@usyseth
Understand. Engage. Inspire Change. Research and teaching in Environmental and Agricultural Sciences at ETH Zurich. Managed by D-USYS Comms team. #usyslife #usysscience #usysawards #usysstudents
Thrilled to see Mutian Niu appointed to the @fao.org Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP)Technical Advisory Group! A recognition of the impactful climate–livestock research from our @ethz.ch #AnimalNutrition team!
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New policy brief by Eva-Marie Meemken & team: how to promote decent work for informal food workers in Ghana 🇬🇭
Three priority areas for policymakers 👇
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Her submission was based on her Master’s thesis, which was supervised by @bianca-vienni.bsky.social and @retoknutti.bsky.social, and received technical support from Stephanie Briers at @usyseth.bsky.social. Our congratulations also go to the second winner, Marlene Rimmert!
📢👏 Congratulations to Victoria Herbig on winning the GAIA Master’s Student Paper Award 2026 for her work on inclusive sustainability modelling! #Sustainability #ETH #ScienceImpact #ScienceForSociety #InclusiveScience
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🚜🌍 Accelerated rock weathering shows promise for long term CO₂ removal — but major uncertainties remain.
#ClimateScience #CarbonRemoval #ERW
With @thuenen.de and @ethz.ch @mschiedung.bsky.social @eth-eaps.bsky.social
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Save The Date: Food Day 2026! 📌
Mark your calendars for this year's Food Day on Friday 18 September 2026, from 10:00-17:00 CET at ETH Zürich.
Don't miss this opportunity to engage with experts, network with peers, and contribute to the future of food systems!
@usyseth.bsky.social
Congo Basin blackwater lakes release ancient peat carbon—challenging long‑held climate assumptions. Land‑use change may worsen this trend.🚨🌍Research by @draketw.bsky.social and colleagues.
#ClimateResearch #ETHZurich #Peatlands #CongoBasin
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Vom Hörsaal auf die Olympia-Piste! ⛷️Eliane Christen, Master-Studierende der @ethz.ch Agrarwissenschaften, startet heute im Olympiaslalom in Cortina (10 / 13.30 Uhr, live bei uns). Go, Eliane, go! 🇨🇭🏔️
#Cortina2026 #ETHZürich #Agrarwissenschaften #Olympia #SkiAlpin
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🌏Can we truly predict the future of our climate if we don’t fully understand clouds?☁️🔬 Meet Mayur Sapkal, founder of RepliClouds and @ethz.ch Social Impact Pioneer Fellow. Mayur is developing a device to replicate cloud formation and sharpen our climate models.
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🎓How do we design Master’s programmes for the next 15 years? 90+ students, lecturers, and professors gathered to plant the "Seeds of Change" for our MSc in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
👉https://usys.ethz.ch/en/news-events/news/archive/2026/02/si-2-teaching-retreat.html
🎧Take a listen! Giacomo Delgado and his team have analyzed 16,000+ hours of audio to track forest recovery in Costa Rica. 🇨🇷
The study could help establish a direct link between #sound and #biodiversity in ecosystems around the world.
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🙌We are an official partner of agrarforschungschweiz.ch! Together with @agroscope.bsky.social, FiBL, HAFL, Agridea and ZHAW, we are driving forward research and communication into sustainable agricultural systems. 🌱🌍 #ETHZurich #AgriculturalResearch #Sustainability.
www.agrarforschungschweiz.ch/en/
Danke @robertfinger.bsky.social für diese Präzisierungen!
As we have already reported, we are happy that the Swiss Federal Government has approved the new National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) CLIM+: Climate Extremes and Society.
👉 Here is our D-USYS report on the project:
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✈️🌊How do storms over the Atlantic shape Europe’s winter weather? Scientists from D-USYS join an international flight campaign to find out. usys.ethz.ch/en/news-even...
Bruno Studer argues that strict NGT laws favor big corporations by creating high entry barriers. To keep Swiss breeding local and innovative, we need science-based regulation, not more hurdles. 🌾🚫 Thank you, "Schweizer Bauer", for the comprehensive interview! 👇
#PlantSciences #NGT
Interdisciplinarity as a core pillar, addressing grand challenges, knowledge transfer and stakeholder engagement. The funding of the #NCCR #CLIM+ is a major milestone that aligns perfectly with the mission and long-term strategy of our @usyseth.bsky.social. Very proud of this major achievement! 🌏🙏🎉
Three years ago, the Institutions of the ETH Domain came together to actively promote #Decarbonisation in Switzerland through the #Speed2zero initiative. The initiative has now come to an end, and project director Reto Knutti looks back at what was achieved.
Was ist uns Bio wirklich wert? 🤔🍏
👉 Artikel von @robertfinger.bsky.social in der Zeitschrift "Ökologie & Landbau"
The GRiP project at @ethz.ch has successfully validated a new approach to agricultural pest monitoring! 🚀
By pairing autonomous #drones with #eDNA analysis, the team detected invasive Japanese beetles weeks earlier than traditional methods.
👉Access fact sheet: bit.ly/3ZbY6Al
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The withdrawal of US support for the #IPCC carries risks far beyond funding. Without the US's approval of future IPCC reports, other nations may attempt to dilute the scientific findings, according to scientists such as @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social. 🌡️🏛️
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The Marie Heim-Vögtlin Prize is introducing a new selection process:
🔓 Open call for nominations (self-nomination or by third parties)
🎯 Eligibility: women researchers who completed a Postdoc.Mobility fellowship or Ambizione grant in the last two years
📢 First call is now open!
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How do trees withstand drought?🌲🧪Research by Valentina Vitali and colleagues uses lasers to read tree rings like a "black box." 👉https://usys.ethz.ch/en/news-events/news/archive/2026/01/conifers.html @wslresearch.bsky.social
🌍 Join AVETH for a Climate Fresk workshop at @ethz.ch! Learn climate science through a collaborative game and meet fellow researchers.
📅 Jan 21, 18:00 📍 LFV E41 🧑💻 Open to all scientific staff
Sign up: www.aveth.ethz.ch/climate-fres...
#ClimateFresk #ETHZurich #Sustainability #PhDLife
How can mountain forests survive #ClimateChange? 🏔️🌲 @ETH_en & CERC @slfdavos.bsky.social expand their partnership in Surselva 🇨🇭! With the Canton of Grisons, we’re researching forest adaptation to drought, natural hazards and reforestation.
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🙌 Congrats, also on behalf of our department @usyseth.bsky.social!
To our global community of thinkers and explorers: Thank you for a year of incredible breakthroughs and curiosity. May your holidays be filled with joy and your batteries be fully recharged for a bright 2026! 🚀✨
Stay curious! ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
🙌🌎Inga Mareike Nienkerken and her team have won one of the #EnergyNow! Challenges at @ethz.ch. Their idea? Using retired EV batteries as energy storage for solar off-grid systems. A collab between @empa-materials.bsky.social, alstom.bsky.social and partners in Ghana. www.linkedin.com/posts/usys-e...
Congrats to our 2025 #SFIAR Award winners! 🏆👏
While Claude Müller's doctoral theses provides new insights into #soil management practices, the Master's thesis of Lea Fabritius focuses on social impacts in #coffee value chains in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Well done!
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