Sergey Rosbakh

We’re hiring! 🌿

Permanent E13 (100%) position in Plant Ecology & Biodiversity Research at Leibniz University Hannover.

Focus: vegetation ecology, field research, quantitative skills, teaching (BSc, German required).

Deadline: 15 April 2026
Details: www.uni-hannover.de/jobs/id/8379/

Our handbook on standardised measurements of regenerative plant functional traits is now published:
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It provides protocols for 58 traits across pollen, seeds, and seedlings aimed at improving consistency and comparability in regeneration trait research.

Open-access paper in Journal of Ecology (2026):
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The take-home message:
👉 How seeds behave in the lab already tells us a lot about a species’ future spread.
Routine germination tests from seed banks could therefore become a simple and low-cost tool to support early warning and risk assessment of plant invasions.

Plant species that become naturalized tend to
✔️ germinate more easily,
✔️ germinate at cooler temperatures, and
✔️ respond strongly to seed-coat damage (scarification).
Which traits matter most also depends on whether species establish in temperate, tropical dry or tropical humid regions.

We combined almost 19,000 standardized seed germination experiments with global data on where plants have successfully established outside their native range, covering more than 1,100 European herbaceous species.

🌱 Can we predict which plant species are likely to establish and spread around the world – before they actually do?
Our new study shows that the answer lies in a very early life stage: seed germination.

Layoffs shake trust in University of Copenhagen — researcher warns international colleagues Sergey Rosbakh left the Faculty of Science in December 2025 and now says that the credibility of UCPH as an employer has been undermined. According to the dean at the faculty the risk of reputational ...

Trust in the University of Copenhagen #UCPH as an employer has been undermined, says Sergey Rosbakh @srosbakh.bsky.social after mass layoffs at the Faculty of Science: »I’m almost ashamed to admit it, but I felt relieved to be on my way out«.
uniavisen.dk/en/layoffs-s...

For several days, my main tools have been a measuring tape and a screwdriver rather than a computer and keyboard.

Setting up our new office and lab spaces is slow but oddly satisfying and a good reminder that teaching and research depend on very concrete infrastructures.

🌱 Our work reveals Arctic seeds are warm-cued & drought-sensitive, a risky trait for the future.

Huge thanks to the organizers! 👏

🌿 Magnus Linn used a 100-year-old record to show a shift towards taller, slower-growing plants.
🏔️ Ditte Christiansen found micro-topography holds as much diversity as a 2km mountain slope!

Back from a incredible week with the International Tundra Experiment (#ITEX) in Sweden! Our team shared key research on how the Arctic is responding to global change. A thread on our highlights 🧵 #ArcticEcology #ClimateScience

🌱 New paper in Diversity & Distributions!
We show that European alpine plants remain largely stable despite warming, with abundance shifts varying regionally. Seed traits offer limited power to predict “winners” & “losers,” highlighting the need for long-term monitoring.
📖 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🌊 Rising seas threaten Danish coastal plants—increased salinity hampers germination, and limited dispersal prevents migration. Congrats to @TanjaLazic on defending her excellent MSc thesis! 🎉 Rigorous data, complex stats, and sharp insights. Wishing you all the best! 👏

Meme: Titel "Rundum-Sorglos-Paket", Schwimmbecken, Mutter rechts mit dem Titel "Deutschland" hebt ein Kind mit dem Titel "US-Forschys" hoch, während das andere Kind unten links im Bild mit dem Titel "Deutsche Forschys" zu ertrinken scheint.

#IchBinHanna #IchBinReyhan #RundumSorglos

Hello Bluesky!🙂 Some colleagues and I are compiling early-career researcher perspectives on the future of #macrophyte research. So, if you are a student or post-grad interested in #aquaticplants - please take a moment to fill out our survey before July 1st: forms.office.com/r/rVNmmcNFKN

We have started a LinkedIn group "TropiRoot Trait Initiative".
Please free to join and share your research stories/articles in the group. #tropiroot #tropicalecosystems #ecology
www.linkedin.com/groups/13255...

I've made a collection of eco-evo journals on BlueSky so that other scientists/ecologists/conservationists can easily find and access them:

go.bsky.app/DgQZ1wk

Which ones am I missing? Please let me know if I've overlooked a journal! 🌍🧪💚 #AcademicSky

🌱 We’re expanding #SeedArc! Our collaborators at @UniOviedo are hiring a Postdoc in Seed Regeneration Niche to grow the global database & research seed germination ecology. Starts July 2025, 18-month contract. Spread the word—apply by 12 June!

Chenopodium murale

+++ Regional verschollene Pflanzenart wiedergefunden! +++

Über 30 Jahre nach dem letzten Nachweis wurde der im niedersächsischen Hügel- und Bergland verschollene Mauer-Gänsefuß (Chenopodium murale) am Südharzrand wiederentdeckt!

➡️ researchgate.net/publication/...

📸 André Kuklik

Science’s ‘Gollum effect’: PhDs bear brunt of territorial behaviour Nature - Survey respondents at all career stages report colleagues engaging in territorial and possessive behaviours — but early-career researchers are most often affected.

💍 The Gollum Effect: possessive behaviours, attempts to undermine others, and efforts to restrict access to data, resources or opportunities

https://go.nature.com/4mxAJvG

All of NIH funding to Northwestern University is frozen. This pause includes noncompeting approved funding, new and competing grants with fundable scores. No reimbursements for money already spent have been received since March. This situation is rarely reported so please Please get the word out!

Yesterday, for fun, I re-analyzed a chapter of my PhD thesis using an AI platform. What once took me 4 months - textbooks, forums, emailing package devs - I did in just 2 hours. The future is now. 🚀 #DataScience #AI #rstats #AcademicTwitter

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Lecturer in Ecology and Global Change Lecturer in Ecology and Global Change (Teaching and Research)Salary: Grade 8 (£48,149 – £57,422 p.a. depending on experience) This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for it to be ...

Lecturer in Ecology and Global Change (University of Leeds):
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Meet Louise Winther, PhD student at University of Copenhagen 🌱 Her research on pollen viability & germination across Arctic & coastal species sheds light on plant regeneration under climate change. Plus, her positivity and humour keep our team motivated! #PlantEcology #PhD

A graphic for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), showing a historical portrait of Marie Skłodowska-Curie overlaid with an image of four young researchers walking down a hallway. The European Commission logo is in the top left. Text reads: "Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – €404.3 million to support postdoctoral researchers”

Choose Science. Choose Europe.

A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open.

With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond.

Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF

Choose Europe for Science: ERC welcomes new budget for 'super grants' The Scientific Council of the European Research Council welcomes the offer of substantial additional budget from the European Commission for the development of a new ERC funding instrument offering la...

Choose Europe for Science: ERC welcomes new budget for 'super grants'
erc.europa.eu/news-events/...

grants to follow ERC model
open to individual researchers of any nationality, working at or ready to move to a host institution in an Horizon Europe member

NYTimes
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/w...

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We are #hiring a lecturer and #researcher:

- Teaching in ecology and nature conservation
- Research on plant-pollinator interactions
- Supervision of students
- Contribution to our major collaborative projects

Start 01.09.2025
Salary according to TV-L E13, 100%

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5/5 Why it matters: With limited adaptation in gametophytes, wild plants' reproduction is vulnerable to heat waves, potentially disrupting ecosystems. Full study: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

4/5 Finding 3: Almost no acclimation capacity! Only pollen size under extreme heat showed adaptation (warmer populations made larger pollen). Other traits may depend on biochemical changes or shifted flowering times.