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Current NEWS from the LIB cosmos

From newly discovered animal species to treasures of historical collections, from environmental changes to nature conservation in the Anthropocene, from the opening of a special exhibition to a panel discussion: you will find all the latest information here. We also offer current press releases for download in the press area.

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  • Knowledge Transfer, LIB

    Panel discussion ‘Are we switching on the turbo in biodiversity research with AI?’

    The discussion at the ‘Hamburger Horizonte’ event on Thursday at the Museum der Natur Hamburg centred on the possibilities and limits of what AI can achieve in biodiversity research.

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  • Knowledge Transfer, LIB, Research

    New digital storage platform: a milestone in biodiversity monitoring

    Thousands of animal species live in Germany that have hardly been scientifically analyzed, if at all. DNA metabarcoding is an effective and important tool for identifying species.

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  • Knowledge Transfer, Museums

    New Lecture Series by the Alexander Koenig Society at the Koenig Museum Bonn: Biodiversity in Climate Change

    “Biodiversity in Climate Change”—this is the focus of the new lecture series of the Alexander-Koenig-Gesellschaft (AKG) e.V.

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  • Knowledge Transfer, LIB

    Speed Dating with Science – The LIB Participates in “Book a Scientist”

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  • Knowledge Transfer, LIB

    New theses on the Anthropocene

    What value does the past have for the Anthropocene as an epochal caesura in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss? Experts will explore this question together at this year’s annual conference of the Leibniz Research Alliance ‘Value of the Past’ at Museum Koenig Bonn.

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  • Knowledge Transfer

    The motto of the 2024 AKG-photo-competition is “Coastal Habitat”

    The photo competition organized by the Alexander Koenig Society (AKG) is celebrating its 11th anniversary. This year’s theme: “Coastal Habitat.” Submissions are open until October 15, 2024!

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