Tag Archives: Nature

Standing on the shoulders of giants

Ekenäs Herrgård is an old mansion in the south of Sweden, close to the village of Flen and on a one hour drive, with a cute old black train, from the capital Stockholm. We were so lucky to have a meeting … Continue reading

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Flen

Tomorrow morning I will be on a plane again. A short trip this time, 3 days up and down to the south of Sweden, where we have a meeting with the MIREN-network (all our colleagues from all over the world who … Continue reading

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That’s invasive!

Science has to keep up with the rest of society, in order to stay meaningful. Luckily, science is all about innovating, so the good ideas are plentiful. Through the ‘Empowering biodiversity research’ conference in Brussels, Belgium, where big datasets in … Continue reading

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Hidden in the woods

Underneath the cover of a dense forest canopy behind our office buildings on campus, there hides an old and forgotten greenhouse. In summer, it is almost invisible from the forest edge, as it is completely overgrown by a wild and dense … Continue reading

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Follow your nose

In between the corrections of the reports of my students in the course on forest types, I took some free time roaming through little forest patches in the southern half of Flanders, close to the capital. It was in one of these patches that I stumbled on … Continue reading

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Don’t forget the roadsides!

In this spring seasons, flowers are sprouting everywhere, artistically colouring the whole world, as they happily do every year. It is every year a surprise to see the variety and diversity of flowers that lighten up our days. And it … Continue reading

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