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02.05.2025
 

From plastic bottles to non-stick pans – many everyday products release microscopic pollutants that can persist in the environment and our bodies. In...

29.04.2025
 

An international team of researchers from Italy, Australia, and Austria, in collaboration with EDGE, has uncovered that climate change-driven marine...

29.04.2025
 

Those who climb indoors are doing something for their health. But climbing shoes contain chemicals of concern that can enter the lungs of climbers...

16.04.2025
 

Felix Machold joined EDGE as M.Sc. student in March. In his master’s thesis he will develop an approach to generate human pharmaceutical metabolites...

15.04.2025
 

Are you passionate about conducting fundamental research that creates impact to sustainability?

We are looking for two motivated PhD students to...

15.04.2025
 

Peptide-based chemicals are increasingly used in various applications and understanding peptidase specificity in wastewater systems is therefore...

14.04.2025
 

As the world faces the interconnected crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, understanding human behavior is key to finding...

14.04.2025
 

Sophie Schumacher joined EDGE as a M.Sc. student in March 2025. Her master’s thesis investigates the occurrence and distribution of tire-derived...

10.04.2025
 

Chen Li joined EDGE as a PhD candidate in March 2025. He is working on the project “Development of Innovative Remediation Strategies for...

07.04.2025
 

Thao Trang Tran joined EDGE as an M.Sc. student in March 2025. Her master’s thesis focuses on optimizing the extraction of biodegradable microplastics...

07.04.2025
 

Thanh Tung Nguyen joined EDGE in March as a M.Sc. student. His master’s thesis investigates oxygen consumption during the photochemical transformation...

28.03.2025
 

Stable isotope analysis of dissolved oxygen is a useful tool to assess primary productivity in lakes and oceans. Despite evidence for light-dependent...

26.03.2025
 

Manuel Groß joined EDGE as M.Sc. student in March. His master’s thesis focuses on simulating transformations of organic pollutants in aquatic...

21.03.2025
 

Are you a skilled Laboratory Technician with a passion for environmental analysis? We are looking for a motivated Lab Technician to join our dynamic...

05.03.2025
 

On March 4th, Thilo Hofmann, Key Researcher at the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science and Co-Director of the Environment and...