Dr. Rapti Siriwardane-de Zoysa is a postdoc at ZMT – Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Research. As an anthropologist and geographer, she investigates how coastal cities in Southeast Asia adapt for the future in a warming world. During the first half of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Siriwardane-de Zoysa reflects on changing transregional partnerships, while movingContinue reading “Blog series #10: The intricacies of anthropological field work during a pandemic”
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Blog series #8: How does a pandemic lockdown affect light pollution?
Dr. Andreas Jechow is a postdoc at the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB). With a background in optical physics he is investigating the environmental impacts of artificial light at night in a young and highly interdisciplinary research field. Name / Institute: Andreas Jechow IGB – Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries,Continue reading “Blog series #8: How does a pandemic lockdown affect light pollution?”
Blog series #7: Investigating the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on higher education across borders
Dr. Jana Kleibert is a postdoc and junior group leader at the Leibniz-Institute for Research on Society and Space – IRS and does research on transnational higher education. In the seventh part of our blog interview series, she explains how offshore campuses of European universities have fared during the pandemic. Name / Institute: Jana KleibertContinue reading “Blog series #7: Investigating the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on higher education across borders”
Blog series #5: How COVID-19 affects sustainable transformation
Dr. Prajal Pradhan is a postdoc at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). He is working on food systems and urban transformation in response to climate change. Name / Institute: Dr. Prajal Pradhan PIK – Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Leibniz Section E Research topics: Food systems & Sustainability Bioeconomy & CitiesContinue reading “Blog series #5: How COVID-19 affects sustainable transformation”
Blog series #3: How SARS-CoV-2 spreads through the air
Dr. Ajit Ahlawat is a postdoc at TROPOS – Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research in Leipzig. In his research he investigated the role of aerosol particles in the (indoor) spread of SARS-CoV-2 Name / Institute: Dr. Ajit AhlawatTROPOS – Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research LeipzigLeibniz Section E Research topic: Hygroscopicity measurement of ambient aerosol particlesContinue reading “Blog series #3: How SARS-CoV-2 spreads through the air”
Putting Leibniz-Postdocs in the spotlight. An introduction to our blog series
In February 2021 we published our call for contributions to a new blog series. The aim of this series is to showcase the diversity of excellent research that postdocs at Leibniz institutes have been contributing to illuminate the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences. This week we are going to start our series with the firstContinue reading “Putting Leibniz-Postdocs in the spotlight. An introduction to our blog series”