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Dr Benjamin Delory: when history matters

In this Insight, Benjamin Delory, a Postdoctoral research associate at Leuphana University Lüneburg, talks about his recent paper on when history matters: The overlooked role of priority effects in grassland overyielding

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Getting a PhD in the UK – Victoria Pattison-Willits

This post is part of a series on what goes into getting a PhD around the world. In this post, Vicki Pattison-Willits, a PhD student at the University of Birmingham, UK.

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Jan-Claas Dajka: Fishing, grazing and shared resources

What controls grazing potential on coral reefs? And how do you measure that? In this Insight, Jan Dajka, a PhD-student at Lancaster Environment Centre, talks about his recent paper on Habitat and fishing control grazing potential on coral reefs, and how open science tools made it happen.

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Getting a PhD in Tanzania – Upendo Msalilwa

This post is part of a series on what goes into getting a PhD around the world. In this post, Upendo Msalilwa talks about goes into getting a PhD in Tanzania. Where are you getting your PhD? I am a third year Ph.D. student in the Department of Biodiversity and Ecosystem management in the school of Life Sciences (LiSe) at the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science … Continue reading Getting a PhD in Tanzania – Upendo Msalilwa

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Zheng Fu
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Getting a PhD in China – Zheng Fu

This post is part of a series on what goes into getting a PhD around the world. In this post, Zheng Fu talks about getting a PhD in China. Where are you getting your PhD? I recently finished my PhD at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS). UCAS consist of more than 100 institutes and I am at the Institute of Geographic Sciences and … Continue reading Getting a PhD in China – Zheng Fu

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Getting a Phd in Spain – Sara Reverte

This post is part of a series on what goes into getting a PhD around the world. In this post, Sara Reverte discusses getting a PhD in Spain

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Getting a PhD in Switzerland – Nicole Ponta

This post is part of a series on what goes into getting a PhD around the world. In this post, Nicole Ponta discusses getting a PhD in Switzerland. Where are you getting your PhD? I am doing my PhD at ETH Zurich, in the group of Forest Management and Development under the supervision of Dr Claude Garcia. ETH is considered the best university in continental … Continue reading Getting a PhD in Switzerland – Nicole Ponta

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Getting a PhD in Argentina – Ivon Pelliza

This post is part of a series on what goes into getting a PhD around the world. In this post, Ivon Pelliza talks about getting a PhD in Argentina.

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Getting a PhD in Australia – Max Mallen-Cooper

This post is part of a series on what goes into getting a PhD around the world. In this post, Max Mallen-Cooper talks about getting a PhD in Australia. Where are you getting your PhD? I’m doing my PhD in the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES) at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. It’s one of those departments where … Continue reading Getting a PhD in Australia – Max Mallen-Cooper

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Getting a PhD in Norway – Mari A. Fjelldal

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