In the current academic ranking of the Centre for Higher Education Development (CHE), the University of Göttingen ranked at the top group in five subjects. The subjects of Mathematics, Physics, Geography and Earth Sciences both achieved top marks in the category of "study situation". The subject Chemistry is represented in the category of citations in the top group. more...

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...

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...