News and Events for Researchers

21.01.2026

The PEERspectives event on 21 january 2026 will identify critical gaps and up-to-date knowledge and data that are needed…

Illustration: The new systems model of nature, economy and society and feedback loops between them.
09.01.2026

What does the term sustainable development actually mean? Until now, the sustainability framework has been based on a…

Siiting pregant woman. Photo: Pixel-Shot / AdobeStock
08.12.2025

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of nearly 10,000 long-lasting chemical compounds that stay in the…

Figure: Impacts of fertilization on meal(oid) transfer from soil to wheat in a long-term fertilization experiment. Source: Aleksandra Pienkowska / UFZ
01.12.2025

Plants absorb not only nutrients but also toxic metals such as cadmium through their roots. It was previously unclear…

Honeybee (Apis mellifera), background honecomb. Photo: André Künzelmann/UFZ
07.11.2025

Plant protection products protect crops from pests, diseases and weeds. However, many of the fungicides, herbicides and…

27.10.2025

A new JRC study offers three “what-if” scenarios to help inform the policy debate on shaping the future of the EU's…

16.10.2025

The JRC has published a new report on how to achieve healthy and sustainable meals in public institutions, from schools…

08.10.2025

Wildfires burn area larger than Belgium, sending an equivalent of Germany’s annual emissions into the atmosphere.

06.10.2025

Figure: Development of the German Grassland Butterfly Index 2006-2023. The annual index values (points) and the smoothed trend with 95% confidence intervals are shown. Copyright: UFZ
25.09.2025

With the Grassland Butterfly Index for Germany, UFZ scientists are providing important input for the implementation of…