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SP2 Collection Future Collection Reptiles and Amphibians Reptiles and amphibians are organised as the Herpetological Collection in the Museum für Naturkunde which comprises 160,000 amphibian and reptiles, of which the oldest specimens are 280 years old.
SP2 Collection Future Collection Fishes The Fish, lat. Ichthyological, Collection in the Museum für Naturkunde comprises approximately 133,490 specimens and for the abundance of historic specimens from all over the world it is a unique collection in Germany.
SP2 Collection Future Collection Birds The ornithology collection is the largest in Germany and one of the most significant bird collections in the world.
SP2 Collection Future Research Research Infrastructure Transfer Collections Management Knowledge Transfer Collection Cooperation SYNTHESYS+ The EU project enables, facilitates and enhances the scientific access (physical & virtual) to natural history collections for scientists and institutions
SP2 Collection Future Collection Earth Sciences Rock and Ore Collection Due to its history, the Rock and Ore Collection of the Museums für Naturkunde Berlin is an eminent treasure trove of knowledge. This article focuses on the history and highlights of the collection and contains information on ongoing research, digitalisation and the library.
SP2 Collection Future Research Infrastructure Database Research Data Management Digitalization Services Scientific Data As integrated research museum, the Museum für Naturkunde administers and supports a number of services enabling access to scientific data.
SP2 Collection Future Research Database Knowledge Transfer Collection Biodiversity EDIT - European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy EDIT (European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy) is a consortium of 29 institutions funded as a "network of excellence" (NoE) for five years by the European Commission.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Research Genomics Biodiversity Evolution Genetics GENART GENART is a network of molecular geneticists, neuroethologists, bioinformatics specialists and evolutionary biologists from six research institutions in Berlin and Potsdam.
SP2 Collection Future Research Infrastructure Transfer Open Museum Collections Management Database Research Data Management Collection Digitalization EOS – Establishing an inventory of specimen-rich collections Efficient workflows and innovative methods for the digitization and publication of specimen-rich collections - demonstrated at the entomological collections at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
SP3 Society and Nature Social Innovation Unit Research Transfer Open Museum Knowledge Transfer Science Communication Society Digitalization Digital treasure hunt Generally, only small parts of natural history collections are open to the public. Digitisation can provide access points, but the transfer from the collection to the computer is only the first step.
SP3 Society and Nature Social Innovation Unit Research Transfer Open Museum Collections Management Knowledge Transfer Science Communication The Museum Test for Wikis Wikis have become popular in the shape of an online encyclopedia. At research museums, the open web platforms can be used for more purposes.
SP3 Society and Nature Social Innovation Unit Research Transfer Database Politics Knowledge Transfer Science Communication Citizen Science Open Science Society Cooperation Cultural Heritage mit:forschen! Gemeinsam Wissen schaffen Citizen Science stands for the active participation of citizens in scientific processes and combines social engagement with the generation of scientific knowledge. Together with Wissenschaft im Dialog, the Museum für Naturkunde has been operating mit:forschen! as a central platform for Ci
SP2 Collection Future Research Transfer Database Politics Research Data Management Protection of Species Biodiversity EU BON EU BON: Building the European Biodiversity Observation Network
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Solar System, Impacts & Meteorites Research Impact Earth Sciences Laboratories MEMIN - Experimental Impact Research In the multidisciplinary MEMIN network, researchers investigate natural craters and conduct experimental laboratory studies and numerical simulations to study impacts of cosmic bodies on Earth.
SP3 Society and Nature Social Innovation Unit Research Transfer Politics Knowledge Transfer Science Communication Citizen Science Cooperation ECSA – European Citizen Science Association The European Citizen Science Association (ECSA) is a network of citizen science initiatives that aim at promoting citizen science all over Europe and beyond.
SP3 Society and Nature Research Transfer Politics Knowledge Transfer Protection of Species Extinction of Species Biodiversity Society Leibniz Research Alliance on Biodiversity The Leibniz Network on Biodiversity (LVB) pools competencies and resources of 21 member institutes in order to develop solutions for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity through interdisciplinary research.
SP2 Collection Future Research Transfer Knowledge Transfer Science Communication Biodiversity Society Digitalization Bureau for troubles The Bureau for troubles combines the sociology of science and cultural anthropology to examine biodiversity, the museum and knowledge production. Its particular focus lies on data and digitization practices and on the socio-material environments of museum-based natural sciences.
SP3 Society and Nature Social Innovation Unit Research Transfer Politics Knowledge Transfer Science Communication Protection of Species Extinction of Species Biodiversity Citizen Science NeFo - German Network-Forum for Biodiversity Research The German Network-Forum for Biodiversity Research (NeFo) is the national focal point for scientists, policy-makers and other stakeholders working in the field of biodiversity research and policies.
SP2 Collection Future Transfer Open Museum Knowledge Transfer Science Communication Collection Society New edition 2020: The nature of things The research project “Wissensdinge” / The nature of things aims to make these multi-layered, cultural interpretations visible in an exemplary fashion. We want to bring the diverse contexts and interpretations of scientific specimen to light.
SP2 Collection Future Research Open Museum Politics Collection Cuban Corals in East-Berlin The project investigates the history of natural science work in Berlin in the 1960s and 1970s and takes as its starting point the objects in the Museum’s collection.

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