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Tree islands bring biodiversity to oil palm plantations -
Pressemitteilung, 25.05.2023
Islands of trees in oil palm plantations can significantly increase biodiversity within five years without reduc-ing productivity. This has been shown by an experiment, which has been running …
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The elusive minority: non-binary gender in prehistoric Europe -
Pressemitteilung, 24.05.2023
People tend to think that the idea that biological sex is linked with one’s role in society belongs in the past. But was it even the case in prehistory? Archaeologists have investigated the re…
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“Hightech” materials from nature -
Pressemitteilung, 22.05.2023
Most biological cells have a fixed place in an organism. However, cells can become mobile and move through the body, for example, during wound healing or when tumour cells divide uncontrollabl…
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Healthy teeth thanks to the "washing machine effect” -
Pressemitteilung, 11.05.2023
Ruminants like cows have developed an unusual way of digesting their food: they ingest plants, give them a rough chewing and then swallow the half-chewed mash before regurgitating it repeatedl…
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Bugs in species-rich forests mean improved productivity -
Pressemitteilung, 09.05.2023
Forests are home to 80% of the world’s plant and animal diversity and are vital for global conservation. How-ever, biodiversity in forests is under serious threat from human activity and clima…
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Research without borders between theory and experiment -
Pressemitteilung, 09.05.2023
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has extended its funding for the Research Training Group (RTG) “Benchmark Experiments for Numerical Quantum Chemistry” (BENCh) at the University of Götting…
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Innovative 3D drug screening system -
Pressemitteilung, 05.05.2023
Professor Timo Betz, University of Göttingen, has been awarded a Proof of Concept (PoC) grant by the European Research Council (ERC) for his “TissMec” project to develop a 3D screening system …
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Male yellow crazy ants are real-life chimeras -
Pressemitteilung, 27.04.2023
The Yellow Crazy Ant is named after its erratic movements when disturbed. It is one of the worst invasive animals in the world, threatening other animal populations and forming supercolonies t…
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Evolutionary origins of the brain -
Pressemitteilung, 05.04.2023
The first brains in the world of animals marked a decisive step in evolution. How did the first brains evolve and what form did they take? Fred Wolf from the University of Göttingen and the Ma…
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Future of food in Lower Saxony -
Pressemitteilung, 30.03.2023
Science Minister Falko Mohrs in Hannover presented the partners in the ZERN Research Network with confirmation of their award for nine million euros from the "zukunft.niedersachsen" programme.…
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Quantum-mechanical systems far from equilibrium -
Pressemitteilung, 27.03.2023
The German Research Foundation (DFG) will fund a new Research Unit studying the non-equilibrium physics of quantum many-body systems at the University of Göttingen. The title of this ambitious…
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Senate confirms Vice-President -
Pressemitteilung, 22.03.2023
The Senate of the University of Göttingen has confirmed Dr Valérie Schüller’s appointment as the University's full-time Vice-President for Finance and Human Resources. The University Foundatio…
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Award for branching worm named after Godzilla’s nemesis -
Pressemitteilung, 20.03.2023
Branching marine worms are extremely rare: bizarre creatures with one head but a body that branches re-peatedly into multiple posterior ends. Only three such species are known, and one of thes…
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Plant roots fuel tropical soil animal communities -
Pressemitteilung, 07.03.2023
A research team led by Göttingen University has shed new light on the importance of plant roots for belowground life, particularly in the tropics. Millions of small creatures toiling in a sing…
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Mechanical weeding promotes ecosystem functions and profit in industrial oil palm -
Pressemitteilung, 02.03.2023
Oil palm trees are the most productive oil crop and global demand is increasing. However, their productivity is due to conventional management practices including high fertilizer usage and her…
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