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Frontiers Planet Prize: Göttingen biodiversity researcher one of three German candidates
Die Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften hat drei deutsche Kandidaten für die globale Endrunde des mit einer Million US-Dollar dotierten Frontiers Planet Prize 2026 vorgeschlagen. Darunter befindet sich auch der Ökologe und Biodiversitätsforscher Dr. Gustavo B. Paterno von der Universität Göttingen. Paterno ist mit einem Artikel nominiert, der im November 2024 in der Fachzeitschrift Science veröffentlicht wurde.
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Dorothea Schlözer Programme for female postdocs: Call for new positions in 2026
In 2026, the University again offers three positions for female postdocs in the Dorothea Schlözer Postdoctoral Programme. Those eligible to apply are female postdocs from faculties of Humanities, Theology, Law, Economic Sciences and Social Sciences as well as the medical center, in their early postdoc phase who plan to conduct a research project at the University of Göttingen (including the Medical School). Applications will be accepted through 20 April 2026, with positions beginning 1 October 2026.
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How mice see: newly discovered nerve cells perceive more than just edges
According to textbooks, the first stage of the visual cortex has two main types of neurons that specialize in edges – sharp transitions between light and dark. However, an international team of researchers has now used machine learning techniques to find neurons in mice that use a previously unknown process in the brain to share this cognitive processing. These neurons respond to different “spatial frequencies”, meaning the change in patterns of different objects in the visual field. The research was published in Nature Neuroscience.
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Göttingen Research Images of the Year
How can researchers communicate the complexity, significance and beauty of their work? This question inspired Göttingen’s Science Communication Network to consider how best to showcase the diversity of research at the Göttingen Campus. They organised a contest to collect Research Images of the Year. The top 20 images are due to go on display at a special exhibition at the Forum Wissen from 12 March to 10 April 2026. Opening event on 11 March: everyone welcome!
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Tiny flows, big insights: microfluidics system boosts super-resolution microscopy
Understanding how cells are organized and how their molecular components interact is a central goal of modern life sciences. But this isn’t easy: it requires “multiplexed super-resolution microscopy” – an advanced imaging approach. However, there are many drawbacks to existing methods, so researchers set out to overcome these and developed a dedicated microfluidics system that makes multiplexed super-resolution microscopy easier, more reproducible, and accessible.
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Hidden insect diversity in grass shoots threatened by mowing
When it comes to biodiversity, it's easy to focus on just large-scale patterns. This overlooks a hidden but precious diversity: small, inconspicuous wasps, midges, flies, beetles and other insects that live in plants. These tiny creatures are actually very common.The researchers studied insects in over 23,000 shoots of grass. They found 255 species of insects.This means areas in grassland should not be mown for several years: stable insect populations need undisturbed refuges with intact shoots of grass.
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