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Sedimentary rocks reveal ocean floor cooling
Rocks store information from long ago. For instance, their composition can reveal the environmental conditions during their formation. This makes them extremely important in climate research. This led a research team at the University of Göttingen and the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences to investigate the following: do the sedimentary rocks known as "cherts" reveal anything about the climate of the past? more…
Human remains return home
The Universities of Göttingen and Freiburg have returned ancestral remains to a delegation from the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The formal handover took place in Göttingen on Tuesday 7 October 2025. more…
More milk, less methane in mixed pastures?
Allowing dairy cows to graze on fresh grass in open pastures for a significant proportion of the year seems more natural and sustainable. And there are proven advantages for the environment: stable grasslands promote biodiversity, protect the soil, and support carbon storage. However, farms face challenges as they are heavily dependent on the weather and the time of the year. A research team carried out a meta-analysis of a number of studies to help find out what the benefits could be. more…
Diversity in forest management promotes biodiversity
Uniform and intensive forest management approaches threaten European forest biodiversity. There are many different ways to manage forests, but the effects of different combinations of approaches are not well understood. An international investigated how the Triad forest management framework can support biodiversity conservation in European beech forests. The researchers collected data from these three management categories and developed “virtual forest landscapes” for analysis. more…
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Apply now: Dorothea Schlözer Programmes
Early career researchers at the Göttingen Campus are invited to apply for the Dorothy Schlözer Career Programmes for female researchers: the Career Coaching programme is for postdocs; and the Mentoring Programme is for postdocs and PhD students in their final year. The programmes are designed to support female early career researchers during this phase of their development. Deadline is 15 November 2025. 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 122nd this year. The University scores very well in the area of research quality, achieving a score of 87.2 out of a possible 100 points. more…