History of iDiv
Milestones in 2012
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Acceptance Initial Proposal, DFG funds iDiv
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First general member assembly with press conference at the Botanical Garden in Leipzig (Photo: Leipzig University)
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iDiv moves into BioCity
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Launch Website www.idiv.de
Milestones in 2013
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Visit Saxon Minister of Science, Sabine von Schorlemer
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1st yDiv doctoral researcher employed
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1st sDiv workshop took place (sPlot)
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Opening Symposium “Integrative Biodiversity Research – a young discipline under time pressure”
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iDiv becomes a central facility of Leipzig University
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First professorship appointed (Biodiversity Conservation/Henrique M. Pereira)
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yDiv accredited to InGrA (International Graduate Academy MLU), JGA (Graduate Academy FSU), Research Academy Leipzig (UL)
Milestones in 2014
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Starting point professorships Molecular Interaction Ecology (Nicole M. van Dam) and Experimental Interaction Ecology (Nico Eisenhauer; Photo: Christian Hüller)
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Starting point professorship Ecosystem Services/Aletta Bonn
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Commissioning High Performance Computing Cluster at UFZ (Photo: André Künzelmann/UFZ)
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Re-commissioning canopy crane as a research platform
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Starting point professorships and research groups Biodiversity Synthesis (Jonathan Chase) and Physiological Diversity (Stanley Harpole)
Milestones in 2015
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Professorship Theory in Biodiversity Sciences appointed (Ulrich Brose)
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Humboldt Professorship for Tiffany Knight (Spatial Interaction Ecology research group)
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First iDiv Summer School with 24 participants from 16 countries in Leipzig
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First iDiv Annual Conference on biodiversity science with more than 230 participants and 80 lectures in Leipzig.
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Celebrating 3 Years of iDiv
Milestones in 2016
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ERC grant for Nico Eisenhauer
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iDiv evaluation by the DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)
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First iDiv Annual Lecture by Paul R. Ehrlich in Halle (Photo: Paul R. Ehrlich – CC BY 2.5)
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Chief Operating Officer appointed (Sabine Matthiä)
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Second iDiv Summer School on Biodiversity Synthesis and Integration in Leipzig
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International GEO BON Conference hosted by iDiv (Photo: Niels A. Petersen)
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Extension of iDiv’s funding for another four years by the DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)
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‘Freigeist’ Fellowship of the VolkswagenStiftung for Carsten Meyer
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Beginning of iDiv’s second funding phase
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Second iDiv Annual Conference on biodiversity science with more than 200 participants at the Leipziger Kubus (UFZ).
Milestones in 2017
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Over 1,000 participations in sDiv working group meetings since 2013
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1,000 scientific publications with iDiv affiliation since mid 2013
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iDiv Ecotron inauguration at the UFZ experimental facility in Bad Lauchstädt
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Saxon Prime Minister Stanislaw Tillich and Minister of Science Eva-Maria Stange visit iDiv core centre in Leipzig
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Third iDiv Summer School on ‘Synthesising and Modelling Biodiversity Data’ in Leipzig
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Third annual iDiv Conference on biodiversity science with more than 240 participants at the Leipziger Kubus (UFZ).
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Visit by the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) at the iDiv core centre in Leipzig
