Research Institutes
Research in the Department of Environmental Systems Science is carried out by six institutes. The institutes are subdivisions of the department, which organisationally group together neighbouring professorships.
Institute of Agricultural Sciences (IAS)
The Institute of Agricultural Sciences (IAS) investigates sustainable plant and animal production systems as well as interactions between insects and crop plants.
Institute of Agricultural Sciences
Head of Institute: Nina Buchmann
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science (IAC)
The Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science (IAC) focuses on atmospheric and climate processes and the way they interact with the hydrosphere, cryosphere and biosphere.
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science
Head of Institute: Sonia Seneviratne
Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics (IBP)
The Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics (IBP) focuses on investigating what happens to natural and anthropogenic substances in the environment.
Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics
Head of Institute: Kris McNeill
Institute of Integrative Biology (IBZ)
Research within the Institute of Integrative Biology (IBZ) combines theoretical and experimental approaches from ecology and evolutionary biology to develop a fundamental understanding of the properties and functions of complex biological systems.
Institute of Integrative Biology
Head of Institute: Alex Hall
Institute for Environmental Decisions (IED)
The Institute for Environmental Decisions (IED) aims to analyze individual and collective decisions in the context of natural resource utilization and environmental problems.
Institute for Environmental Decisions
Head of Institute: Christian Pohl
Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems (ITES)
The Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems (ITES) looks into dynamics and their bearing on ecosystem functions and the use of resources, with a particular focus on forested landscapes.
Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems
Head of Institute: Loïc Pellissier