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Foundation Committee strongly rejects Senate's proposal -
Pressemitteilung, 22.10.2024
At its special meeting on 21 October 2024, the University Foundation Committee discussed the Senate's proposal to vote out the President of the University of Göttingen, Professor Metin Tolan. …
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Biodiversity change amidst disappearing human traditions -
Pressemitteilung, 17.10.2024
A Branco Weiss Fellowship – Society in Science has been awarded to Dr Gergana Daskalova. The fellowship funds Daskalova’s research project “Biodiversity change amidst disappearing human tradit…
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Nitrogen pollution drives forest plants west -
Pressemitteilung, 11.10.2024
The movement of plant species across Europe has mainly been attributed to climate change. However, a new study shows that other environmental factors play an important role. An international r…
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University of Göttingen in Germany’s top ten -
Pressemitteilung, 10.10.2024
Good results for the University of Göttingen. In the current university ranking of the UK’s Times Higher Education (THE), Göttingen was able to maintain its position of 10th place in Germany. …
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Skill and technique in Bronze Age spear combat -
Pressemitteilung, 08.10.2024
How can we tell whether and how a prehistoric weapon was used? How can we better understand the dexterity and combat skills involved in Bronze Age spear fighting? A research team including Göt…
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Senate passes motion to vote out the President -
Pressemitteilung, 02.10.2024
On 2 October 2024, the motion to vote out the President, Professor Metin Tolan, was submitted at a special meeting of the Senate of the University of Göttingen. The senators present voted in f…
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Mystery of Uruguay’s amethyst geodes -
Pressemitteilung, 01.10.2024
Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz which has been used as a gemstone for many centuries and is a key economic resource in northern Uruguay. Amethyst geodes have been found in cooled lava f…
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Tollense valley battlefield: arrowheads indicate violent, transregional conflicts in the Bronze Age -
Pressemitteilung, 23.09.2024
In the Tollense valley in Northern Germany, researchers have been investigating the remains of Europe's oldest battlefield since 2008. The remains found point to a violent conflict involving h…
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Megadiverse flowering plant family on isolated islands -
Pressemitteilung, 20.09.2024
Asteraceae, a family of flowering plants are the most diverse group of flowering plants in the world. This plant family comprises around 34,000 species. A research team found that an unexpecte…
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Greenwashing in food labelling -
Pressemitteilung, 12.09.2024
A research team led by Göttingen University found that the label ‘climate neutral’ makes food appear significantly more climate-friendly than it actually is. Even when information about how th…
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Honey bees fly to organic farming -
Pressemitteilung, 21.08.2024
Honey bees are valued both for their honey and their ability to pollinate crops. However, populations are suffering from the loss of areas of wild flowers in intensive farming, pesticide appli…
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Good results for Göttingen University -
Pressemitteilung, 15.08.2024
The University of Göttingen has achieved a good position in the Shanghai Ranking again. In the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2024, the University falls in the category of sixth…
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Glimpse into the nanoworld: microscope reveals tiniest cell processes -
Pressemitteilung, 02.08.2024
What does the inside of a cell really look like? In the past, standard microscopes were limited in how well they could answer this question. Now, researchers from the Universities of Göttingen…
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New perspectives for using corals in climate research -
Pressemitteilung, 01.08.2024
Measuring temperatures from Earth’s past is important for understanding the development of its climate. Ancient ocean temperatures are most commonly reconstructed by analysing the ratio of dif…
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"Laser view" into the avocado: new method reveals cell interior -
Pressemitteilung, 31.07.2024
Checking whether an avocado is hard or soft by looking at it? This would require recognizing how the plant cells behave behind the skin. The same applies to all other cells on our planet: Desp…
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