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Foundation Committee strongly rejects Senate's proposal
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. The result of the meeting was that it rejected the proposal very clearly. more…
Biodiversity change amidst disappearing human traditions
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 traditions and changing socio-economics”. She joins Göttingen University's Department of Conservation Biology. The five-year fellowship, which is worth over €530,000, will enable Daskalova to investigate the ecological and human fingerprints of land abandonment - from both a local and global viewpoint. more…
Nitrogen pollution drives forest plants west
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 research team examined the biodiversity of forests in relation to climate change and the input of nitrogen and sulphur. The study found that many European forest plant species are moving in a westerly direction, and that movement in this direction is more common than towards the north. more…
University of Göttingen in Germany’s top ten
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. In the world rankings, it came 121st this year. The University scored very well in the area of research quality, achieving a score of 88.2 out of a possible 100 points. more…
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Culture Award goes to Professor Metin Tolan for outstanding communication achievements
Professor Metin Tolan, President of the University of Göttingen, is awarded the Cultural Award of the Eduard Rhein Foundation, which is endowed with €10,000. more…
Otto Haxel Award for Dr Yuto Bekki
Dr Yuto Bekki of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) has been honored with the Otto Haxel Award for Physics for his doctoral dissertation. In collaboration with the German Physical Society (DPG), the Society for the Promotion of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) annually bestows this award upon the three best dissertations in physics from the Universities of Göttingen, Heidelberg, and KIT. more…