On 19 October 2023, at the West University of Timisoara, Romania, the award ceremony of the Danubius Awards 2023 took place. In this way the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research, in cooperation with the Institute for Danube Region and Central Europe, honour achievements in science and research in and for the Danube region. We are proud to announce that our colleague Anastasia Ivanova, doctor in biological sciences, senior scientific researcher in the Laboratory of Hydrobiology and Ecotoxicology, became the laureate of the Danubius Young Scientist Awards, edition of 2023...