Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)

🌱 Join us on Monday, June 9th, for a full morning of insightful discussions on the future of #biomass and #bioenergy! 🌱 📅 Here's what's on the agenda of #EUBCE2025 Opening Sessions: 🎤 09:00 - 09:40 CEST: Scientific Opening Chairs: 🔹 Nicolae Scarlat, European Commission Joint Research Centre, EUBCE Technical Programme Chair 🔹Biljana Kulisic, European Commission DG ENER Speakers: 🔹Daniela Thrän, Department Bioenergie, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) "Global biomass: research needs for a sustainable carbon management" 🔹Eric van den Heuvel, IEA Bioenergy Technology Collaboration Programme Technical coordinator and Gear Up Studio "Global Biomass: Status, Prospects and Development needs" 🏆09:40: Linneborn Prize and Giuliano Grassi Prize Ceremony Chairs: 🔹David Chiaramonti, Politecnico di Torino 🔹 Kyriakos Maniatis, Former European Commission, DG Energy 🌍 10:00: International Opening Addresses Chair: 🔹Margarita de Gregorio, BIOPLAT | Spanish Biocircularity Technology and Innovation Platform, Secretary General, BioCirc, CEO, EUBCE National Chair Speakers: 🔹Teresa Riesgo, Secretary General for Innovation, Ministry for Science, Innovation and Universities, Spain 🔹Piotr Szymański, European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Director, Directorate for Energy Mobility and Climate 🔹Miguel Rodrigo, IDAE Director General (i) 🔹Mehdi Lakhdari, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) 🔹Liangyu Yan, Director of International Department, China Petroleum & Chemical Industry Federation 🔹 Sangita M. Kasture, Scientist G & Group Head, Bioenergy Programmes, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India ☘️ 11:10: Panel Discussion ‘The role and opportunities of sustainable biofuels and biochemicals in times of uncertainty’ Moderator: 🔹 Gerard Ostheimer, Biofuture Council With: 🔹Margarita de Gregorio, BIOPLAT | Spanish Biocircularity Technology and Innovation Platform, Secretary General, BioCirc, CEO, EUBCE National Chair 🔹Paolo Frankl, Head of Renewable Energies Division, International Energy Agency (IEA) 🔹Maria Georgiadou, European Commission, DG Research and Innovation, Senior Expert – Renewable energy R&I policy Preeti Jain, International Air Transport Association (IATA) Biljana Kulisic, European Commission DG ENER Tomas Malango, Repsol Renewable fuels and Circular Economy Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to hear from leading experts in the field! Mark your calendars and join us in person! ➡️ Further info: https://lnkd.in/gHvUuHbf

Working on cross-center research programs and managing large research facilities requires special skills.   This is why the Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft / Helmholtz Association established the first #academy for managers in the German #science system in 2007. Since then, managers from science, administration and infrastructure have been learning relevant methods and tools for their management work.   👉 You can find out more about the Helmholtz Academy: https://lnkd.in/eN_ymDJ8 👉 Everything about the Helmholtz Academy and its programs can be found here: https://lnkd.in/ebikQAWV All Hemholtz Centres participate in the Helmholtz Academy: Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security DESY Forschungszentrum Jülich GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research German Aerospace Center (DLR) DKFZ German Cancer Research Center German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research Helmholtz Munich Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Max Delbrück Center #management #science

Please share our job highlight: #Postdoc (f/m/x) for Bird Diversity Business Applications You can also play an active role with us as a link between science and practice in order to reduce the loss of biodiversity. Sounds exciting, doesn't it? As a Postdoc (f/m/x) for #Bird #Diversity Business Applications you can develop practical applications for companies and finance using ecological modelling data from #birds. Application deadline is June 18, 2025. Place of work will be at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) in #Leipzig, Germany. Mobile working is partially possible. For more information https://lnkd.in/eBYRbXE2 #joboffer #modelling #finance

Our Helmholtz CLIMATE dialog platform ensures that our findings reach policymakers and society. As Germany's largest research organization, we are actively committed to change: 👉 We develop strategies for climate neutrality and provide solutions for adapting to climate change. 👉 Helmholtz CLIMATE brings research into political processes in a targeted manner - through parliamentary events, expert discussions and an expert database that makes reliable knowledge visible and usable. 👉 All 18 Helmholtz Centers are working together - for a well-founded, networked climate policy. Click here for the full story: https://lnkd.in/eXZNBTBD Participating centres: Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security DESY Forschungszentrum Jülich GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research DKFZ German Cancer Research Center German Aerospace Center (DLR) German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research Helmholtz Munich Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Max Delbrück Center #climatechange #climate #science #climatepolicy

Artificial intelligence can solve complex research questions faster and more comprehensively - if it becomes more powerful. That is why we at Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft / Helmholtz Association are developing Foundation Models: basic AI models that analyse large amounts of data, recognise patterns and link information intelligently. Whether from the seabed, the cell nucleus or materials research - our projects deliver enormous amounts of data. Traditional #AI often reaches its limits here. Foundation models go further: they can also respond to new questions. In the Helmholtz Foundation Model Initiative (HFMI), twelve Helmholtz centres are working on seven pilot projects - from medical cell research to the analysis of materials for photovoltaic systems. Foundation Models open up new avenues for data-driven cutting-edge research. With the HFMI, we are building up targeted expertise to make this technology usable for science and society. Participating centres: Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research Forschungszentrum Jülich Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) DKFZ German Cancer Research Center Max Delbrück Center Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) German Aerospace Center (DLR) Helmholtz Munich Find our more: https://lnkd.in/ey8NZzUY #foundationmodels #research #model #science

