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The rapid spread of oil palm plantations and associated high use of fertilizer raises concerns about the emission of nitrous oxide (N2O), a powerful greenhouse gas. A new study by an international research team led by the University of…

Mining brings huge social and environmental change to communities: landscapes, livelihoods and the social fabric evolve alongside the industry. But what happens when the mines close? What problems face communities that lose their main…

She is the first female student from the University of Göttingen to be awarded a “Grand First Prize”: Male Hesse, a mathematics student, won this prize in the individual ranking of the "International Mathematics Competition for University…

In the latest Shanghai Ranking, the subjects of Agricultural Sciences (including Forest Sciences) and Ecology at the University of Göttingen were in first place in Germany. Economics, statistics, mathematics, and geography also achieved…

This year's list of "Highly Cited Researchers" includes two scientists from the University of Göttingen: the agricultural scientist Professor Tobias Plieninger and the agroecologist Professor Teja Tscharntke are among the most frequently…

The University of Göttingen is popular with international researchers. In the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's Humboldt Rankings 2023, it is placed ninth in Germany and first among universities in Lower Saxony with a total of 149…

In southern Germany just north of the Danube, there lies a large circular depression between the hilly surroundings: the Nördlinger Ries. Almost 15 million years ago, an asteroid struck this spot. Today, the impact crater is one of the most…

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…

Lutz Ackermann, Professor of Chemistry at the University of Göttingen, has again been recognised as one of the most influential and most cited scientists in the world. A ranking by Stanford University in the USA lists the researcher in…

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…