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Life Sciences - Environment - 05.06.2023
Experience science up close: University of Würzburg invites to BioBlitz
Experience science up close: University of Würzburg invites to BioBlitz
Explore nature on your own doorstep and make an important contribution to species conservation - citizens can do so on June 17 and 18 at a hands-on event organized by the University of Würzburg at Hubland . Many plant and animal species in Germany are threatened with extinction. But what is the actual state of biodiversity in our country? Researchers at the University of Würzburg now want to find out with a BioBlitz.

Environment - Campus - 05.06.2023

Health - Environment - 01.06.2023
Leipzig University submits three draft proposals for Clusters of Excellence
Leipzig University submits three draft proposals for Clusters of Excellence
News from To strengthen its cutting-edge research, Leipzig University submitted three draft proposals yesterday (Wednesday, 31 May 2023) in the Clusters of Excellence funding line in the second competition phase of the Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments.

Environment - Research Management - 31.05.2023

Environment - Media - 26.05.2023
Scientific Hackathon on Environmental Data - Digital Humanities Explores Weather and Climate
Scientific Hackathon on Environmental Data - Digital Humanities Explores Weather and Climate
What potential does environmental data offer for the Digital Humanities? How can digital methods contribute to the analysis of weather and climate in the humanities and media studies? Can they be used

Environment - 15.05.2023

Computer Science - Environment - 12.05.2023
An interactive journey into the Earth system
An interactive journey into the Earth system
Researchers from Leipzig University will present an interactive digital cube that can visualise climate data from anywhere in the world in space and time at the Building Bridges for the Next Generations conference on 16 May. As a freely accessible website, LexCube makes terabytes of data available to everyone.

Environment - Campus - 11.05.2023

Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 08.05.2023

Environment - Computer Science - 08.05.2023
Monitoring Forests More Closely
Monitoring Forests More Closely
Increasing heat and drought are changing forests faster than expected. Researchers at the University of Würzburg want to keep a better eye on these dynamics.

Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 27.04.2023

Agronomy / Food Science - Environment - 27.04.2023
Studying agricultural sciences at the TUM
Studying agricultural sciences at the TUM
Reading time 3 min. Digitalization on the rise Technological progress has always changed working conditions in agriculture.

Environment - Campus - 25.04.2023

Environment - Innovation - 25.04.2023
8.1 million euros for innovative research greenhouse
8.1 million euros for innovative research greenhouse
BMBF funds research into resource-efficient cultivation on the Klein-Altendorf campus of the University of Bonn Research for more sustainable crop production: A new type of research greenhouse is now being built at the University of Bonn's Klein-Altendorf campus.

Environment - Event - 20.04.2023
IDiv celebrates its 10th anniversary
IDiv celebrates its 10th anniversary
The German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) celebrated its 10th anniversary on 20 April 2023 with a ceremony in the Leipzig University Paulinum.

Environment - Economics - 20.04.2023
Exhibition Focuses on Sexualized Violence and Misguided Victim-Blaming
Exhibition Focuses on Sexualized Violence and Misguided Victim-Blaming
The transformation of the economy towards sustainability proceeds apace. Eighty-four percent of those responsible for sustainability at a company in the real economy say that the topic has become -more- or -much more important.

Environment - 20.04.2023
Animal Protection More Compelling than Climate Protection
Animal Protection More Compelling than Climate Protection
Meat production causes climate-harming CO2 emissions. Furthermore, many animals suffer under livestock conditions. A meat tax could lower consumption and the money could be used, for example, to improve conditions. A new study by Grischa Perino and Henrike Schwickert from Universität Hamburg reveals how the population responds to this idea.

Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 19.04.2023

Environment - Earth Sciences - 18.04.2023

Computer Science - Environment - 18.04.2023
TU Ilmenau: New AI for Flora Incognita
TU Ilmenau: New AI for Flora Incognita
"Flora Incognita," Germany's most popular plant identification app, has received new artificial intelligence - as a result, the number of plant species that can be determined has tripled: Around 16,000 species can now be identified worldwide. In addition, the app, which is now available in 20 languages, now also works in offline mode, and its digital educational offering includes a wealth of new information, such as improved distribution maps of many species.

Environment - Life Sciences - 12.04.2023
More biodiversity at the field edge
More biodiversity at the field edge
Can flower strips combined with hedges improve biodiversity in intensively used agricultural areas? This is what a team from the University of Würzburg is investigating with project partners from four EU countries. The problem is well known: Worldwide, the quantity and diversity of insects are declining.

Environment - Career - 06.04.2023

Environment - 05.04.2023
'The response from the students is gigantic'
’The response from the students is gigantic’
Reading time 7 min. Interview with Werner Lang, new Vice President Sustainable Transformation Being a role model for sustainable social change - that is the goal of TUM.

Environment - Innovation - 31.03.2023

Environment - Innovation - 30.03.2023
TU Ilmenau involved in major European project on environmentally friendly air transport
TU Ilmenau involved in major European project on environmentally friendly air transport
The Technische Universität Ilmenau is involved in a major european project that is making air transport fit for a sustainable and climate-neutral future.

Environment - 28.03.2023
All Key Players at One Table
All Key Players at One Table
UNESCO Chair Mariele Evers takes a look back at the UN Water Conference The UN Water Conference, held at the United Nations headquarters in New York March 22-24, was attended by Mariele Evers, who is the UNESCO Chair for Human-Water Systems at the University of Bonn Department of Geography.

Environment - 15.03.2023
Energy price allowance for students
One-Off Payment Students can apply for a one-time energy price payment of ¤ 200. Here you can find out everything about the application process for TUM students.

Environment - Media - 15.03.2023

Environment - 10.03.2023
Better to Have a Warning! - Researchers Examine 2021 Flooding Catastrophe From the Perspective of Those Affected
Better to Have a Warning! - Researchers Examine 2021 Flooding Catastrophe From the Perspective of Those Affected
In July 2021, devastating floods caused by heavy rainfall occurred in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia, and to some extent also in Saxony and Bavaria, with more than 180 fatalities.

Environment - 16.02.2023
Minister of Science Visits University of Freiburg
Minister of Science Visits University of Freiburg
Petra Olschowski learns about sustainability in research and day-to-day operations On February 16, 2023, Baden-Württemberg's Minister of Science, Research and the Arts, Petra Olschowski, visited the University of Freiburg.

Environment - Social Sciences - 10.02.2023
Strengthening ecology and conservation in the Global South
Strengthening ecology and conservation in the Global South
International research team emphasises importance of diversity, equity and inclusion The tropics hold most of the planet's biodiversity.
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