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Improving Diamond Open Access across Europe -
Pressemitteilung, 15.12.2022
In Diamond Open Access, there are no fees for publishing or accessing scientific publications, whether you are reading or publishing. The University of Göttingen will lead an EU project with 2…
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Göttingen conservation student awarded scholarship to New Zealand -
Pressemitteilung, 13.12.2022
Ronja Härdtner, student on the "International Nature Conservation" (MINC) Master’s programme at the University of Göttingen has been awarded first place in the "Welcome to New Zealand Scholars…
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500 universities work together for nature and the climate -
Pressemitteilung, 09.12.2022
The "Nature Positive Universities" network was officially launched at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) in Montreal. More than 500 universities worldwide are involved in the …
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Newly discovered scorpionfly genus with bizarre appearance -
Pressemitteilung, 09.12.2022
Zoologist Professor Rainer Willmann, former Director of the Zoological Museum at the University of Göttigen, has described and classified previously unknown species of scorpionflies from Nepal…
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Excellent achievements plus commitment to teaching, supervising and supporting -
Pressemitteilung, 08.12.2022
PhD student Rishabh Jha from India has received this year's German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Award for Outstanding International Students. Jha is studying for his doctorate at the Facul…
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Climate change in the forests of northern Germany -
Pressemitteilung, 25.11.2022
More and more trees are suffering the consequences of decades of man-made climate change. The growth of the European beech has so far suffered decline mainly in southern Europe. European beech…
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Vegetation-free patches encourage ground-nesting wild bees -
Pressemitteilung, 24.11.2022
Relatively little is known about the nesting requirements of ground-nesting wild bees, although nesting sites are of central importance for most wild bee species. There are almost 600 wild bee…
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Research with worldwide influence -
Pressemitteilung, 17.11.2022
This year's list of "Highly Cited Researchers" includes five scientists from the University of Göttingen: chemist Professor Lutz Ackermann, agricultural scientists Professor Tobias Plieninger …
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A world map of plant diversity -
Pressemitteilung, 15.11.2022
Why are there more plant species in some places than in others? Why is diversity highest in the tropics? What is the connection between biodiversity and environmental conditions? To help answe…
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China's global aid exports: Development assistance according to geopolitical interest -
Pressemitteilung, 15.11.2022
China has been exporting aid goods worth around $835 million annually since 2017. These material re-sources are distributed by China primarily according to geopolitical interests and increasin…
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Lecture series this week: change of speaker and title at short notice -
Pressemitteilung, 14.11.2022
Today (Tuesday 15 November), the lecture will be given in English by Associate Professor Oleg Nivievskyi from the Kyiv School of Economics. He will speak about "The effects of Russia's Invasio…
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It’s back: physics experiments in Advent! -
Pressemitteilung, 07.11.2022
Physics in Advent – PiA – is an Advent calendar with a difference: behind each door is a surprise filled with fun and new insights. For the tenth year running, Mother or Father Christmas will …
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Innovative services for artificial intelligence -
Pressemitteilung, 04.11.2022
The increased demands of research in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), continuously more powerful hardware, and the increasing availability of data and algorithms have led to enormous…
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Glowing fossils: fluorescence reveals colour patterns of earliest scallops -
Pressemitteilung, 27.10.2022
UV light makes it possible to see intricate structures of fossils that are barely visible in normal daylight. This method has often been used on the fossilised seashells from the Earth’s curre…
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Göttingen's popularity for students grows -
Pressemitteilung, 24.10.2022
At the beginning of the winter semester 2022, 4,831 new students enrolled at Göttingen University. Almost 3,459 of these are in their first university semester at a German university. This mea…
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