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China’s growing global influence -
Pressemitteilung, 01.06.2026
The DFG has awarded funding for a new Research Training Group (RTG): “China-GRASP: China’s Geoeconomic Rise and the Accumulation of Structural Power”. It will be based in the Faculty of Social…
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Eye-catching for shoppers: colourful Nutri-Score labels more effective than grey -
Pressemitteilung, 26.05.2026
Anyone seeking to purchase healthy products at the supermarket needs clear guidance. Nutritional labelling schemes, such as Nutri-Score labels, are designed to help with that. The Nutri-Score …
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Making biomolecules glow: new dye solves problem -
Pressemitteilung, 21.05.2026
Biomolecules include sugars, proteins and lipids and are the building blocks of all life. They play a role in the structure and metabolism of all living organisms. To make them visible under a…
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Professor Johannes Wessels to be President of Göttingen University -
Pressemitteilung, 20.05.2026
Physicist, Professor Johannes Wessels, is to become President of the University of Göttingen. The University Senate decided this unanimously. The University Foundation Committee also unanimous…
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Revealing hidden diversity of algae in farmland -
Pressemitteilung, 18.05.2026
Intensive agriculture poses a significant threat to global biodiversity. However, one aspect of biodiversity in farmland is little studied: algae. Most people have seen algae growing in stream…
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Reaching and developing international talent early -
Pressemitteilung, 15.05.2026
Göttingen University has been awarded funding of 500,000 euros for the project “Studienwege International – Göttingen MINT Journey for Internationals” from the Volkswagen Foundation and the Lo…
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Does agriculture and climate affect feeding activities of soil animals? -
Pressemitteilung, 12.05.2026
Soils are home to some of the most diverse animal communities on Earth. These animals – including nematodes, springtails, mites, earthworms, spiders and other arthropods – drive decomposition,…
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CHE Ranking 2026: top marks for Göttingen University -
Pressemitteilung, 08.05.2026
The latest Centre for Higher Education Development (CHE) University Ranking shows the University of Göttingen has received high ratings in Economics, Business Administration, Business Informat…
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Information processing in cells at the edge of jamming -
Pressemitteilung, 06.05.2026
An international, interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Göttingen University has been awarded a Human Frontiers Science Program (HFSP) research grant for the project “Noise or signal? I…
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Perspectives on colonialism and racism in academic research -
Pressemitteilung, 27.04.2026
This Wednesday (20 May) there is a public screening about diverse perspectives on colonialism and racism in the context of colonial interconnections in Göttingen’s academic history. The event …
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Frontiers Planet Prize: Göttingen biodiversity researcher named „National Champion“ -
Pressemitteilung, 22.04.2026
Ecologist and biodiversity researcher Dr Gustavo B. Paterno from the University of Göttingen is entering the global final of the Frontiers Planet Prize 2026 as Germany’s ‘National Champion’. T…
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Award for wood scientist -
Pressemitteilung, 20.04.2026
Professor Holger Militz has been awarded the 2026 Marcus Wallenberg Prize. This honour recognises Militz for his ground-breaking contributions to the research and industrial application of woo…
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Double-slit experiment reveals hidden details between light and matter -
Pressemitteilung, 20.04.2026
A similar effect to that of light being refracted by raindrops to create rainbows, underlies many everyday technologies, like LCD screens and broadband connections based on fibre-optic cables.…
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From cells to smart gels: momentum in motion -
Pressemitteilung, 31.03.2026
Professor Timo Betz at Göttingen University’s Faculty of Physics has been awarded Momentum funding by the Volkswagen Foundation for his project “From Cells to Smart Gels: Momentum in Motion”. …
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Elephant meat aplenty for Neanderthals 125,000 years ago -
Pressemitteilung, 26.03.2026
In 1948, a group of amateurs led by a local headmaster uncovered the skeleton of a straight-tusked elephant – the largest land mammal known to have roamed Europe – in 125,000-year-old sediment…
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