We're happy that we are officially joining the Space Days Würzburg, from October 9th to 10th, 2026. The event brings together astronomy, informatics, and space science for two days, and we contribute Earth observation. Because studying space isn't just about looking...

A while back there was a post about the "Programming Hero Syndrome." This is a small extension to it, from a female perspective to provide a different view. When I started EAGLE, in those first weeks and months, I'd join internship talks or MSc defenses, listen to...

On July 7, 2026, Farimah Abdolzadeh successfully defended her Master's thesis at the Earth Observation Research Cluster (EORC), University of Würzburg. Her research explored one of the central questions in urban climate science: which factors shape land...

Next week's the big one. Twenty five years of EORC and ten years of EAGLE, all in one event, and we're expecting around 250 people through the door. Sabine Oppmann's been leading the prep meetings, and we've split things into clear teams: setup, catering, AV and...

A film crew from RTL showed up in the Oberpfalz this spring, and joint a field campaign by the Habitrack BMFTR funded project. Dr. Ariane Droin, who leads the Würzburg side of the MONID HABITRACK project at EORC, walked the RTL team through what the project is...

Once a year, or at least that's the idea, the Institute of Geography packs up and heads out to a remote place, this time Burg Rothenfels, an old castle not far from Würzburg, to spend a weekend doing something that almost never happens in the day to day grind:...