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Presenting Our Research at iEMSs 2026

2026-07-28 15:39 by Kaja Alina Jurak

From July 12^th to 16^th we attended the 13th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software (iEMSs) at the University College Dublin (UCD). This biannual conference brings together modelers and software developers from a wide range of disciplines...

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European Geosciences Union - General Assembly in Vienna

2026-05-08 14:59 by Kaja Alina Jurak

From May 4th to 8th, I attended the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly for the first time in Vienna. This conference was the largest I've ever been to...

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From Classroom Ideas to Research: Exploring Socio-Economic Modeling with POLISES group

2026-04-30 11:20 by Kaja Alina Jurak

By Noor Hasan

From January 2026 to April 2026, I was part of the POLISES group at the department of Ecological Modelling, UFZ. It was really an insightful experience to see...

Research & Debate

Modeling Nitrogen Reduction Policies for Maize: reflections from my Internship at UFZ

2026-01-19 15:39 by Kaja Alina Jurak

By Sujana Silwal

I joined the research unit POLISES at the Department of Ecological Modelling (UFZ) with the intention of working more closely at the intersection of agriculture, policy, and environmental systems. Coming from a background in sustainable agriculture,...

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Night of Science at UFZ

2025-06-20 15:08 by Kaja Alina Jurak

On Friday, June 20^th, UFZ opened its doors for the Long Night of Science, and we were part of it with our station "Ich modellier mir die Welt, wie sie mir gefällt"...

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Ökofeldtage - Organic Farming Fair

2025-06-18 17:05 by Kaja Alina Jurak

The Ökofeldtage – a fair for organic farming – was hosted for the first time in Saxony at the Wassergut Canitz GmbH, an organic farm near Leipzig from June 18^th-19^th. This year’s focus was...

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Modeling with Salt Dough & Cardboard: Explaining Models through Play

2025-04-24 11:25 by Kaja Alina Jurak

During the Easter holidays, I had the opportunity to lead a creative workshop on (computer) modeling in cooperation with INSPIRATA e.V....

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Global Land Program Open Science Meeting in México

2024-11-04 11:33 by Julia Kunkel

At the beginning of November, Julia attended the 5th open science meeting of the Global Land Programme in the heart of México...

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ZALF Landscape Conference 2024: Presenting Our Research in Berlin

2024-09-17 15:02 by Kaja Alina Jurak

From September 17th to 19th, the ZALF Landscape Conference brought together researchers to discuss the transformation of agricultural landscapes. This year, the conference took place in Berlin, and our group was well-represented by Birgit, Julia, Jona and Kaja...

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Speeding up land-use modelling

2024-09-10 09:00 by Julia Kunkel

In September 2024 the Polises group hostes a workshop with land-use modellers from all over the world...

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