Public Science Talk on world food and biodiversity

This year will have an additional highlight: A Science Talk (panel discussion) on “Food production in times of mass extinction – starving for biodiversity?”. On 17 November 2023 at 10 a.m., researchers, students, and practitioners will discuss conflicting goals in food security and species conservation in the Audimax of the University of Hohenheim. The panel will be moderated by renowned journalist and author Dr. Tanja Busse. The event will be held in English, and registration is not required.
- Panel discussion: https://ells2023.uni-hohenheim.de/panel_discussion
- Livestream: https://p2go.uni-hohenheim.de/P2G/Player/Player.aspx?id=ells2023

ELLS is a network of leading universities in the life sciences that have been collaborating since 2001 on topics such as natural resource management, agricultural, animal and forest sciences, food sciences, and environmental sciences. It consists of a total of twelve universities, two of which are non-European partners. The first Scientific Student Conference was held in 2009.

The student event will be accompanied by the ELLS General Assembly and Forum: Managers, researchers and lecturers, and other network stakeholders meet the day before the SSC. Their topic this year: “Communicating (about) Biodiversity”.
GAF 2023: https://ells2023.uni-hohenheim.de/gaf2023

Serving the life sciences for 22 years

ELLS is particularly committed to the expansion of student mobility in order to provide graduates with excellent qualifications for the demands of the labor market. Under the motto “Study ELLSwhere,” the network offers numerous summer schools and semesters abroad at member universities in addition to the SSC. Other opportunities include research internships and student case study competitions.

Eleven Master’s degree programs in the life sciences offer the possibility to obtain an international multiple degree – including experience abroad. The University of Hohenheim is involved in four of the programs. Each year, approximately 800 to 1,000 students participate in exchange programs, joint summer schools, and the SSC (as of 2021/22).

BACKGROUND: Euroleague for Life Sciences (ELLS)

Founded in 2001 on the initiative of Wageningen University and Research, the network promotes cooperation among Europe’s leading universities in the fields of agriculture, food, forestry, and environmental, and veterinary sciences in both research and teaching. So far, the network has financed joint activities from the member universities’ own funds.

Members are the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna (Austria), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sweden), University of Hohenheim (Germany), Wageningen University and Research (Netherlands), Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (Czech Republic), Warsaw University of Life Sciences (Poland), Faculty Of Bioscience Engineering – Ghent University (Belgium), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Norway), Estonian University of Life Sciences (Estonia), L'institut Agro (France), and – as network partners outside Europe – the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Israel) and Lincoln University (New Zealand).