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Media highlights, interviews, seminars, and workshops from the Biodiversity Data Lab.
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March 18th, 2026
Schools engaged in forest biodiversity study
How does biodiversity differ between natural forests and production forests? Researchers Tobias Andermann and Mahwash Jamy from the Biodiversity Data Lab are seeking to find out with the help of school pupils throughout Sweden. The pupils will collect soil samples for analysis and sequencing at SciLifeLab.
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March 4th, 2026
MostFUN & GEOBON Seminar
Tobias Andermann was invited to speak at an online seminar for the Biodiversa+ project MoSTFun on predictive biodiversity modelling, highlighting the integration of species data, eDNA, and high-resolution remote sensing.
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January 16th, 2026
Environmental Scholarship Award for Master Student
Master student Linus Lassen from the Biodiversity Data Lab was awarded an Environmental Scholarship from Sveriges Ingenjorer for a degree project on optimizing eDNA detection methods.
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January 7th, 2025
Interview with Sveriges Radio on AI in biodiversity research
An interview with Sveriges Radio on the role of AI in biodiversity research.
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December 5th-6th, 2024
Business and biodiversity workshop at Ekenas Herrgard
We carried out a workshop on Emerging Methods for Business & Biodiversity, bringing together experts from academia, museums, nature tech, the private sector, and public agencies.
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June 17th, 2024
Discussing the global biodiversity crisis on TV panel at TRT World News
A panel discussion about the ongoing biodiversity crisis and how to move towards a biodiversity-positive future.
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April 18th, 2024
Public seminar on spatial biodiversity modeling for RISE
A one-hour public seminar presenting recent advances in spatial biodiversity modeling and deep learning models for detecting high-conservation-value forests in Sweden.
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December 27th, 2023
Uppsala University News covers our study on global bird extinctions
The study estimates the number of recent bird extinctions, including those unnoticed due to a lack of data or research effort.
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August 29th, 2023
Benzelius prize for natural science and medicine awarded to Tobias Andermann
The Benzelius prize in the category natural science and medicine was awarded to Tobias Andermann for research on biodiversity using interdisciplinary methods.
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March 31st, 2023
Researcher profile Tobias Andermann - Uppsala University interview series
In this interview, Tobias Andermann talks about his research, the biodiversity crisis, and how computers and big data can help provide new insights into nature.
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December 2nd, 2022
News coverage of our twin articles on Madagascar's biodiversity
Two review articles on the state of Madagascar's biodiversity, published in Science, synthesize available data on biodiversity distribution and extinction threats.
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October 6th, 2022
Bayesian deep learning model finds clues about the evolution of open habitats
A Bayesian Neural Network approach published in Nature Communications was featured in the SciLifeLab Data Highlights.
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June 21st, 2022
Our recent study in the spotlight: Estimating alpha, beta, and gamma diversity through deep learning
The AI-based biodiversity prediction approach from a recent publication was featured as a Data Highlight by SciLifeLab.
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June 16th, 2022
Tobias Andermann appointed as new DDLS fellow - Q&A interview
A Q&A style news article about Tobias Andermann's research background, future aims, and role within the DDLS network.
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June 12th, 2022
Tobias Andermann awarded prize by H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf
The Royal Academy of Forestry and Agriculture awarded Tobias a prize for his recently defended PhD thesis.
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March 22nd, 2022
Tobias Andermann presents as keynote speaker at DDLS Research area conference
Watch the recorded talk outlining the research vision for the Biodiversity Data Lab and a summary of previous research.
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December 2nd, 2021
Faculty of Science awards Tobias Andermann's PhD thesis research
The Faculty of Science at the University of Gothenburg awarded the annual research prize for the best doctoral thesis in 2021 to Tobias Andermann.
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January 14th, 2021
Radio interview on Sveriges Radio about big data in biodiversity research
A short radio interview about the utility and challenges of big data in biodiversity research.
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September 7th, 2020
Live TV interview at TRT World News
In this live TV interview Tobias Andermann discusses the scale of the current biodiversity crisis and why we should care.
