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Environment - 15.11.2021
Forest biodiversity
Forest biodiversity
DFG extends funding for Göttingen University Research Training Group in Forest Sciences The German Research Foundation (DFG) has extended funding for the Research Training Group "Enrichment of Europe

Environment - Social Sciences - 26.10.2021
How sustainable living can succeed: Benjamin Görgen examined the practicalities and the potential of communal housing projects
How sustainable living can succeed: Benjamin Görgen examined the practicalities and the potential of communal housing projects
In many cities, there is a shortage of housing, and it is expensive. At the same time, an increasing number of people are moving into cities to live and work.

Astronomy / Space Science - Environment - 21.10.2021

Environment - Campus - 14.10.2021

Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 11.10.2021

Environment - Politics - 07.10.2021

Astronomy / Space Science - Environment - 27.09.2021
Challenge of protecting against extreme weather shapes new EUMETSAT strategy
Challenge of protecting against extreme weather shapes new EUMETSAT strategy
Safe launch of more advanced satellites and easy access to improved data are key objectives The need to provide more precise information, faster, about the weather and climate underpins the objective

Health - Environment - 10.09.2021
Eco-efficient fertilization
Eco-efficient fertilization
Researchers calculate billions in environmental and health savings Urea is a valuable nitrogen fertilizer which is regularly used in agriculture to fertilize large areas of arable land.

Environment - Social Sciences - 03.09.2021

Life Sciences - Environment - 17.08.2021
Against overfishing: Protect large spawners and assess stocks correctly
Against overfishing: Protect large spawners and assess stocks correctly
Study: The replenishment potential of exploited fish stocks is systematically overestimated To avoid overfishing the status and reproductive capacity of fish stocks are regularly determined through stock assessments. The fecundity of female fish is here an important factor. Unfortunately, many calculations contain a systematic error as the reproductive capacity of large fish is underestimated.

Environment - 10.08.2021

Environment - Earth Sciences - 29.07.2021
Urban planning: Precious resources far below the surface
Urban planning: Precious resources far below the surface
TUM geologists create 3D underground model of Munich Our cities are growing. This leads to increasing use of resources below ground, for example when building underground train systems, using geothermal heat or developing drinking water supplies.

Computer Science - Environment - 22.07.2021

Environment - Innovation - 15.07.2021

Economics - Environment - 13.07.2021

Environment - Research Management - 06.07.2021
Into the third funding phase with a boost for growth
Into the third funding phase with a boost for growth
The German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig to receive additional millions Life The German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig has succeeded in its application for further funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG).

Astronomy / Space Science - Environment - 05.07.2021
EUMETSAT to supply Chile with Copernicus data
EUMETSAT to supply Chile with Copernicus data
A data-exchange agreement between Europe's meteorological satellite agency, EUMETSAT, and the University of Chile will not only strengthen north-south ties but also bring direct benefits to European and South American citizens.

Event - Environment - 03.07.2021

Environment - Pedagogy - 15.06.2021
'Learning to take responsibility for the future': How can education be made sustainable? - A guest commentary by Christian Fischer
’Learning to take responsibility for the future’: How can education be made sustainable? - A guest commentary by Christian Fischer
In view of current social developments and global challenges - for example, climate change and world health - education for sustainable development (ESD) is becoming increasingly important.

Environment - 15.06.2021
Sacred natural sites protect biodiversity in Iran
Sacred natural sites protect biodiversity in Iran
Research team from the Universities of Kassel, Göttingen and Kurdistan investigate this form of local nature conservation   How much do traditional practices contribute to the protection of local biodiversity?

Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 08.06.2021
More sustainability on farmland
More sustainability on farmland
Agriculture has significant impacts on the environment, nature, soils and biodiversity. Figures published by the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture in 2018 showed that more than 50 percent of the land is used for agriculture.

Environment - 31.05.2021
Urban life is not to everyone's taste
Urban life is not to everyone’s taste
Researchers record adaptability of 158 butterfly species to urbanisation Life Rapidly expanding urban habitats are likely to endanger a large number of butterfly species in the long term. This is reported by scientists from the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the Friedrich Schiller University Jena in the scientific journal Global Change Biology .

Life Sciences - Environment - 27.05.2021
'Biopolymers are non-toxic for humans and animals'
’Biopolymers are non-toxic for humans and animals’
With the end of the "petroleum age" - i.e. replacing oil with sustainable bio-resources - renewable raw materials are becoming increasingly important for commerce and industry. They can help find solutions to global environmental problems which contribute to health issues, climate change and species becoming extinct.

Environment - Life Sciences - 25.05.2021
Water connects surface and subsurface habitats
Water connects surface and subsurface habitats
Collaborative Research Centre "AquaDiva" granted funding for third phase worth 11 million euros by German Research Foundation Life The " Critical Zone", as it is called, is the porous skin of the Earth, where air, water, rock and organisms interact. It extends from the vegetation, through the soil and rock, down to the groundwater that is sometimes several hundreds of metres deep, and these layers are connected by liquid flows and the transport of materials.

Life Sciences - Environment - 21.05.2021
New journal presents knowledge from fisheries research
The "Zeitschrift für Fischerei" (or "FischZeit" for short) is the first peer-reviewed, German-language journal for fisheries research that brings together knowledge on all aspects of commercial and r

Health - Environment - 18.05.2021

Environment - Economics - 07.05.2021
Popcorn! Packaging for the future?
Popcorn! Packaging for the future?
Forest scientists at Göttingen University develop plant-based, environmentally friendly material Modern packaging must do much more than simply meet the specific requirements for transport, storage and presentation: it must also be sustainable.