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Lifesaver for wild bees: the importance of quarries -
Pressemitteilung, 04.12.2024
A research team at Göttingen University, Germany’s Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) in Rhede, and the Thünen Institute in Braunschweig has investigated the importance of limes…
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Honour for computer scientist at Göttingen University -
Pressemitteilung, 30.11.2024
Xiaoming Fu, Professor of Computer Science at Göttingen University, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech). This honour recognizes Professor Fu'…
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Are trees exchanging carbon via a wood wide web? -
Pressemitteilung, 28.11.2024
The idea of trees "talking" to one another through underground fungal networks – the so-called "wood wide web" – has captured the imagination of the public. This concept, where trees supposedl…
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DFG Funding Atlas: Göttingen University in 15th place in Germany -
Pressemitteilung, 27.11.2024
Göttingen University is one of the 15 best universities in Germany according to the DFG Funding Atlas 2024. From 2020 to 2022, it acquired a total of 232.5 million euros in research funding fr…
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Just 24 experiments until Christmas! -
Pressemitteilung, 26.11.2024
Registration now open: “PiA – Physics in Advent” is a special kind of Advent calendar: hidden behind every door lies a science adventure. Everyone who registers is sent a video clip each day –…
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Building climate resilient cocoa farming in West Africa -
Pressemitteilung, 21.11.2024
Agroforestry systems, which integrate trees and shrubs into farming, are vital to achieving sustainable cocoa production in West Africa where 70 percent of the world cocoa is produced. Climate…
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Senate confirms its original decision to vote President Professor Metin Tolan out of office -
Pressemitteilung, 20.11.2024
The Senate's proposal to vote out the President of the University of Göttingen on 21 October 2024 had been very clearly rejected by the University’s highest supervisory body, the University Fo…
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The trail of the master forger: new evidence discovered -
Pressemitteilung, 19.11.2024
A document held in Göttingen University’s Faculty of Humanities has been revealed as an 18th century forgery. The document purports to be from 1266, but mentions a church in Pisa that was not …
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Tree islands restore nature in oil palm plantations -
Pressemitteilung, 15.11.2024
Southeast Asia’s tropical forests are renowned for their biodiversity, but at the same time face significant threats from the expansion of oil palm plantations. With global demand for palm oil…
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Diverse and diverging demands on forests in Germany -
Pressemitteilung, 13.11.2024
Forests provide biodiversity, ecosystem functions, income and much more. How can these diverse and seemingly diverging demands be met? An international research team led by Göttingen Universit…
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Good results for academic subjects -
Pressemitteilung, 12.11.2024
In the current Shanghai Ranking, Ecology at the University of Göttingen has once again been ranked first in Germany. The ranking also puts the Agricultural Sciences (which includes Forestry Sc…
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Cohesion through resilient democratic communities -
Pressemitteilung, 06.11.2024
A new EU joint research project led by the University of Göttingen will explore how migration, demographic change and current crises are affecting social cohesion and democratic structures in …
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Birds, bees and bats working together means more macadamia nuts -
Pressemitteilung, 05.11.2024
An international research team led by the universities of Göttingen and Hohenheim in Germany has gained new insights into how the interaction of birds, bees and bats significantly increases th…
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Islands are key to protecting plant biodiversity -
Pressemitteilung, 30.10.2024
From Tasmania to Madagascar to New Guinea, islands make up just over five per cent of Earth’s land. Yet, new research reveals that islands are home to over 31 per cent of the world’s plant spe…
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New approaches to synthesize compounds for pharmaceutical research -
Pressemitteilung, 28.10.2024
Junior Professor Johannes Walker, University of Göttingen, has been awarded an Exploration Grant from the Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation. Walker teaches and carries out research at the Instit…
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