Joint field work of the B-Cluster projects nearly finished the sampling in the coastal transect and gathered additional data for the B projects and clusters.

A special highlight was the joint activity with Gobabeb as well as the support by John Irish participating in the field work. For the 200 km transect at the Namibian coast line more than 600 beetles (Brinckia debilis & Carchares macer) as well as > 300 plants (Zygophyllum clavatum) were collected in ten plots for joint population genetic analyses. Additional sampling of beetles, silverfish and plant populations outside the transect, such as Zygophyllum stapfii and Kissenia capensis a Nambian endemic supplement the B-cluster projects.

August 2021. We are very happy to announce that IRTG Fellows Camila Riffo Contreras (D03) and Tiago Menezes Freire (A04), both have been selected to receive a 48-month DAAD scholarship to pursue their respective doctoral research projects within the CRC, starting from 1^st December 2021.

Currently, both Camila and Tiago receive an IRTG Fellowship funded by the CRC aimed at initiating new collaborative projects. These gave them time to prepare a funding proposal for their doctoral research project jointly with their respective supervisors, Michael Staubwasser and Patrick Grunert.

Both competed successfully in an international field of applicants from 8 countries within the Graduate School Scholarship Programme awarded to the Graduate School of Geosciences (GSGS) at Cologne, funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

Many congratulations!

Great news to be announced

The CRC 1211 is happy to announce a new collaboration with “Andinas Chile” to provide valuable opportunities for all members of the Andean community, such as participation in training courses, attendance at seminars, financial support for research proposals, and short internships for master, Ph.D., and post-doc programs.

During a virtual meeting between representatives of Andinas Chile and the CRC 1211 different opportunities were discussed for a mutual collaboration. Andinas Chile is an independent non-profit organization that reaches out to scientific women in different disciplines in Geosciences and Biology in Chile. Andinas Chile is a great space for all women in Geosciences and a perfect stimulus for girls curious about geology, geophysics, biology or other similar areas.

All members of the CRC will benefit from this new alliance and collaborate with the main goal of Andinas: generate and share geoscientific experiences and make them more visible to younger generations, along with strengthening the women geoscientific network in Chile and around the world. All this creates unique opportunities for mutual learning between students and professionals of different ages.

Do not hesitate to get in contact with them! More information about the activities of Andinas Chile can be found on social media:

Instragram: https://www.instagram.com/andinaschile/

Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/andinas-chile

AndinasChile : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7_5EHEzQxuARG9OiNZ7ZyQ

Website: coming soon

The CRC 1211 and Andinas Chile are looking forward to an active and fruitful collaboration between Chilean/German students and researchers, facilitating future investigations and future of scientific collaborations.