All seminars at our institute (per week).

Spring & Autumn Semester 2025
Date Seminar Speakers Title Room
The current calendar week is 45
04.11.2025, 16:15h Lecture Series in Ecology and Evolution 
Prof. Dr. M. P. Thakur
Prof. Dr. Adrien Mestrot, Geographisches Institut, Bern From Soil to Biota: Mercury and Other Trace Elements in Swiss Terrestrial Food Webs Haller, 248
05.11.2025, 14:00h Aquatic Ecology & Evolution 
Tizazu Yitew
Dr. Eshete Dejen, Wageningen University, NL Assessing the status of sustainable management of Lake Tana fisheries resources: from awareness to action online
05.11.2025, 10:00h Conservation Biology 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz
Colin Guignet, University Bern Effect of passive restoration on soil microbiome in mountain grasslands Mu27, 116
07.11.2025, 15:15h Ecology Lecture Series 
Prof. Dr. Madhav P. Thakur
Prof. Dr. Sergio Rasmann, Université de Neuchâtel Phytochemical diversity across space and time H 101
Next calendar week is 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 Evolutionary epidemiology: understanding the dynamics of antibiotic resistance Haller, 248
12.11.2025, 14:00h Aquatic Ecology & Evolution 
Dr. Bernhard Wegscheider
Dr. Melissa Chapman, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich Designing equitable strategies to meet global conservation and restoration targets online
12.11.2025, 10:00h Conservation Biology 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz
(1) Pascal Pini, and (2) Luca Fuhrer , University Bern 1) Effects of weather conditions on foraging strategies and diet in Alpine swift, and 2) Breeding dynamics of the Peregrine falcon in the face of the population recovery of Eagle owl Mu27, 116

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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, 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
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
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 Alien Invasions and the Extinction of Life on Earth 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 43
21.10.2025, 16:15h Lecture Series in Ecology and Evolution 
Prof. Dr. E. Ringler
Prof. Kate Laskowski, University of California, Davis Why are you the way you are: Disentangling the developmental drivers of behavioral individuality using a clonal fish Haller, 248
21.10.2025, 14:00h Aquatic Ecology & Evolution 
Prof. Dr. Ole Seehausen
Prof. Aby Sène-Harper, Clemson University, South Carolina, USA Biodiversity Conservation, Land and Resource Rights and the Unfinished Project of Decolonization in Africa Bal6, D110
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 Harnessing global biodiversity data to understand impacts of climate and land-use change on ecological communities H 101
Week 44
28.10.2025, 16:15h Lecture Series in Ecology and Evolution 
Prof. Dr. X. Li Richter
Prof. Dr. Charlotte de Vries, Leiden University in the Netherlands Sex, Senescence, and Sociality: modeling life-history evolution in the presence of conflict Haller, 248
29.10.2025, 14:00h Aquatic Ecology & Evolution 
Clement Mlay
Dr. Sammy Wambua, Pwany University, Kenya Navigating Conservation Genomics in East Africa online Bal6, D110
29.10.2025, 10:00h Conservation Biology 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz
Michael Wyss and Est Zimmermann, University Bern Midterm response of Orthoptera to active grasslad restoration Mu27, 116
31.10.2025, 15:15h Ecology Lecture Series 
Prof. Dr. Eric Allan
Prof. Dr. Andrew Beckerman, University of Sheffield The Role of Secondary Extinctions in shaping Paleoecological and Modern Biodiversity 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 From Soil to Biota: Mercury and Other Trace Elements in Swiss Terrestrial Food Webs Haller, 248
05.11.2025, 10:00h Conservation Biology 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz
Colin Guignet, University Bern Effect of passive restoration on soil microbiome in mountain grasslands Mu27, 116
05.11.2025, 14:00h Aquatic Ecology & Evolution 
Tizazu Yitew
Dr. Eshete Dejen, Wageningen University, NL Assessing the status of sustainable management of Lake Tana fisheries resources: from awareness to action online Bal6, D110
07.11.2025, 15:15h Ecology Lecture Series 
Prof. Dr. Madhav P. Thakur
Prof. Dr. Sergio Rasmann, Université de Neuchâtel Phytochemical diversity across space and time 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 Why Sleep Research Needs Ecology and Evolution, and Vice Versa Haller, 248
26.11.2025, 10:00h Conservation Biology 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz
Hannes Vomsattel and Matilda Angeloni, University Bern The influence of isolated stone and branch piles on stoats and weasels in agricultural landscapes 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 Understanding Vertebrate Diversification and Adaptation across Dynamic Environments 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
Prof. Pengjuan Zu, University of Neuchatel - Haller, 248
10.12.2025, 10:00h Conservation Biology 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz
Jeanne Käser, University Bern Spider diversity in proglacial alluvial habitats: diversity, microecology and adaptation of spiders in the Valais Alps H 101
12.12.2025, 15:15h Ecology Lecture Series 
Prof. Dr. Eric Allan
Prof. Janneke Hille Ris Lambers, ETH Zürich The causes and consequences of masting in temperate trees H 101
Week 51
16.12.2025, 16:15h Lecture Series in Ecology and Evolution 
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Exam, - - Haller, 248
16.12.2025  
Exam, University of Bern, IEE Haller, 248
17.12.2025, 14:00h Aquatic Ecology & Evolution 
Dr. Alexus Roberts-Hugghis
Dr. Iroro Tanshi, University of Washington Re-examining functional groups through the ecomorphological framework: a focus on bat foraging online Bal6, D110
17.12.2025, 10:00h Conservation Biology 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz
TBA, University Bern TBA Mu27, 116

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