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Shock to stop: How to communicate the dangers of sugar? -
Pressemitteilung, 04.01.2024
Society seems addicted to sugar, but individuals who consume large quantities increase their risk of health problems. Can warning labels on sweets curb consumption? Researchers at Göttingen Un…
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Big impacts from small changes in cell -
Pressemitteilung, 21.12.2023
Tiny things matter – for instance, one amino acid can completely alter the architecture of the cell. Researchers investigated the structure and mechanics of the main component of the cytoskele…
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How the land flora succeeded -
Pressemitteilung, 20.12.2023
The DFG has confirmed the second funding period for the Priority Programme "MAdLand – Molecular Adaptation to Land: plant evolution to change". Before the dawn of plants on land, the surface o…
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Is age linked to the picture of the perfect partner? -
Pressemitteilung, 11.12.2023
How do women picture the partner of their dreams? And how does this vary between women based on their age? A team of researchers led by the University of Göttingen investigated the complex rel…
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Dreissenid mussels: the resilience and success of an invasive species -
Pressemitteilung, 08.12.2023
Zebra and quagga mussels, which belong to the Dreissenid family, are freshwater invasive species widespread throughout western Europe and North America. They present a significant danger to na…
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Urbanization increases seasonal differences in plant-pollinator networks -
Pressemitteilung, 06.12.2023
Increasing urbanization worldwide is a growing threat to biodiversity. At the same time, flowering plants are often more diverse in cities than in the countryside. This is due to flowering pla…
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Influential and highly cited -
Pressemitteilung, 04.12.2023
Lutz Ackermann, Professor of Chemistry at the University of Göttingen, has again been recognised as one of the most influential and most cited scientists in the world. A ranking by Stanford Un…
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Göttingen University’s Humboldt Research Award winner -
Pressemitteilung, 30.11.2023
The physicist Professor Martin Schmaltz from Boston University has received a Humboldt Research Award. Schmaltz has been a visiting researcher at the Institute for Theoretical Physics since Au…
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Limitations of asteroid crater lakes as climate archives -
Pressemitteilung, 28.11.2023
In southern Germany just north of the Danube, there lies a large circular depression between the hilly surroundings: the Nördlinger Ries. Almost 15 million years ago, an asteroid struck this s…
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Success with Collaborative Research Centres -
Pressemitteilung, 24.11.2023
The Göttingen Campus has received positive results about two Collaborative Research Centres (CRCs): the German Research Foundation (DFG) have agreed funding for a new CRC at the University of …
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Just 24 experiments until Christmas -
Pressemitteilung, 22.11.2023
Physics in Advent (PiA) is an Advent calendar with a difference: behind each door is a surprise filled with fun and new discoveries. For the eleventh year running, Christmas People will presen…
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Top marks according to students -
Pressemitteilung, 21.11.2023
In the current university ranking by the Centre for Higher Education Development (CHE), the University of Göttingen gets top marks in subjects in the field of economics. Master's students in b…
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Popular location for international researchers -
Pressemitteilung, 20.11.2023
The University of Göttingen is popular with international researchers. In the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's 2023 Humboldt Rankings, it is placed ninth in Germany and first among universi…
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Lifestyle intervention programme can prevent type 2 diabetes -
Pressemitteilung, 16.11.2023
More than 500 million people worldwide have diabetes and the number is predicted to rise in the future. A programme that provides recommendations on exercise and nutrition, as well as supporti…
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Research with worldwide influence -
Pressemitteilung, 16.11.2023
This year's list of "Highly Cited Researchers" includes three scientists from the University of Göttingen: the chemist Professor Lutz Ackermann, the agricultural scientist Professor Tobias Pli…
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