Topics for Theses
Our working group regularly supervises Master and Bachelor theses, and we are happy to collaborate on PhD and postdoc projects. In addition to fieldwork within Germany, we also offer international field work opportunities to master’s students. Below is a list of our current open thesis topics. At the end of the page, you will also find a template for submitting an independent thesis proposal.
When contacting us regarding a thesis topic, please let us know something about yourself. Specifically, please send us your CV including information on previous experience in R and statistics (or any other relevant skills such as fieldwork experience), your academic certificates, and a brief motivation letter explaining why you are interested in this specific topic. Information on your time frame would also be a good idea.
Please note that the language of the working group is English.
Theses with experimental work at Biodiversity Research / Systematic Botany [MSc only]
- "Plant survival strategies – how do plants cope with global environmental change?"
Contact persons: Dr. Vera Hesen (vera.hesen@uni-potsdam.de), Prof. Dr. Anja Linstädter (linstaedter@uni-potsdam.de)
Theses with ecological data collection in Potsdam [MSc only]
Theses with fieldwork abroad [MSc only]
- How does rangeland management shape savanna functioning?
Contact persons: Liana Kindermann (liana.kindermann@uni-potsdam.de), Prof. Dr. Anja Linstädter (linstaedter@uni-potsdam.de)
Theses with ecological data collection in Germany [BSc and MSc]/ Abschlussarbeiten mit ökologischen Datenerhebungen in Deutschland [BSc und MSc]
- Does crop diversification improve plant health?
Contact Persons: Maria Michaelys (michaelys@uni-potsdam.de)
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- Linking Plant Traits to Pollinator Responses
Contact Persons: Dr. Lina Ojeda-Prieto (lina.ojeda@uni-potsdam.de)
MSc Thesis: Assessing the Influence of Agrivoltaic Grazing Systems on Carbon and Nutrient Cycling Across Diverse Pedoclimatic Contexts in Europe: A Contribution to the SAGE Project
- Assessing the Influence of Agrivoltaic Grazing Systems on Carbon and Nutrient Cycling Across Diverse Pedoclimatic Contexts in Europe: A Contribution to the SAGE Project
Contact Person: Dr. Dina Hamidi (dina.hamidi@uni-potsdam.de
Assessing the Influence of Agrivoltaic Grazing Systems on Carbon and Nutrient Cycling
Relevant and Important Documents
Template - Research Plan Exposé ResearchPlanGuideline
Anmeldung der Masterverteidigung Anmeldung_Masterverteidigung
Informationen zur Anmeldung der Bachelorarbeit: Siehe Website des Prüfungsausschusses
Anleitung zum Verfassen einer Bachelor-Arbeit AnleitungBA_MAJJ
Ordnung für den Bachelorstudiengang Biowissenschaften und die Masterstudiengänge Ökologie, Evolution und Naturschutz sowie Biochemie und Molekularbiologie an der Universität Potsdam BBW und MOEN Ordnung von 2010
Richtlinie zur Sicherung guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis für Studierende an der Universität Potsdam (Plagiatsrichtlinie) Plagiat_Richtlinien