Dr. Mehrnaz Anvari and Dr. Thomas Vogt focus on the resilience of power grids to extreme weather from meteorological and modeling of complex networks perspectives. In part 2 of our interview series, they report how their approach can be used to improve grid resilience and discuss the challenges that interdisciplinary work poses for careers inContinue reading “Interdisciplinarity Interview #2: The different dimensions of power grid resilience”
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Who are the editors behind the Leibniz PostDoc interview series?
This blog post is the first part of our second interview series starting in fall 2022. In case you missed it you can find a short overview about the 2021 interview series and links to each individual interview in this recap post from May 2022 . After the topical focus on COVID-19 in 2021 weContinue reading “Who are the editors behind the Leibniz PostDoc interview series?”
New call for interview partners from the Leibniz Postdoc Network: the pleasure (and pain) of interdisciplinary collaboration
Currently, humankind faces a series of immense societal challenges that will shape life on our planet for generations to come. Recent developments reaffirm our conviction that these challenges cannot be addressed without a strong contribution from science. To put it more precisely: interdisciplinary, evidence-based scientific approaches that tackle these enormous challenges from multiple angles areContinue reading “New call for interview partners from the Leibniz Postdoc Network: the pleasure (and pain) of interdisciplinary collaboration”
Blog series #12: Multiple burdens: rheumatic diseases during a pandemic
Dr. Martin Schäfer is a postdoc at DRFZ – German Rheumatism Research Center and works in the field of epidemiology. In the twelfth part of our blog interview series, he describes factors associated with severe COVID courses specifically for patients who have rheumatic diseases. Name / Institute:Dr. Martin SchäferDRFZ – German Rheumatism Research Center, BerlinLeibnizContinue reading “Blog series #12: Multiple burdens: rheumatic diseases during a pandemic”
Blog series #11: International cooperation in the time of pandemic
Dr. Scarlett Sett is a postdoc at DMSZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH and works in the area of science policy. In the eleventh part of our blog interview series, she gives us insight into her work at the interface between science and policy and what can be aligned there toContinue reading “Blog series #11: International cooperation in the time of pandemic”
Blog series #10: The intricacies of anthropological field work during a pandemic
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”
Blog series #9: Stress resilience during the pandemic
Dr. Sarah Ayash is a postdoc at Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research – LIR and investigates stress resilience. In part nine of our blog interview series, she explains how we can positively influence our own resilience. Name / Institute:Dr. Sarah AyashLIR – Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research, MainzArea: Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of ResilienceLeibniz SectionContinue reading “Blog series #9: Stress resilience during the pandemic”
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 #6: Health and wellbeing of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic
Dr. Heide Busse is a postdoc at Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiologie – BIPS and does research on complex public health interventions for health promotion. In a recent study, she looked at changes in health risk behaviors among university students. In the sixth part of our blog interview series, she explains what universitiesContinue reading “Blog series #6: Health and wellbeing of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic”