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ZERN Research Network awarded around nine million euros funding To mark the start of the Research Network Zukunft der Ernährung in Niedersachsen ("Future of Nutrition in Lower Saxony" ZERN), Science

DFG funds new research unit in physics at the University of Göttingen The German Research Foundation (DFG) will fund a new Research Unit studying the non-equilibrium physics of quantum -many-body- systems at the University of Göttingen. The title of this ambitious programme is -Quantum thermalization, localization, and constrained dynamics with interacting ultracold- .

Ramisyllis kingghidorahi described by Göttingen researchers in top 10 New Marine Species Branching marine worms are extremely rare: bizarre creatures with one head but a body that branches repeatedly into multiple posterior ends.

International research team emphasises importance of diversity, equity and inclusion The tropics hold most of the planet's biodiversity.

Entomologist describes new large insect species from Nepal with unusual genitalia Zoologist Professor Rainer Willmann, former Director of the Zoological Museum at the University of Göttingen, has described and classified previously unknown species of scorpionflies from Nepal.

We have received the news that a scientist in Iran, who received his PhD from the University of Göttingen, has been arrested because he was involved in protecting demonstrating students.

Researchers from the Bioclimatology Group at Göttingen University participate in European project Forests can have an important role in mitigating the climate crisis.

Fifth Göttingen Night of Science with 420 events at 34 locations in the city area Once again, up to 25,000 interested people visited the events of the fifth Göttingen Night of Science this weekend, which took place in summer for the first time this year.

Largest database for chemical analyses of rocks and minerals now hosted at Göttingen University Geochemistry was established as one of the central pillars of the geosciences by Victor Moritz Goldschmidt in Göttingen.

Health and logistics researchers at Göttingen University analyze attitudes in Germany and America The Covid-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the world.

Research team led by the University of Göttingen designs customized training courses Cyber-attacks to hospitals pose an increasing threat to data security and healthcare in German hospitals.

Göttingen University hands over iwi kÅ«puna from collections to Hawaiian descendants When the anatomist Georg Thilenius excavated a number of skulls and skeletons on the island of Maui in 1897, he violated the prevailing Hawaiian laws that prohibited the removal of human remains from burial sites.

German Research Foundation funds Reinhart Koselleck project in Cognitive Science at the University of Göttingen How people acquire and use knowledge about causal relationships is the focus of a new project at the Georg Elias Müller Institute of Psychology at the University of Göttingen.

International research team led by G öttingen University finds cacao agroforestry around tropical dry forests improves biodiversity Cacao farms not only provide us with the pleasure of chocolate, but also offer potential advantages for biodiversity-friendly agriculture.

DFG extends funding for neurobiology research group at Göttingen University The German Research Foundation (DFG) has extended its funding for the research group in Neurobiology at Göttingen University for another three years.

DFG funds new Collaborative Research Centre at the Göttingen Campus with about 12.5 million euros   The German Research Foundation (DFG) has funded a new Collaborative Research Centre for the University of Göttingen and its partners at the Göttingen Campus.

Forest scientists at Göttingen University develop plant-based, environmentally friendly material Building insulation has become an increasingly important topic in recent years.

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