Magali Weissgerber conducted her PhD at the Université Clermont Auvergne and is currently holding a postdoc position at the German Institute for Integrative Biodiversity Research in Leipzig. Her main research topics are land-use changes and ecosystem restoration, with a focus on rewilding through the Horizon wildE project. She has been involved in NGOs advocating for better living and working conditions for early career researcher since 2018 and is presently a General Board Member of Eurodoc.