Climate plan Alto Adige: project ClimOO

Climate, Plastics and Sustainability: Ontology and Operationalisation (ClimOO) Project duration: 01/06/2025 – 31/05/2027 Funding: Piano Clima Alto Adige 2040 Total budget: 327.219,00 € Maximum contribution granted: 327.219,00 € Budget Eco Research: 60.000,00 € Maximum contribution granted to Eco Research: 60.000,00€ Contact person: Werner Tirler (scientific coordinator) Abstract Background There is now ample evidence that plastics […]
Le Mille e una Scienza 2024

Eco Research took part also this year in the science dissemination festival ‘Le Mille e una Scienza (The Thousand and One Science), organised in Bolzano by TesLab (youth culture centre of the Association Arciragazzi Bolzano Bozen APS) and the science popularisation association Accatagliato, with the contribution of the Office for Youth Policies of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano in collaboration with the Office for Scientific Research of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano. The festival, held from 7 to 17 November 2024 and aimed especially at children and young people, offered a journey into science and research with various initiatives and appointments held by researchers, lecturers and science popularizers…
Workshop “Micro- and nanoplastic in the environment”

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Sparkasse – Cassa di Risparmio di Bolzano becomes a supporting partner of Eco Research

The 30th of May 2024 was a very important day for Eco Research: in fact, the membership of Sparkasse – Cassa di Risparmio di Bolzano as supporting partner was made official.
The support guaranteed by Sparkasse – Cassa di Risparmio di Bolzano is not only of a financial nature, but it also represents a prestigious local acknowledgement of Eco Research as a research institution and, therefore, of the importance of the scientific and educational activities it carries out for the benefit of the population and companies in South Tyrol…
Participation in the project “Arianna estate Bolzano” of the association UPAD Bolzano

Eco Research participated in the project “ARIANNA ESTATE BOLZANO“, an activity for children from 6 to 11 years old organised by UPAD Bolzano in summer 2024. In particular, on 9th August 2024, some Eco Research researchers carried out playful and informative activities with the children on the indoor air quality.
In a workshop entitled “The invisible challenge: let’s clean up the air”, the children learned how to identify the pollutants that can be found in the air they breathe inside buildings (including in their own homes and classrooms), their effects on their health and the main sources of release of these pollutants, see in action one of the scientific instruments used to measure the substances in the air around us, but also learn about those daily actions and new habits that can make a big difference in improving air quality and preserving a healthy living environment….
Towards the new Eco Research headquarters at the NOI TechPark

With the Provincial Council’s approval of the building plan for lot B6 on 06/08/2024, a further step has been taken towards the expansion of the NOI Techpark, which envisages the construction on lot B6 of a new building that will house the offices and laboratories of Eco Research, the Free University of Bozen/Bolzano and Eco center.
Work is scheduled to begin in summer 2025 and will lead to the construction of the building called Trilitica, designed by the Bolzano architecture studio Buselli and Scherer, conceived to become the first Zero Carbon certified office and laboratory building in Italy…
PhD in chemical ecology at unibz

❓Do you have a degree in science?
❓Are you looking for opportunities in chemistry and/or forestry?
❓Are you passionate about research?
🎯 Then you might have the right profile to apply for a doctoral position in chemical ecology!…
PROJECT EFRE1066 – HTC-IRS

Upgrading the HTC infrastructure for scientific research (EFRE1066- HTC-IRS) Project duration: 2024-2026 Funding: ERDF Programme 2021/2027 – Second Call – Priority 1 “Smart” – Specific Objective “1.1 – Research and Innovation Total budget: 921.941,72 € Maximum contribution granted: 921.941,72 € Contact person: Werner Tirler (scientific coordinator), Helga Bonacquisti (project manager) Description of the project: In […]
Participation in the project “Estate Ragazzi 2024” of the association Arciragazzi Bolzano APS

Eco Research participated in the project “ESTATE RAGAZZI 2024“, an activity for children from 3 to 14 years old organised by Arciragazzi Bozen APS in summer 2024. In particular, on 25th June 2024 and on 25th July 2023, some Eco Research researchers carried out playful and informative activities with the children from 6 to 11 years on the indoor air quality.
In a workshop entitled “The invisible challenge: let’s clean up the air”, the children learned how to identify the pollutants that can be found in the air they breathe inside buildings (including in their own homes and classrooms), their effects on their health and the main sources of release of these pollutants, see in action one of the scientific instruments used to measure the substances in the air around us, but also learn about those daily actions and new habits that can make a big difference in improving air quality and preserving a healthy living environment…
Scientific dissemination during the Trento Film Festival: At School with Nature

From 3 to 8 June 2024, the 72nd edition of the Trento Film Festival (a film festival dealing with mountain, exploration, mountaineering, mountain culture and the environment) took place, during which not only films, meetings and lectures on the theme of mountains were on offer, but also a series of activities dedicated to children and young people called T4Future – A school of nature. Some of the proposed events also took place in Bolzano…