New publication series provides annual update on #biosphere research Climate change, environmental pollution, land use change and the decline in biodiversity - planet Earth is currently experiencing several crises at the same time. What they have in common is that they are all interlinked via the biosphere., These crises influence natural processes that threaten the basis of human life and our wellbeing. The reports of the #IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) and the IPBES (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services) are very important documents for collating and categorising the current state of research. However, they are published at long intervals: The IPBES ‘Global Assessment’ report was published in 2019, for example, and the next edition is planned for 2028. And more than eight years passed between the publication of the IPCC Assessment Report (AR5) in 2014 and the Synthesis Report (AR6) in 2023. “In the years in between, there is a lack of up-to-date, regular scientific assessments that provide information on the state of nature and #biodiversity as a result of climate change and other Earth system crises,” says UFZ #ecosystem modeller Dr Friedrich Bohn. The publication series ‘Current perspectives on #biosphere research’, the first issue of which was published in the scientific journal Biogeosciences by an international research team initiated by him, is now intended to fill these gaps in biosphere research. The authors have defined eight topics for this literature study: they range from the protection of coastal habitats to the connection between forests and droughts and increasing fire risks to risks in the implementation of nature-based carbon dioxide removals. “Experts selected by the team of authors analysed the scientific literature of the past three years,” says Friedrich Bohn. 👉 The aim was not only to describe the scientific background and challenges for the topics, but also to identify solutions. The publication series hopefully supports decision makers by delivering new arguments and concepts and help to adjust pressing decision while we are waiting for next big assessment reports. Publication: Friedrich J. Bohn et al.: Current perspectives on biosphere research 2024–2025 – eight findings from #ecology, #sociology, and #economics doi: https://lnkd.in/e5eQtznV #research #scientificjournal #publication

Unser Job Highlight am Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ): #Projektmanager*in (d/m/w) Aktiv mitgestalten kann man bei uns zum Beispiel auch in Projekten im Bereich Klimaschutz mit dem Schwerpunkt der Errichtung von Photovoltaik auf Bestandsgebäuden. Klingt spannend, oder? In der Position als Projektmanager*in (d/m/w) kann man bei uns nachhaltige, innovative Konzepte für Photovoltaik Anlagen entwickeln und diese auch eigenverantwortlich umsetzen. 👉 Noch mehr Informationen zur Stelle findet ihr hier https://lnkd.in/ekkFNmcb #joboffer #karriere #klimaschutz #photovoltaik

Helmholtz #Quantum brings quantum technologies out of the laboratory and into practice - for specific solutions in the environment, health and energy. With the Helmholtz Quantum Use Challenge, we connect developers, users and researchers to drive forward application-oriented projects - from more precise earthquake predictions to more realistic #disease models. Platforms such as JUNIQ and the Helmholtz Nanofacility give the teams access to state-of-the-art quantum computers and high-precision #nanomanufacturing. 👉 Our goal: to further develop quantum technologies so that they become a driving force for research - and thus for the global challenges of today and tomorrow.   Read more about JUNIQ, Nanofacility and the Quantum Use Challenge. Find out more now: https://lnkd.in/eMshuSKf Forschungszentrum Jülich DESY GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) Helmholtz-Institut Mainz Helmholtz-Institut Jena Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) #quantumcomputers #research #health #energy #ennviroment

The UFZ NEWS June/2025 are online. Feel free to subscribe or recommend 👉 https://lnkd.in/eXNYg9QU and get news from the #UFZ's environmental research every two to three months. 👉 Issue Juni/2025: https://lnkd.in/e_upcHim

Global challenges require global cooperation. Whether it’s the energy transition, climate change, or the fight against epidemics: the greatest global challenges of our time can only be overcome by working together. Accordingly, Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft / Helmholtz Association collaborates with leading research centers from around the world, while its offices in Brussels, Peking and Tel Aviv strengthen international research partnerships.   👉 More than 14,500 international scientists work at our research centres every year - on supercomputers, particle accelerators, light sources and high-tech laboratories. 👉 Helmholtz is involved in large-scale research facilities such as the European European XFEL in Hamburg and the European Spallation Source ERIC Source in Lund. 👉 Hundreds of partnerships exist worldwide within the six research fields. Targeted funding programmes such as the Initiative and Networking Fund, Helmholtz International Research Groups and International Research Schools are creating sustainable collaborations - e.g. in France, Sweden, Israel, the USA, Canada and Argentina. In Europe in particular, we provide impetus: Since 2002, we have been representing Helmholtz with our own office in Brussels, networking researchers and actively shaping research policy.   Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security DESY - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DKFZ German Cancer Research Center German Aerospace Center (DLR) German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Forschungszentrum Jülich GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon Helmholtz Munich GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Max Delbrück Center More about Helmholtz's international co-operation: https://lnkd.in/ehCJzzKD #science #research #international