The University of Göttingen is an internationally renowned research university. Founded in 1737 in the Age of Enlightenment, the University is committed to the values of social responsibility of science, democracy, tolerance and justice. It offers a comprehensive range of subjects across 13 faculties: in the natural sciences, humanities, social sciences and medicine. With about 28,000 students and more than 210 degree programmes, the University is one of the largest in Germany.
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KNOW HOW – together against sexual violence at the University
Sexual violence is a social problem that also exists at the University. To address and prevent this, the University of Göttingen has developed an online tool to raise awareness of sexual violence. The tool focuses on videos and questions that show scenes from everyday university life and are designed to encourage reflection.
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Finding out: unjustly collected?
“Nachgefragt: Unrecht gesammelt?” (Finding out: unjustly collected?) is a special exhibition at the Forum Wissen, the knowledge museum of the University of Göttingen. It explores the issue of “provenance research” – meaning the study of an object’s history and ownership from its creation to understand its origin, verify its authenticity and question its legal and ethical acquisition. The exhibition runs from 12 December 2025 to 17 May 2026.
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Urban blue spaces: quietly supporting food, income and community
The rivers, lakes and ponds in cities – urban blue spaces also known as UBS – are increasingly recognised for their ecological and social roles. However, their contributions to sustainable food systems remains understudied. For this reason, an international research team examined the extent and benefits of foraging for food in blue spaces across four major Indian cities. The items collected included fish, crabs, clams and plants as well as berries, mushrooms and flowers.
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Sustainable food systems and the meaning and structure of sentences
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has extended its funding for two Research Training Groups (RTGs) at the University of Göttingen. The RTG “Sustainable Food Systems” carries out research at the interface between agricultural and economic sciences and has been awarded funding of around €5.5 million. The RTG “Form-meaning Mismatches” carries out research in linguistics and will receive around €4.5 million in funding.
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Recognition for environmental education and research, plus social impact
In the latest QS World University Sustainability Rankings, the University of Göttingen received good marks for sustainability: it improved its position by more than 250 places. This puts it among the top 11 per cent of universities worldwide in terms of sustainability. The University’s environmental research was in particular rated very highly, with a score of 97.7 out of a possible 100 points: the University of Göttingen ranked fourth in Germany in this category.
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How can cocoa farmers adapt to climate change?
Climate change threatens agricultural production across sub-Saharan Africa, where most farmers rely on rainfall. A new study shows that Ghanaian cocoa farmers who cultivate cocoa under shade trees – a practice known as agroforestry – are better able to withstand periods of reduced rainfall. However, the study also finds that these benefits are confined to Ghana’s wetter regions, which have a climate that better suits growing cocoa.
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