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University statement about the war in Ukraine -
Nachricht, 25.02.2022
We are utterly appalled by the war in Ukraine, a sovereign state in Europe. We share the German government's assessment that the Russian attack on Ukraine is a blatant violation of internation…
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Livestream: Göttingen University hands over iwi kūpuna from collections to Hawaiian descendants -
Nachricht, 09.02.2022
When the anatomist Georg Thilenius excavated a number of skulls and skeletons on the island of Maui in 1897, he violated the prevailing Hawaiian laws: these prohibited the removal of human rem…
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Sympathy and solidarity with Heidelberg -
Nachricht, 31.01.2022
All U15 universities are united in sorrow and solidarity with Heidelberg University following the attack there on 24 January. As a sign of sympathy, flags were flown at half-mast. We stand tog…
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Opening times during the holiday break -
Nachricht, 22.12.2021
From Friday 24 December 2021 to Sunday 2 January 2022, many University facilities will have a limited range of services or will be taking their winter break. During the holidays themselves, ma…
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Statement by the University of Göttingen on the Bild newspaper’s reporting -
Nachricht, 07.12.2021
"The German newspaper Bild’s most recent reporting crosses every boundary of social decency and reveals grotesque ignorance of the democratic processes in our country by the lack of objectivit…
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Enlight partners sign commitment to sustainability -
Nachricht, 03.12.2021
The heads of the nine universities in the European University Network Enlight signed a joint sustainability declaration at their general assembly. In the Enlight commitment to sustainability, …
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In memory of Professor Ulf Diederichsen -
Nachricht, 17.11.2021
The University of Göttingen is saddened by the passing of the chemist and former Vice-President Professor Ulf Diederichsen, who died on 11 November 2021. We are deeply saddened by his sudden d…
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Here we go again! Physics in Advent! -
Nachricht, 12.11.2021
Physics in Advent is back for 2021! Starting 1st December: wherever you are in the world, Ms. and Mr. Santa can deliver, via video, a special gift every day until Christmas. They will send you…
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SUB Göttingen receives donation of Korean books -
Nachricht, 12.11.2021
Göttingen State and University Library has received an extensive donation of books from the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Hamburg and the Korea Foundation. During a ceremony at…
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Apply now: Dorothea Schlözer Programmes -
Nachricht, 02.11.2021
Applications are invited for the Dorothea Schlözer Mentoring and Dorothea Schlözer Career Coaching 2021: the mentoring programme is aimed at female postdocs and doctoral candidates in the tran…
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Sadness at passing of former University President, Emeritus Professor Hans-Ludwig Schreiber -
Nachricht, 27.10.2021
The Göttingen legal scholar and former President of the University of Göttingen, Emeritus Professor Hans-Ludwig Schreiber, passed away last weekend at the age of 88. The University of Göttinge…
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All clear given: WWII bomb in Göttingen made safe -
Nachricht, 07.10.2021
The unexploded bomb from World War II found yesterday morning near the University campus has been defused. All buildings that had to be evacuated yesterday are accessible again.
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Göttingen alumnus receives Nobel Prize in Physics -
Nachricht, 06.10.2021
The University of Göttingen warmly congratulates Emeritus Professor Klaus Hasselmann on winning the Nobel Prize for Physics 2021. Hasselmann conducted research at the then Max Planck Institute…
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Good ratings for academic disciplines at Göttingen University -
Nachricht, 14.09.2021
In the most recent rankings by the National Taiwan University (NTU), Agriculture at the University of Göttingen achieves first place in Germany. The subjects of Environment/Ecology, as well as…
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Long-period oscillations of the Sun discovered -
Nachricht, 21.07.2021
A team of solar physicists led by Professor Laurent Gizon of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) and the University of Göttingen in Germany has reported the discovery of g…
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