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Uncovering ancient genetic toolkit that helped plants conquer land
Biologist Professor Jan de Vries at the University of Göttingen has received a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). Following his ERC Starting Grant, which ran from 2019 to 2025, the ERC has now announced that they will fund his new project “Conserved Environmental Programs of Streptophyte Cells – StreptoProgram” for five years in the Consolidator program. more…
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. more…
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. more…
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. more…
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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. more…
Tenth Japanese-German Presidents’ Conference of the HeKKSaGOn Alliance
In spring 2024, the rectors of the Japan-Germany HeKKSaGOn Alliance agreed to promote new joint projects and to establish cooperation in the cross-disciplinary field of "Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship". The conference in Osaka now produced an entirely positive interim assessment. more…