Founded in 1737 as a University of the Enlightenment, Göttingen University is internationally renowned for its great research tradition and remarkable spectrum of disciplines: 13 faculties, 120 study programmes, worldwide networks.
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One year on from the setting-up of the Welcome Centre at the University of Göttingen, the balance is positive: the staff of the Welcome Centre have provided a total of more than 150 scientists and scholars with assistance in all areas not concerned with their academic work, including arrangements for their arrival, their stay and their departure. more...
Researchers usually have to destroy their samples to determine the densities and volumes of the different components which make up a biological cell. Larger subunits of the cell, consisting of many different biomolecules, are often destroyed before the mass and volumes can be determined. A team of researchers led by Tim Salditt of the University of Göttingen together with colleagues from the Technical University of Munich and the Swiss Paul-Scherrer-Institute has now demonstrated a way to study the density distribution of a biological cell without destroying it. more...
Employing funds from the Excellence Initiative, the University of Göttingen is setting up four more junior research groups selected entirely on the basis of the group leaders’ interests and research profile and able to work without thematic restrictions. more...
A new project on Integration and Diversity is launched at Göttingen University, with international certificates to be earned
The new project entitled "Integration and Diversity at Göttingen University" (InDiGU) has drawn huge interest from both German and foreign students. Around 100 students attended the informational event held in the early winter semester weeks where they learned about offerings such as intercultural training courses and opportunities to engage on an international level. more...
The Göttingen biologist Prof. Stefan Treue wins the DFG's Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
The Göttingen biologist Prof. Stefan Treue has won the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize of the German Research Foundation (DFG ), the highest honour awarded in German research. Prof. Treue was recognised for his work in the field of neurobiological attention research. more...
