A quest for insects along the trail of the ‘Game of Thrones’
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A quest for insects along the trail of the ‘Game of Thrones’

ByDr. Marwa Shumo

Despite its dragons, dire wolves and white walkers, the Game of Thrones world isn’t quite as make-believe as it may seem. In fact, its capital, King’s Landing, is almost entirely filmed in the very real—and very beautiful—city of Dubrovnik, Croatia. Well, I happen to have visited Dubrovnik recently and while many people flock every summer to this…

New research program and scientific cooperation in Colombia
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New research program and scientific cooperation in Colombia

ByESchmidt

[aesop_image img=”https://blog.zef.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/P1000567_1.jpg” panorama=”off” align=”center” lightbox=”on” captionposition=”left” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”] Colombia is a case in point for investigating environmental conflicts related to different development models in the global south.   New president endangering peace agreement in Colombia? The conservative candidate and favorite of Alvaro Uribe, Iván Duque Marqués was elected for president on 17th of June. During…

The German President & I: ZEF at the Villa Hammerschmidt Open Day 2018
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The German President & I: ZEF at the Villa Hammerschmidt Open Day 2018

ByDr. Marwa Shumo

Little did I know when I decided to work with Black Soldier Flies that they will take me on this breathtaking journey. Seldom do you get invited to take part at an event in an official presidential palace and even more seldom do you get  invited to take part at an event in an official…

Ento Nation Podcast: The Lady of the Flies
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Ento Nation Podcast: The Lady of the Flies

ByDr. Marwa Shumo

I am back again with an update and a new link this time 😃 You will not only read about my research but rather get to hear my voice talking all about our research with the Black Soldier Flies. I was the Ento Nation’s podcast guest this week and I enjoyed conversing with the Cricket Man….

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…

A spring full of bug activities
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A spring full of bug activities

ByDr. Marwa Shumo

“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” – Hal Borland We did experience a long harsh winter this year, but at the end, spring did not skipp us and it did arrive in a full swing. The arrival of spring  means being able to walk around our beautiful  200 years old university campus…

Marwa Shumo featured in EntoNation Magazine
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Marwa Shumo featured in EntoNation Magazine

ByDr. Marwa Shumo

I was delighted to be featured in one of Ento Nation, USA posts 😊 Click here for a full view of the EntoNation post on Marwa Shumo The EntoNation article Some info about Ento Nation: Your online resource for all things Ento. Bringing the benefits of bugs to people and planet. If you love bugs,…

Back in Berlin: International Green Week 2018
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Back in Berlin: International Green Week 2018

ByDr. Marwa Shumo

I woke up on the morning to the 14th of November 2017 to a very beautiful and delighting email from the wonderful Anne Borisch, a junior consultant working for the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)  (English: German Corporation for International Cooperation ) which is a German development agency headquartered in Bonn and Eschborn that provides…

18th Bonn Science Slam
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18th Bonn Science Slam

ByDr. Marwa Shumo

2018 started in a fantastic way. You could see the atmosphere we had from the fireworks we enjoyed and that ignited our city’s skyline. Somewhere in December, I was hooked up with the agency in charge of organizing the 18th Bonn Science Slam through my supervisor who encouraged me to go for it. This comes…

Farewell to a dancing ’17. Hello to a grand ’18
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Farewell to a dancing ’17. Hello to a grand ’18

ByDr. Marwa Shumo

Here, we reach that time of the year, when we somehow slow down from within. Winter didn’t arrive that early this year and we were still experiencing autumn like weather at a time it used to be snowing several years ago. Well, that doesn’t have to be a bad thing at all, we still had…