A new joint institute of the University of Göttingen and K+S KALI GmbH is dedicated to practice-oriented research in the field of plant nutrition. The Institute of Applied Plant Nutrition (IAPN) will investigate topical, practical questions arising at the interface between science and economics, pool existing knowledge, and transfer the latest findings to agricultural practitioners. The Institute premises were inaugurated on May 3, 2012 with guests from all walks of life. more...

The “International Student Barometer 2011”, an international student survey service, has given Göttingen University the top place among German Universities. In the global rankings, the Georgia Augusta placed 5th. The renowned International Graduate Insight Group (i-graduate) applied its benchmarking tools to survey the insights, needs and decision-making criteria of more than 200,000 international students relating to their country and city of study. more...

The research institutions of the Göttingen Research Campus, in mutual collaboration, aim to support an initiative to bring together international students and interested host families. Under the motto “Göttingen friends host international students”, guests and host families will be given the opportunity to become better acquainted with other countries and cultures, and also be able to practice. more...

Forestry scientists from Göttingen “minders” of China’s forests

Forestry scientists at Göttingen University are looking at new, long-term concepts for the utilisation and management of forests in China. Within the last 30 years, up to 50 million hectares of forest have been planted there. This equates to about a quarter of all global afforestation during this period. Yet the condition of many of these forests is not optimal because appropriate silvicultural concepts are lacking. more...

Electrons catch a wave

In 1905 Albert Einstein transformed physics with his explanation of the famous photoelectric effect. In his Nobel-Prize-winning work, Einstein abandoned classical principles and introduced the concept of light particles, known today as photons, to describe light-induced electron emission from metals. Now, in the present issue of Nature, scientists at the University of Göttingen revisit Einstein‘s photoelectric effect with lasers and nanotechnology. more...