21 November 2023
On 18 November 2023, at the 15th ELLS Scientific Student Conference, Jevgenia Fjodorova presented her bachelor thesis about the impact of management and landscape features on butterfly assemblages in Estonian coastal grasslands, part of SHOWCASE’s Experimental Biodiversity Area. Access her presentation here.
Her study revealed a fascinating connection...
11 October 2023
SHOWCASE recently organised its third workshop for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) led by Prof. Simon Potts from the University of Reading on 10 October 2023.
As an expert in the science-policy interface, Simon focused on illustrating how scientific work can interact with policy and the value behind such initiatives. During the workshop, Simon shared...
29 September 2023
On 28 September 2023, Mylene Martinez, a PhD student from the Estonian University of Life Sciences, presented SHOWCASE preliminary findings at the 18th Eurasian Grassland Conference 2023. The conference was held in Szarvas, Hungary on 25-28 September, under the theme of “Conservation and management of grasslands in transforming landscapes”. Mylene's...
05 July 2023
The European Research Executive Agency (REA) organised a workshop on 10 October 2022 to examine the current status of pollinators. The discussions and results of the workshop are now available in a newly published EU report on the “Opportunities and knowledge gaps for EU Research and Innovation on pollinators”.
The workshop’s objective was to pinpoint...
04 July 2023
On 23 June 2023, SHOWCASE member Mylene Martinez from the Estonian University of Life Sciences presented her project results at a combined scientific conference: 18th Symposium of Polish Carabidologists and 9th Symposium of Baltic Coleopterologists. She presented preliminary results about ground beetles from SHOWCASE’s Estonian EBA, located along the...
16 June 2023
One aspect of the SHOWCASE project is investigating ways of increasing important data collection on farmland biodiversity. Particularly, the project aims to discover what is the possible role of citizen science in that landscape.
To that end, SHOWCASE partners from the University of Reading and LEAF paired up with experienced volunteer recorders...
26 April 2023
The SHOWCASE partner Centre for Ecological Research is inviting you to the 8th Student Conference on Conservation Science SCCS Europe. Held between 13–16 September 2023 in Balatonvilágos, Hungary, it provides the opportunity to attend a series of workshops, enjoy networking opportunities and field trips, present your research results and meet renowned...
28 March 2023
Last Thursday (16 March 2023), Elena Velado-Alonso (EBD-CSIC) was invited to present her SHOWCASE results at a PhD seminar at the University of Seville. She highlighted the project’s overall goals and efforts, as well as her work in one of the Experimental Biodiversity Areas (EBA) – Guadalquivida, Spain.
The Spanish EBA is composed of a living community...
27 January 2023
SHOWCASE project partner Indrek Melts from the Estonian University of Life Sciences (EMU) recently participated in the Sustainability Science Conference 2023 organised by the University of Toyama. The conference aims to advance the sustainable science field and provide a platform for international experts, early career researchers and scientists to...
25 January 2023
The Agroecosystems History Laboratory of Pablo de Olivine University together with the think tank Alimentta held the 9th International Congress of Agroecology in Seville (Spain) on 19-21 January 2023. In recent years, there has been significant development in both social innovation experiences and discussions on how to scale the Agroecology-Based Local...
06 December 2022
SHOWCASE held its second workshop for Early Career Researchers on 6 December 2022, mentored by the project’s coordinator Prof. David Kleijn from Wageningen University (WU), the Netherlands. The project is composed of 21 member organisations with a total of over 80 members, each with his own valuable experience. Keeping that in mind, it’s important to...
28 November 2022
Between 21-25 November 2022, the SFE2-GfÖ-EEF joint meeting took place in Metz, France, under the slogan “Ecology and Evolution: New perspectives and societal challenges”.
Against the backdrop of cutting-edge researchers, science policymakers, and leading teachers from around the globe, SHOWCASE members had the pleasure of presenting their latest...