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How much forest does biodiversity need in cultivated landscapes? -
Pressemitteilung, 16.06.2020
Forests, especially in the tropics, are home to the world's greatest biodiversity, but are threatened by increasing land use. An international research team with participation of the Universit…
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Coffee, cocoa and vanilla: an opportunity for more trees in tropical agricultural landscapes -
Pressemitteilung, 15.06.2020
The cultivation of coffee, cocoa and vanilla secures the income of many small-holder farmers in tropical countries. In particular, cultivation in agroforestry systems is often considered to ha…
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Protecting scientific diversity -
Pressemitteilung, 11.06.2020
In the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists are facing great challenges because they have to reorient, interrupt or even cancel research and teaching. A team of international scientists…
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‘Whispering gallery’ effect controls electron beams with light -
Pressemitteilung, 04.06.2020
When you speak softly in one of the galleries of St Paul’s cathedral, the sound runs so easily around the dome that visitors anywhere on its circumference can hear it. This striking phenomenon…
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Executive contracts with clawback provisions – a trend with downsides -
Pressemitteilung, 26.05.2020
The financial crisis has caused discussions on the appropriateness of executive compensation. As a result, there have been initiatives in many countries to insert “clawback provisions” into ex…
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Should tomatoes go in the fridge? -
Pressemitteilung, 20.05.2020
There is much debate about the correct storage of tomatoes. There are two main options available to consumers: storage in the refrigerator or at room temperature. A research team from the Univ…
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Sustainable palm oil? How environmental protection and poverty reduction can be reconciled -
Pressemitteilung, 19.05.2020
Palm oil is often associated with tropical deforestation above all else. However, this is only one side of the story, as agricultural scientists from the University of Göttingen and the IPB Un…
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Shopping and eating in the time of corona -
Pressemitteilung, 15.05.2020
Researchers at the University of Göttingen conducted a consumer survey across Germany starting in mid-April to find out how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting shopping, eating and cooking b…
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New software supports decision-making for breeding -
Pressemitteilung, 12.05.2020
A team of researchers at the University of Göttingen has developed an innovative software program for the simulation of breeding programmes. The "Modular Breeding Program Simulator" (MoBPS) en…
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Fighters using bronze swords clashed blades with their opponents -
Pressemitteilung, 29.04.2020
Bronze is a relatively soft alloy and so it was often assumed that swords made of this material have usually only had a ceremonial or symbolic role. A new study by the University of Göttingen,…
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Local food crops can feed less than a third of the world's population -
Pressemitteilung, 28.04.2020
In discussions about sustainability of food production and consumption, it is often suggested that the proportion of locally produced products should increase. However, it is largely unknown h…
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“We urgently need a renewed public debate about new breeding technologies” -
Pressemitteilung, 27.04.2020
Plant breeding has considerably increased agricultural yields in recent decades and thus made a major contribution to combating global hunger and poverty. At the same time, however, the intens…
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Sound knowledge: Musical meaningfulness in Micronesia -
Pressemitteilung, 22.04.2020
The music scholar Professor Birgit Abels from the University of Göttingen has received a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). The ERC will fund the project "Sound Knowl…
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Change in snowmelt threatens water supply for irrigation -
Pressemitteilung, 21.04.2020
Snow, which accumulates in many mountainous regions in winter and melts in spring and summer, makes a significant contribution to the supply of irrigation water in many river basins. The obser…
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COVID-19: on average only 6% of actual SARS-CoV-2 infections detected worldwide -
Pressemitteilung, 06.04.2020
The number of confirmed cases for the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19 officially issued by countries and widely commented on by national and international media outlets dramatically underst…
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