The tassel was worth the hassle: on running the final lap of the PhD marathon
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The tassel was worth the hassle: on running the final lap of the PhD marathon

ByDr. Marwa Shumo

ماضٍ فيَّ حُكمُك عَدْلٌ فيَّ قضاؤُك “I was able to push from within, I had an innate desire to succeed.” Joan Benoit A bit before I was born and on February 1984, astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart were the two men ever to walk untethered in space for the first time. Six…

Road tripping in Japan : Impressions from our field work/trip in Yui, Shizuoka
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Road tripping in Japan : Impressions from our field work/trip in Yui, Shizuoka

ByDr. Marwa Shumo

On a coach heading to Yui But why Yui? Because Yui Port is located in a great position immediately off the southern coast of Suruga Bay in Shizouka prefecture and is famous for being one of the only two ports (the other one is Oigawa Port) where the fishing of the rare Sakura shrimp is…

Contribution to the 2nd Global Climate Strike in Bonn by “Scientists for Future” Climate action now! Because it is not enough to know.
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Contribution to the 2nd Global Climate Strike in Bonn by “Scientists for Future” Climate action now! Because it is not enough to know.

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Yesterday somebody told me on the bus that he was uncertain whether climate change was really that bad; he under the impression that scientist had not even succeeded in agreeing to the relevant numbers as yet. Fair enough! Instead of hiding behind model simulations and endless case studies we, the scientists need to do a better job getting the message across

Girl meets Indian Ocean- Impressions from the “Rainbow Nation” (2)
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Girl meets Indian Ocean- Impressions from the “Rainbow Nation” (2)

ByDr. Marwa Shumo

We left Howick and spent the last couple of nights for us in South Africa in St Lucia with the aim of exploring the Isimangaliso Wetland Reserve. The road trip to St.Lucia was scenic and beautiful. I loved the sights of the Jacaranda tress scattered all over the hilly roads. We were told upon our arrival…

Bonn Sciences Night/Bonner Wissenschaftsnacht
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Bonn Sciences Night/Bonner Wissenschaftsnacht

ByDr. Marwa Shumo

The 11th „Science Night“ of the University of Bonn took place at the Münsterplatz and the Central Building of the University of Bonn. Tailored to the common topic “Cycles”, there were exhibitions, presentations and performances by universities and research institutes of the local area “Bonn-Rhein Sieg”. The event that takes places every other year offers…

When Tropentag comes to Bonn
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When Tropentag comes to Bonn

ByDr. Marwa Shumo

[aesop_quote type=”pull” background=”#282828″ text=”#FFFFFF” align=”left” size=”1″ quote=”The surest way to make your dreams come true is to live them.” parallax=”off” direction=”left” revealfx=”off”] The Tropentag is a development-oriented and interdisciplinary conference. It addresses issues of resource management, environment, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, food, nutrition and related sciences in the context of rural development, sustainable resource use and…