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20 years as Foundation University under Public Law -
Pressemitteilung, 14.11.2023
Over 20 years ago on 1 January 2003, the University of Göttingen transferred to being a foundation university under public law. To mark this anniversary, the University warmly invites you to a…
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Curiosity and pure maths -
Pressemitteilung, 08.11.2023
The German Research Foundation (DFG) will be funding a new Research Training Group (RTG) at Göttingen University from next year. The RTG "Curiosity" is based at the Faculty of Biology and Psy…
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Top marks for academic subjects in global ranking -
Pressemitteilung, 30.10.2023
In the latest Shanghai Ranking, the subjects of Agricultural Sciences (including Forest Sciences) and Ecology at the University of Göttingen were in first place in Germany. Economics, statisti…
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Virtual exchange for global education – an innovative teaching concept -
Pressemitteilung, 19.10.2023
The European University Network Enlight has awarded its Teaching & Learning Award to Fabian Krengel, PhD researcher at Göttingen University. Together with Professor Carola Surkamp from the Dep…
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SUB Director moves to FIZ Karlsruhe -
Pressemitteilung, 11.10.2023
Professor Wolfram Horstmann, Director of the Göttingen State and University Library (SUB) in Lower Saxony since 2014, will be moving to the renowned FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Infor…
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Exhibition: Digital Forest - a virtual journey into climate research -
Pressemitteilung, 04.10.2023
Climate change is increasingly having an impact on all of our day-to-day thoughts and lives. It is also causing big problems for the forest. The new special exhibition "Digital Forest" in the …
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Göttingen University students successful in international mathematics competition -
Pressemitteilung, 04.10.2023
Students at the University of Göttiingen were successful in the "International Mathematics Competition for University Students" (IMC) in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. Male Hesse is the first female s…
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Fair and sustainable futures beyond mining -
Pressemitteilung, 02.10.2023
Mining brings huge social and environmental change to communities: landscapes, livelihoods and the social fabric evolve alongside the industry. But what happens when the mines close? What prob…
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Understanding greenhouse gases in oil palm plantations -
Pressemitteilung, 29.09.2023
The rapid spread of oil palm plantations and associated high use of fertilizer raises concerns about the emis-sion of nitrous oxide (N2O), a powerful greenhouse gas. A new study by an internat…
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Award for plant biochemist -
Pressemitteilung, 22.09.2023
Professor Ivo Feußner, whose expertise is in plant biochemistry, has received the European Lipid Science Award 2023. The European Federation for the Science and Technology of Lipids (Euro Fed …
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Unexpected curveball in miniature -
Pressemitteilung, 21.09.2023
Whether you are familiar with the term “Magnus effect” or not, you have certainly seen it in action. It is when a spinning ball – for instance in football, cricket or baseball – bends away fro…
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A plea from experts: stop personifying plants -
Pressemitteilung, 20.09.2023
Popular science books are all the rage. Their aim is to convey scientific topics to interested members of the public as clearly and entertainingly as possible. To succeed, authors describe the…
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Is there more to palm oil than deforestation? -
Pressemitteilung, 18.09.2023
Palm oil is the world's most produced and consumed vegetable oil and everyone knows that its production can damage the environment. But do consumers have the full picture? In fact, replacing p…
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Precisely arranging nanoparticles -
Pressemitteilung, 15.09.2023
In the incredibly small world of molecules, the elementary building blocks – the atoms – join together in a very regular pattern. In contrast, in the macroscopic world with its larger particle…
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Majority rule in complex mixtures -
Pressemitteilung, 13.09.2023
The very first life on earth is thought to have developed from “protocells” – liquid mixtures of many different types of molecules. Researchers at Göttingen University have now shown that in s…
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