Anniversary: BayCEER is turning 15

The "Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research - BayCEER" was first officially formed at an opening ceremony in the Ecological-Botanical Garden (Uni Bayreuth) in June 2004. The BayCEER evolved out of the former "Bayreuth Institute for Terrestrial Ecosystem Research - BITÖK" which had been funded by the Federal Government for the previous 15 years. It acts as unifying center for all working groups in the focus area Ecology and Environmental Sciences at the University of Bayreuth. As integrated and interdisciplinary system of environmental research BayCEER has proven itself many times since its first conceptualization in the early 2000s. The 15th anniversary will be celebrated on 10 October at the annual BayCEER Workshop. A retrospection on the initial opening ceremony can be found in the original press report by "Nordbayerischer Kurier":