Investigation of the interrelations between organisms and their
environment, the compilation and explanation of organismic diversity as
well as the effects of global change.
Research on neurobiological and cell biological questions on animals as well as on animal and human cells.
The investigation of the molecular aspects of life.
Transfer of verified bioscientific findings to the general public and in the scholastic field of education.
Since 2014, there has been a close collaboration in research and teaching between the Department of Biosciences and the Opel Zoo through the Opel Zoo Foundation Professorship in Zoo Animal Biology. The research focuses on areas such as animal behavior (video analysis using deep learning methods), bioacoustics, microbiome research, and environmental psychology.
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The ISOE - Institute for Social-Ecological Research is one of the leading independent institutes for sustainability research. ISOE develops scientific bases and sustainable concepts for politics, civil society and business - regionally, nationally and internationally. is Professor of “Social Ecology and Transdisciplinarity" at the Department of Biosciences of the ¿´Æ¬Èí¼þ and scientific director of
The Frankfurt Conservation Center (FCC) is a center for global nature and species conservation based in Frankfurt. The aim of the FCC is to bring nature conservation stakeholders from practice and science closer together and to promote the development of interdisciplinary solutions. A total of 10 institutions are currently involved in the FCC, with the ¿´Æ¬Èí¼þ Frankfurt (represented by the Faculty of Biosciences) as one of three founding members. The Faculty of Biosciences is in charge of scientific nature conservation research and the training of young nature conservation experts. The Frankfurt Conservation Center gGmbH was officially founded at the end of 2020 by the Frankfurt Zoological Society, the ¿´Æ¬Èí¼þ Frankfurt and the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research. First joint projects have already been implemented, such as the und the . A new FCC building at the east entrance the Frankfurt Zoo is currently being planned.
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The ¿´Æ¬Èí¼þ is a founding member of the network BioFrankfurt – the Network for Biodiversity e.V.. It was established in 2004 and has been a registered association since 2014. In total, 13 institutions currently belong to the network. Together, they have set themselves the goal of raising media and public awareness of the importance of biodiversity and its conservation, of pooling the knowledge and experience of the individual institutions, and of positioning the commitment in the Frankfurt region in the areas of research, conservation and education more publicly.
The representative and contact person for the ¿´Æ¬Èí¼þ is Prof. Dr. Meike Piepenbring.
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The Senckenberg Society for Nature Research has a high reputation in German and international biodiversity research. The Senckenberg Society runs a Nature Museum in Frankfurt, which is one of the largest in Europe and, with its extensive collections and exhibitions, serves to transfer knowledge to the general public.
There is close cooperation between the department of Didactics of Biological Sciences of the ¿´Æ¬Èí¼þ and the Department of Education and Communication of the museum. This extracurricular place of learning is regularly integrated into the courses for student teachers. Furthermore, new tour concepts have been developed and established by this cooperation (e.g. Virtual Tours, tours for children from Special Schools). Accompanying Visitor Studies provide current research results on the effects of exhibition elements and of guided tours on various visiting groups.
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