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

ByDr. Marwa Shumo February 6, 2020January 21, 2025

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

ByDr. Marwa Shumo August 8, 2019January 21, 2025

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.

Byzefblog May 29, 2019January 21, 2025

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

Guten Rutsch/Happy New Year

ByDr. Marwa Shumo January 30, 2019January 21, 2025

Upon our return from South Africa,Christmas was just around the corner and it was that time of the year when you see a mad Santa hanging outside of windows. It was also that time of the year when our beautiful city usually gets filled with beautiful markets and decorations. It was also that time of…

When Tropentag goes to Ghent

ByDr. Marwa Shumo September 26, 2018January 21, 2025

Marwa was train hopping from Bonn to Beautiful Ghent the other day ,yet on another insects related trip. [aesop_gallery id=”3774″ revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”] Tropentag 2018 just took place on the 17th to the 19th of September and this time it was hosted by the University of Ghent in Ghent, Belgium. For those wondering what Tropentag is,…

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

ByDr. Marwa Shumo September 12, 2018January 21, 2025

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…

Al Jazeera writes about our edible insects research

ByDr. Marwa Shumo July 20, 2018January 21, 2025

Here I am posting a link to a report that Al Jazeera wrote about our research on edible insects and the shift in European policies & legislations regarding the production & consumption of insects for food & feed in Europe. The article (in Arabic only) can be reached via the link below https://www.google.de/amp/www.aljazeera.net/amp/news/miscellaneous/2018/1/29/الحشرات-والديدان-على-موائد-الألمان-قريبا

Black Soldier Fly Expert Panel Discussion

ByDr. Marwa Shumo July 20, 2018January 21, 2025

I was honored to take part in a very interesting Black Soldier Fly Expert Panel Discussion as part of the Ento Nation podcasts series. I will not write any further details so I would give you the chance to hear all about it via the link below ☺️ I promise, it will be super fun to…

“Wie die Wissenschaft uns ernährt”

ByDr. Marwa Shumo July 20, 2018January 21, 2025

Frankfurter Allgemeine (FAZ), one of Germany’s leading newspapers wrote an article on ZEF and my research on the black soldier fly. After grabbing a copy of the newspaper from the supermarket next door, I had a quick through the piece. The article’s author, the German journalist Dr. Jan Grossrath wrote, that he had seen some…

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

ByDr. Marwa Shumo June 26, 2018January 21, 2025

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…