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2025

Kickoff of a new research project to contain the Tapinoma magnum ant species [30.04.2025]

The increasing spread of the invasive ant species Tapinoma magnum is a challenge that scientists from the State Natural History Museums Stuttgart and Karlsruhe now want to tackle. They want to investigate the spread mechanisms, make predictions for the future spread based on this, and develop strategies for coping with the aggressive invasion.more


Biodiversity & Taxonomy Summer School for Doctoral Candidates in Baden-Württemberg [30.04.2025]

Is there a need for taxonomists outside of science? Which species groups do you need to know? What do students need to be prepared for? The Center for Biodiversity and Integrative Taxonomy invites Doctoral Candidates to our Summer School „Research meets NatureConservation Practice“ with the aim to find answers for questions like these.more


Second KomBioTa Professorship started in February [28.04.2025]

Ricardo Pereira takes up his position as Professor of Biodiversity Monitoring at the University of Hohenheim's Center for Biodiversity and Integrative Taxonomy.more


Integrative taxonomy solves a centuries-old question about the diversity of leaf-cutting ants [28.04.2025]

Integrative taxonomy as the basis for suitable measures for recognizing and delimiting speciesmore


Relaunched website for KomBioTa [24.04.2025]

Online platform bundles information about our competence center, research, teaching and the membership within the network as well as the services of the management teammore


Catch the Buzz: New course about bees for Bachelor students [10.04.2025]

In this 4 week course, you will have the chance to be outside, hone your senses, and learn fundamentals of bee diversity and identification.more


Boys Day 2025: Discovery tour into the world of plants and biodiversity [09.04.2025]

Courious boys came to the Hohenheim campus to lern new things about biodiversity and species knowledge - KomBioTa coordinated the fully boocked workshop for career day.more


KomBioTa switches from X to BlueSky [13.03.2025]

In future, scientific communication relating to biodiversity and taxonomy research at the competence center will take place on BlueSky. KomBioTa follows the trend in science and leaves X.more


Almost 40 new KomBioTa publications in 2024 [10.02.2028]

Working together for research into species knowledge and taxonomymore


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