Scientific advisory board

The scientific advisory board is composed of internationally recognized scientists chosen by the Lower Saxonian Ministry of Science and Cultural Affairs and assists the IAR by functioning as an external advisory committee regarding the scientific performance and administrative development of the Institute. The scientific advisory board evaluates the work of the IAR each year.

At present the members are: 

Prof. Dr. Barbara Helm, Swiss Ornithological Institute (since 2021)

Prof. Dr. Arne Traulsen, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology (since 2021)

Prof. Dr. Kees van Oers, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) (since 2021)

Prof. Dr. Barbara Caspers, Bielefeld University (since 2025)

Prof. Dr. Wendt Müller, University of Antwerp (since 2025)

Prof. Dr. Melanie Dammhahn, University of Münster (since 2025)

Prof. Dr. Stefan Garthe, University of Kiel – West Coast Research and Technology Center (since 2025)