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10.06.2025
 

Faiz Haque joined EDGE as a PhD student in May 2025. He will be working on elucidation of sources and transformation pathway of transformation...

10.06.2025
 

A recent study published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces introduces a promising advancement in the development of efficient, low-cost...

10.06.2025
 

With increasing regulatory restrictions on pesticides, there is growing interest in alternatives based on natural products that are expected to have a...

01.06.2025
 

We are pleased to announce that Michael Zumstein has been appointed Associate Professor at the Center for Microbiology and Environmental Systems...

26.05.2025
 

Vanessa Pap joined EDGE as an M.Sc. student in March 2025. In her master’s thesis, she investigates the cell permeability and cytotoxicity of tire...

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...