University of Göttingen

Good results for the University of Göttingen: in the most recent subject ranking "QS World University Rankings by Subject", Göttingen’s Agriculture and Forestry is ranked first in Germany and 24th worldwide. The subject Theology, Divinity…

Two ERC Advanced Grants plus participation in another for Göttingen researchers Recognition for outstanding humanities research: Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Irene Schneider and linguist Professor Hedde Zeijlstra…

An international research team led by the University of Göttingen has demonstrated experimentally that electrons in naturally occurring double-layer graphene move like particles without any mass, in the same way that light travels.…

During archaeological excavations in the Schöningen open-cast coal mine in 1994, the discovery of the oldest, remarkably well-preserved hunting weapons known to humanity caused an international sensation. Spears and a double-pointed…

Namibia's legendary fairy circles are mysterious, circular, bald patches in the dry grasslands on the edge of the Namib Desert. Their formation has been researched for decades and has recently been the subject of much debate. With extensive…

From solar panels on our roofs to the new OLED TV screens, many everyday electronic devices simply wouldn’t work without the interaction between light and the materials that make up semiconductors. A new category of semiconductors is based…

Humans are social beings. We have diverse social relationships, learn from others and have to define our role within groups. In this respect, we are not so different from our closest relatives, apes. This exhibition explores the question of…

The physicist Professor Martin Schmaltz from Boston University in the USA has received a Humboldt Research Award, which is worth 60,000 euros, from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Schmaltz has been a visiting researcher at the…

Increasing urbanization worldwide is a growing threat to biodiversity. At the same time, flowering plants are often more diverse in cities than in the countryside. This is due to flowering plants and agricultural crops, which are…

Zebra and quagga mussels, which belong to the Dreissenid family, are freshwater invasive species widespread throughout western Europe and North America. They present a significant danger to native ecosystems by competing for resources.…