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New exhibition: “saujana membumi” – exploring sustainability -
Pressemitteilung, 13.06.2022
This special exhibition “saujana membumi” at Göttingen University's Forum Wissen, enables science, art and society to explore new ways of sustainability together. The question is: “How can env…
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A look back in time to the origins of our solar system -
Pressemitteilung, 10.06.2022
Researchers from Göttingen University are among the first in the world to have analysed rock samples from the asteroid Ryugu. Asteroids are remnants from the very beginnings of our solar syste…
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Bacterial cellulose enables microbial life on Mars -
Pressemitteilung, 02.06.2022
An international research team including Göttingen University has investigated the chances of survival of kombucha cultures under Mars-like conditions. Kombucha is known as a drink, sometimes …
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Sharp X-ray images despite imperfect lenses -
Pressemitteilung, 01.06.2022
X-rays make it possible to explore inside human bodies or peer inside objects. Unfortunately, the performance of X-ray microscopy is limited by the difficulties in producing the perfect lens. …
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From “Making of” to “Rooms of knowledge“ -
Pressemitteilung, 24.05.2022
After almost ten years of planning and renovation, the moment arrived at last: Göttingen University's Forum Wissen opened its doors to the public for the first time on 4 June 2022. The Forum W…
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Organic farming or flower strips – which is better for bees? -
Pressemitteilung, 18.05.2022
How effective environmental measures in agriculture are for biodiversity and wild bee populations depends on various factors and your perspective. This is shown by agroecologists from Göttinge…
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Toys and furniture from popcorn -
Pressemitteilung, 17.05.2022
Forest scientists at the University of Göttingen have long been researching sustainable and efficient pro-cesses to make products from popcorn granulate. Some prototypes of their innovative pr…
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Overgrazing alters the ecosystem irreversibly -
Pressemitteilung, 17.05.2022
The Tibetan plateau is of particular importance for many reasons: as a grazing ecosystem, as a carbon store, to initiate the monsoon climate, and to ensure a supply of drinking water. With low…
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Algae reveal clues about climate changes over millions of years -
Pressemitteilung, 12.05.2022
Organisms adjust their cell walls according to environmental conditions such as temperature. Some adaptations involve changes in lipids which may be preserved long after the rest of the organi…
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Interdisciplinary PhDs in biological physics -
Pressemitteilung, 09.05.2022
The DFG will fund a new Research Training Group (RTG) in biological physics at the University of Göttingen. A total of 25 PhD students, one postdoc and one data scientist will receive financia…
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Top marks for the University of Göttingen -
Pressemitteilung, 06.05.2022
Göttingen University is in the top group in four subjects in the CHE University Ranking 2022: Education Science, German Language and Literature, Psychology, and Romance Studies. With more than…
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Joint statement by the Presidential Board, Senate, and Deans on the honorary doctorate of Gerhard Schröder -
Pressemitteilung, 27.04.2022
The Presidential Board, the Senate and the Deans of Göttingen University have called on former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder to resign his honorary doctorate. To the University, it is inc…
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How equal charges in enzymes control biochemical reactions -
Pressemitteilung, 22.04.2022
It is well known in physics and chemistry that equal charges repel each other, while opposite charges attract. It was long assumed that this principle also applies when enzymes – the biologica…
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Forum Wissen to open in June -
Pressemitteilung, 19.04.2022
Göttingen University's Forum Wissen will open its doors to the public for the first time on 4 and 5 June 2022. The new knowledge museum will bring research alive with tangible objects: visitor…
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Bean cultivation in diverse agricultural landscapes promotes bees and increases yields -
Pressemitteilung, 14.04.2022
Pollination by insects is essential for the production of many food crops. The presence of pollinators, such as bees, depends on the availability of nesting sites and sufficient food. If these…
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