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Mixture of crops provide ecological benefits for agricultural landscapes -
Pressemitteilung, 17.01.2023
There are often too few flowering plants in agricultural landscapes, which is one reason for the decline of pollinating insects. Researchers at the University of Göttingen have now investigate…
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Award for maths research -
Pressemitteilung, 10.01.2023
Mathematician and data scientist Dr Gilles Mordant at the University of Göttingen has received the annual science prize from Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium. The pri…
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Award for services to basic research and the Göttingen Campus -
Pressemitteilung, 23.12.2022
The physicist Professor Stefan Hell has been awarded the "In Publica Commoda" medal by Göttingen University. This recognises his services to basic research in Göttingen and his work in develop…
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Deutschlandstipendium: 206 scholarships awarded -
Pressemitteilung, 20.12.2022
The University of Göttingen has raised funds for 206 Deutschlandstipendiums (Germany’s scholarship for students) to run from October 2022 to September 2023. As in the previous year, this puts …
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Sedimentary rock "chert" records cooling of the Earth over billions of years -
Pressemitteilung, 19.12.2022
Several billion years ago, the oceans were probably not as hot as often assumed, but were instead at much more moderate temperatures. This is the conclusion of a research team from Göttingen U…
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Risk of population disruption as a result of decarbonisation -
Pressemitteilung, 15.12.2022
Research with participation of Göttingen University analysed the effects of decarbonisation strategies by linking global resource inventories with demographic systems to generate a matrix show…
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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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