On 5 November 2015, we were informed that Dr. Luc Hoffmann would create the position of a lecturer in ornithology and conservation biology at the zoological institute of the University of Basel – the institute where Luc Hoffmann had studied and earned a doctorate in 1952. What fantastic news! The holder of the lectureship position will also be director of the Research Station Petite Camargue Alsacienne. See also history of the research station