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Red is best: the most desirable tomato -
Pressemitteilung, 14.10.2019
Tomatoes are the most widely consumed vegetables across Germany. In the supermarket, a large number of different varieties are offered. Consumers, however, are usually unaware of the differenc…
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Happy, angry or neutral expressions? Eyes react just as fast -
Pressemitteilung, 11.10.2019
Dr Louisa Kulke from the University of Göttingen has investigated how our eyes and brain react when we see emotionally charged or neutral faces. She combined eye-tracking and electroencephalog…
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Alumni Day: Alumna Xiaoqun Clever talks about leadership in digital change -
Pressemitteilung, 11.10.2019
Reunion with old friends and companions: The University of Göttingen and Alumni Göttingen e.V. invite former members of the University to this year's Alumni Day on Saturday, 26 October 2019. K…
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Cheap as chips: identifying plant genes to ensure food security -
Pressemitteilung, 08.10.2019
An international team of scientists led by the University of Goettingen has developed a new approach that enables researchers to more efficiently identify the genes that control plant traits. …
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Was early stick insect evolution triggered by birds and mammals? -
Pressemitteilung, 07.10.2019
Stick and leaf insects are a diverse and strikingly bizarre group of insects with a world-wide distribution, which are more common in tropical and subtropical areas. A team of international re…
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„Hot Spots are no solution“ -
Pressemitteilung, 04.10.2019
An international team of scientists has criticised the situation in the Aegean Sea and especially in the Greek refugee camp Moria. The researchers of the EU-funded research project "Respond", …
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Giant exoplanet around tiny star challenges understanding of how planets form -
Pressemitteilung, 27.09.2019
An international team of researchers with participation from the University of Göttingen has discovered the first large gas giant orbiting a small star. The planet was found orbiting the nearb…
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Increased risk of simultaneous droughts in wheat-growing areas -
Pressemitteilung, 26.09.2019
If global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise unabated, the risk of extreme droughts simultaneously affecting central wheat-growing areas could increase three to fourfold by the end of t…
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Instant messaging in proteins discovered -
Pressemitteilung, 18.09.2019
Proteins are essential for every living cell and responsible for many fundamental processes. In particular, they are required as bio-catalysts in metabolism and for signalling inside the cell …
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University Senate decides about personnel -
Pressemitteilung, 18.09.2019
The Senate of the University of Göttingen unanimously agreed that Professor Reinhard Jahn should be entrusted with the rights and duties of President for a period of approximately one year sta…
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Sustainable support for researchers -
Pressemitteilung, 17.09.2019
The Welcome Centre for the Göttingen Campus and the Südniedersachsen region continues to work hard to strengthen sustainable collaboration with its existing project partners. As a result, the …
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The real value of cats and dogs in Germany -
Pressemitteilung, 13.09.2019
It is estimated that 23 percent of all German households have a cat, 19 percent a dog, 6 percent other small animals and 10 percent birds, fish or reptiles. One indication how much these anima…
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The significance of the humanities in the 21st century -
Pressemitteilung, 11.09.2019
Since April 2019, the University of Göttingen has been coordinating a European research team preparing the European part of the World Humanities Report (WHR) for UNESCO. From this summer, the …
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How cows and cattle can get back to the pastures -
Pressemitteilung, 09.09.2019
Modern livestock farming increases the pressure to use arable land for fodder production. The result: modern dairy farms no longer send their cows out to pasture. The "Green Grass" project, le…
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Why is Brexit so difficult? -
Pressemitteilung, 03.09.2019
"Why is Brexit so difficult?“ – the University of Göttingen invites you to a public lecture followed by a panel discussion on Tuesday 10 September 2019. The British political scientist Profess…
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