial responses to antibiotic stress: Resistance, resilience and tolerance Haller, 248
08.10.2025, 10:00h Conservation Biology 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz		 Miguel Silva Monteiro, University Bern A cross-continental analysis of the habitat requirements for stable Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa l. limosa) populations in Europe Mu27, 116
08.10.2025, 14:00h Aquatic Ecology & Evolution 
Prof. Dr. Ole Seehausen		 Dr. Ravaka Andriamihaja, Center for Development and Environment, University of Bern Decolonization of North-South research collaboration Bal6, D110
Week 42
14.10.2025, 16:15h Lecture Series in Ecology and Evolution 
IEE junior staff (M. Vernet)		 Prof. Dr. Tim Blackburn, UCL University College London - Haller, 248
15.10.2025, 10:00h Conservation Biology 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz		 Celine Partridge and Tatjana Lero, University Bern Monitoring restored habitat of the Bombina variegata population in Valais, and assessing the potential impact of invasive Crayfish may on their dispersal Mu27, 116
15.10.2025, 14:00h Aquatic Ecology & Evolution 
Prof. Dr. Ole Seehausen		 Jahmaira Archbold, Eawag and University of Bern Social-ecological networks and climate scenarios in a Swiss river basin Bal6, D110
17.10.2025, 15:15h Ecology Lecture Series 
Prof. Dr. Madhav P. Thakur & Prof. Dr. Eric Allan		 Prof. Dr. Madhav P. Thakur & Prof. Dr. Eric Allan, University of Bern General introduction to Ecology Lecture Series H 101
Week 45
04.11.2025, 16:15h Lecture Series in Ecology and Evolution 
Prof. Dr. M. P. Thakur		 Prof. Dr. Adrien Mestrot, Geographisches Institut, Bern - Haller, 248
05.11.2025, 10:00h Conservation Biology 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz		 Colin Guignet, University Bern TBA Mu27, 116
07.11.2025, 15:15h Ecology Lecture Series 
Prof. Dr. Madhav P. Thakur		 Prof. Dr. Sergio Rasmann, Université de Neuchâtel - H 101
Week 46
11.11.2025, 16:15h Lecture Series in Ecology and Evolution 
Prof. Dr. X. Li Richter		 Prof. Sonja Lehtinen, Computational Biology Department at the University of Lausanne - Haller, 248
12.11.2025, 10:00h Conservation Biology 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz		 Pascal Pini and Luca Fuhrer , University Bern TBA Mu27, 116
Week 47
18.11.2025, 16:15h Lecture Series in Ecology and Evolution 
Prof. Dr. C. Peichel		 Dr. Athanasia Tzika, University of Geneva - Haller, 248
19.11.2025, 10:00h Conservation Biology 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz		 Alice Ruffieux and Lauren Perry, University Bern TBA Mu27, 116
21.11.2025, 15:15h Ecology Lecture Series 
Prof. Dr. Madhav P. Thakur		 Dr. Ciska Veen, Netherlands Institute for Ecology (NIOO) Down to earth: the role of soil communities in driving ecosystem functioning H 101
Week 48
25.11.2025, 16:15h Lecture Series in Ecology and Evolution 
IEE junior staff (Dr. D. Antunes)		 Dr. Paul-Antoine Libourel, Neurosciences Research Center of Lyon, Center for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, France - Haller, 248
26.11.2025, 10:00h Conservation Biology 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz		 Hannes Vomsattel and Matilda Angeloni, University Bern TBA Mu27, 116
Week 49
02.12.2025, 16:15h Lecture Series in Ecology and Evolution 
Dr. Stefan T. Hertwig (NMBE)		 Prof. Dr. Madhava Meegaskumbura, Guangxi University, China - Haller, 248
03.12.2025, 10:00h Conservation Biology 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz		 Janine Hunziker, Susanne Quaderer and Rémy Desaules, University Bern TBA Mu27, 116
05.12.2025, 15:15h Ecology Lecture Series 
Prof. Dr. Madhav P. Thakur		 Prof. Dr. Jens-Christian Svenning, Aarhus University Trophic rewilding as a restoration approach under emerging novel biosphere conditions - Presentation on Zoom only online H 101
Week 50
09.12.2025, 16:15h Lecture Series in Ecology and Evolution 
Prof. Dr. C. Bank		 Ass. Prof. Dr. Nancy Chen, University of Rochester - Haller, 248
10.12.2025, 10:00h Conservation Biology 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz		 Jeanne Käser, University Bern TBA H 101
12.12.2025, 15:15h Ecology Lecture Series 
Prof. Dr. Eric Allan		 Prof. Janneke Hille Ris Lambers, ETH Zürich - H 101
Week 51
16.12.2025, 16:15h Lecture Series in Ecology and Evolution 
-		 Exam, - - Haller, 248
16.12.2025  
 Exam, University of Bern, IEE Haller, 248
17.12.2025, 10:00h Conservation Biology 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz		 TBA, University Bern TBA Mu27, 116

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