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Trash separation systems with a uniform look, fewer waste bins in lecture halls and offices, better communication-2023 saw the University of Bonn launch a new waste management system.

News from Leipzig University has today (22 August 2024) submitted two detailed full proposals for Clusters of Excellence.

Interdisciplinary Research Team Aims to Use Recycled Phosphate for Lithium-ion Batteries To recover phosphate from existing sources such as wastewater or farm manure and reuse it in lithium-ion batte

Researchers from the Universities of Bonn and Kassel have evaluated an initiative run by Studierendenwerk Bonn in a canteen What effect does a vegan/vegetarian month have on a canteen? For this experiment, the Studierendenwerk Bonn sought scientific support from researchers at the Universities of Bonn and Kassel.

Study provides universities in Münster a roadmap to successful change Universities are places where students are trained in sustainability.

Rewetting peatlands: Sensor technology and underground radio communication to protect climate and health In order to achieve the climate protection targets in Germany, it is not only necessary to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector, industry and transportation.

A University of Bonn geologist on board a polar research vessel will be studying the effects of climate change on ice and sea level The British polar research vessel RRS Sir David Attenborough set sa

Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Published: The biopolymer lignin is found in large quantities in trees.

How can artificial intelligence (AI) contribute to deciphering, describing and naming biodiversity, i.e. the diversity of life on our planet, by using taxonomic methods faster than these species become extinct - An international research team led by the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry and the TU Ilmenau has investigated this question and published the results in the renowned journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution.

In her doctoral thesis, Dr Berta Canal investigated the effects of heat on the reproductive capacity of fruit flies Dr Berta Canal recently completed her doctoral thesis at the Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity (IEB) at the University of Münster that examined the effects of heat stress on the reproductive capacity of fruit flies ( Drosophila ).

A large city's sewage contains a huge variety of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other microscopic organisms.

"Young Researcher Days" at TU Ilmenau: For a whole month, young adults from the 10th grade onwards have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of science and technology.

RWTH has been exploring alternatives to the use of herbicides on railroad tracks - first results were now presented in a live demonstration. On behalf of the German Center for Rail Transport Research (DZFS) at the German Federal Railway Authority, the Institute for Rail Vehicles and Transport Systems (IfS) and the Institute of Plant Physiology (iPP) at RWTH have been researching alternatives to the use of plant toxins such as glyphosate on railway tracks.

As part of its efforts to strengthen top-level research, the German Research Foundation (DFG) funds a number of consortia known as Collaborative Research Centers (CRCs), some of which are implemented by several universities working together.

The Senckenberg Institute for Plant Form and Function at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena was founded in a festive ceremony today.

As societies around the globe become increasingly diverse, the dynamics of migration demand a more nuanced understanding. Superdiversity , a concept created by Steven Vertovec , encapsulates the complex interplay of factors surrounding contemporary human movement and its outcomes. Here, he considers how migration is a multifaceted phenomenon shaped by economic, social, political, demographic and environmental forces.

EU-funded research project deals with plastic pollution and the spread of antimicrobial resistance in aquatic systems A research project based at Heidelberg University and Heidelberg University Hospi

Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Published: On 31 May, the two directors of the ELLIS Unit Jena, Joachim Denzler (Friedrich Schiller University Jena) and Markus Reichstein (Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry), will host a workshop on " Forecasting the Future: AI in Early Warning Systems ".

Scientists from Heidelberg University spotlight results and discuss their consequences for Germany The presentation of the 2024 Europe Report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change is b