International Day of Women and Girls in Science

We would like to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science with you! It is celebrated annually on February 11th. This day aims to promote full and equal access to science for women and girls, as well as to recognize the achievements of women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields.

The day highlights the importance of breaking down stereotypes and gender biases in STEM education and careers. It also aims to encourage more girls and young women to pursue careers in STEM by showcasing the accomplishments of female scientists and providing opportunities for mentorship and networking.

Various organizations, institutions, and individuals around the world participate in events and activities on this day to raise awareness about the importance of gender equality in science and to inspire the next generation of female scientists and innovators.

Here are some women from our Earth Observation Research Cluster and our EAGLE M.Sc. program in action, whether it is conducting research, teaching, or working in the field! Together, we celebrate and promote the contributions of all women in our department to our work and the scientific community.




			

			

				
				
				
				
			

				
				
			

				
				
				
				
				
				
				

				

				
				
				
				
				

				
				
				
				
				
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High alpine and snow training

														

													
								High alpine and snow training							
											

				
					
by  | Feb 23, 2024 | 
In collaboration with the German Alpine Club (DAV), Laura, one of our EAGLE students and Clara, a student assistant at our institute, recently participated in avalanche rescue training aimed at equipping individuals with essential skills and knowledge to respond...


			
			

				
			


				
semester wrap-up by our latest EAGLE generation

														

													
								semester wrap-up by our latest EAGLE generation							
											

				
					
by  | Feb 20, 2024 | 
Our latest generation of EAGLEs just wrote a nice blog post summarizing their first months within the EAGLE program, outlining how they bonded and formed a group plus how they experienced their first earth observation courses within our international M.Sc. program:...


			
			

				
			
				
			
				
			


				
GRASS GIS introduced in our EAGLE MSc

														

													
								GRASS GIS introduced in our EAGLE MSc							
											

				
					
by  | Feb 8, 2024 | 
The very powerful and versatile spatial analysis program, GRASS, is introduced today within our EAGLE spatial data software course. GRASS provides a wide variety of functions, but just a few possibilities such as VI calculation, time-series or Python programming in...


			
			

				
			


				
Introduction to Whitebox software

														

													
								Introduction to Whitebox software							
											

				
					
by  | Feb 1, 2024 | 
The Whitebox geospatial software offers a wide range of functionality which are partly also not available in other packages, such as hydrological analysis or Lidar processing. Our earth observation EAGLE students are learning diverse geospatial software packages in...


			
			

				
			


				
Internship Networking event

														

													
								Internship Networking event							
											

				
					
by  | Jan 30, 2024 | 
Our EAGLEs have to conduct two internship and like to do them in quite diverse fields. Their research interests range from dry ecosystems to mountains, from conservation to agriculture, from the Arctic to Africa and from Earth Observation companies to large research...


			
			

				
			


				
UAS application in a biosphere reserve

														

													
								UAS application in a biosphere reserve							
											

				
					
by  | Jan 23, 2024 | 
Our EAGLE Helena Wehner presented her work in the Rhoen biosphere reserve where she tested the potential of low cost consumer drones for conservation.  She aimed at mapping animal tracks using photogrammetry approaches in snowy landscapes. The structure through...