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Landscapes for biodiversity, food, climate and more
Land use is at the heart of the many emergencies facing our world today: climate change, biodiversity loss, social injustice and food insecurity. The land must meet several demands at the same time – from species conservation and food production to human well-being. This is where multifunctional landscapes come in, which is why researchers evaluated how using land in this way can support nature conservation and ecosystem restoration. more…
Excellent academic achievements and dedication
Margherita Cusmano, a PhD student in social sciences from Italy has received this year's German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) award for outstanding international students. In her thesis at Göttingen University and the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Cusmano explores how migrants in Germany perceive and judge economic inequality. The panel commended her commitment to refugees, as well as to international students and researchers. more…
Sedimentary rocks reveal ocean floor cooling
Rocks store information from long ago. For instance, their composition can reveal the environmental conditions during their formation. This makes them extremely important in climate research. This led a research team at the University of Göttingen and the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences to investigate the following: do the sedimentary rocks known as "cherts" reveal anything about the climate of the past? more…
Human remains return home
The Universities of Göttingen and Freiburg have returned ancestral remains to a delegation from the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The formal handover took place in Göttingen on Tuesday 7 October 2025. more…
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Preparing for Mars Samples on Earth
Seit mehr als vier Jahren sammelt der NASA-Rover Perseverance Gesteins-, Boden- und Atmosphärenproben auf dem Mars. Eine aktuelle Studie lotet nun aus, wie mit den Proben auf der Erde verfahren werden sollte. Zu den Autorinnen und Autoren zählen als einzige Vertreter deutscher Forschungseinrichtungen Dr. Christian Schröder vom Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung in Göttingen und Prof. Dr. Andreas Pack vom Geowissenschaftlichen Zentrum der Universität Göttingen. more…
Apply now: Dorothea Schlözer Programmes
Early career researchers at the Göttingen Campus are invited to apply for the Dorothy Schlözer Career Programmes for female researchers: the Career Coaching programme is for postdocs; and the Mentoring Programme is for postdocs and PhD students in their final year. The programmes are designed to support female early career researchers during this phase of their development. Deadline is 15 November 2025. more…