Micro 2026 in Cadiz, Spain
From 12 – 16 October there will be the 6th Edition of the International Conference MICRO 2026. We are looking forward to these interesting and exciting days in Cádiz. ...more
CRC 1357 PhD Symposium 2026
The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research and the Start-Up ESTER Biotech in Leipzig as well as the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research and the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft (HTWD) were exciting stops at this years PhD Symposia. ...more
Editor's Choice Award 2025
The article "Hydrodynamics Shape Riverine Biofilms on Microplastics: Insights from an In Situ Incubation Study" by Rizwan Khaleel was selected as one of 15 Editor's Choice articles by Environmental Systems Research. ...more
New CRC 1357 Publication
Congratulations to Bashir Olasunkanmi Ayinde and colleagues: their new study demonstrates, for the first time, how size and shape influence the detachment and transport of tyre wear particles by the wind. ...more
New CRC Publication
Congratulations to Aileen Jung and the groups of Tillmann Lüders und Eva Lehndorff at BayCEER. The study “Conventional and biodegradable microplastics elicit contrasting taxon-level responses in rhizosphere microbiomes of maize and strawberry” shows that different Polymers have different effects to different plants. ...more
New CRC 1357 Publication
The new study introduces a new class of polymers with more sustainable processing methods and biodegradable and recyclable properties. ...more
Congratulation!
Congratulations to Prof. Laforsch and Dr. Löder on this special award "Highly Cited Researchers 2025": it honours the 1% of scientists whose publications are cited most frequently worldwide. An overview of all publications of tht CRC can be found in the "Publications" section. ...more
