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Agroecologist from the University of Göttingen emphasises their importance for food security of smallholder farmers The global decline of pollinators threatens the reproductive success of 90 per cent of all wild plants globally and the yield of 85 per cent of the world's most important crops.

"Shadow report" with input from the University of Göttingen criticises the Federal Government's implementation of the Istanbul Convention Germany is not meeting its legal obligations to protect refugee women and girls from discrimination.

Research team from the Universities of Göttingen and British Columbia investigates evaluations of breeding technology A research team from the University of Göttingen and the University of British Columbia (Canada) has investigated how people in five different countries react to various usages of genome editing in agriculture.

2021 Agricultural Greater Good Grant awarded to Göttingen University molecular biologist The international Illumina Agricultural Greater Good Grant recognizes research proposals that will increase th

Göttingen University sports sociologist analyses false statements from professional cyclists How do top athletes talk about doping when they themselves are using performance-enhancing drugs?

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?

German Research Foundation reconfirms support for Göttingen CRCs   The German Research Foundation (DFG) has extended its funding for two Göttingen Collaborative Research Centres (CRC) from 1 July 2021.

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.

Göttingen University researchers survey German consumers on shopping, eating and cooking behaviour For the third time during the pandemic, researchers at the University of Göttingen have surveyed consumers in Germany.

Researchers at the University of Göttingen demonstrate advantages of human-machine teams for truck transportation The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more common in many branches of industry and online retailing.

Research team from Göttingen and Groningen Universities shows importance of investors on uniqueness of company strategies Corporate strategies should be as unique as possible, in fact highly specific to each individual company.

Astrophysicists from Göttingen University involved in construction of high-resolution research instrument The astronomy research instrument CRIRES+ is designed to study planets outside our solar system.

International research team awarded funding to develop AI-based, social media "moderator" It-s a familiar situation: a compelling discussion develops on Tw­­itter, Facebook or Instagram - it could

DFG funds -Mathematics of Experiment- with approximately nine million euros The German Research Foundation (DFG) will be funding a new Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) at the University of Götting

International research team including Göttingen University makes urgent call for more effective wildlife trade legislation Many diseases, such as COVID-19, have made the jump from animals to people with serious consequences for the human host.