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Solidarity with our partners in Israel -
Nachricht, 10.10.2023
Göttingen University strongly condemns the Hamas attacks on Israel and expresses its deepest sympathy for the victims and their families. We are concerned about our partner universities and th…
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HeKKSaGOn partner universities agree further activities -
Nachricht, 26.09.2023
The six partner universities of the German-Japanese higher education network HeKKSaGOn agreed on further joint activities at the end of their Rectors' Meeting in Göttingen. These include anoth…
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Reminder: Evacuation on Saturday 23 September 2023 due to WWII bomb disposal -
Nachricht, 19.09.2023
As the City of Göttingen has announced previously, suspected explosive devices from World War II will be made safe on Saturday 23 September 2023. The work will start from 06:00. The City has p…
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HeKKSaGOn: ninth Japanese-German University Presidents’ Conference -
Nachricht, 18.09.2023
“What Opportunities and Challenges does Artificial Intelligence offer to the Higher Education Sector?” is the subject of the 9th Japanese-German University Presidents’ Conference of the higher…
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Professor Heinrich Detering elected to the Order Pour le mérite -
Nachricht, 31.08.2023
The literary scholar Professor Heinrich Detering of the University of Göttingen has been elected to the Order Pour le mérite for sciences and arts. Detering has held the Chair of Modern German…
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Shanghai Ranking: University of Göttingen among the Top 10 in Germany -
Nachricht, 18.08.2023
The University of Göttingen has once again achieved a good ranking in the Shanghai Ranking: In the current Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2023, it shares sixth to ninth place na…
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Goals and process to date of the Pro.Admin process -
Nachricht, 04.08.2023
Between the Senate meeting on 12 July 2023 and the internal University information and discussion meeting (Town Hall) on Tuesday, 22 August 2023, the President's Office has released additional…
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Presentation of the first proposals as part of the Pro.Admin process on 12 July at the Senate (in German) -
Nachricht, 10.07.2023
Updates about the Pro-Admin process were presented in the July Senate during the part which is open to staff and students of the University. The meeting was conducted in German and took place …
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Stop sexual harassment and violence! -
Nachricht, 04.07.2023
The University of Göttingen should be a safe and violence-free space where everyone can move freely and without fear. If you have experienced or witnessed sexual harassment and violence at the…
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Pride Month: rainbow flags at the Aula building -
Nachricht, 02.06.2023
To mark Pride Month, the University of Göttingen is raising rainbow flags on its Aula building in Wilhelmsplatz in June. This is an initiative of the AStA (general student council) which will …
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Award for leadership and improving well-being -
Nachricht, 15.05.2023
Dr Muhammad Jawad Noon, Research Fellow in Development Economics in the Faculty of Business and Economics, has received the "Dr Judy Wasserheit Young Leader Award 2023" from the Consortium of …
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Fallow land promotes bird diversity -
Nachricht, 26.04.2023
In recent decades, many of Germany’s animal populations in agricultural landscapes have experienced sharp declines, both in terms of the number of species and the number of individuals. Fallow…
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Memorial service for Professor Christian Polke -
Nachricht, 26.04.2023
The University of Göttingen mourns the passing of Professor Christian Polke, who died unexpectedly on Tuesday.
He was Professor of Systematic Theology (Chair of Ethics) at the Faculty of T…
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Metal-poor stars are more life-friendly -
Nachricht, 18.04.2023
Stars that contain comparatively large amounts of heavy elements provide less favorable conditions for the emergence of complex life than metal-poor stars, as scientists from the Max Planck In…
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Spores as specialist survivors and multifunctional proteins -
Nachricht, 12.04.2023
Researchers at the University of Göttingen are involved in two new international research projects funded by the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP). Biophysicist Professor Andreas Janshoff …
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