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Like magic! How our world organizes itself
The title of the new interactive special exhibition at the knowledge museum of the University of Göttingen is “Like magic! How our world organizes itself”. It covers topics as diverse as the physics of clouds, turbulent currents, and the origin of life. The exhibition includes a model wind farm, a 3D simulation of bacteria, and various games so you can have a go yourself and get involved. It runs from 28 August 2025 to 1 February 2026 at the Forum Wissen Göttingen. more…
Do red squirrels and dormice get along?
Can animals share the same space peacefully high above the ground in the treetops? A research team has found that forests combining both deciduous and conifer trees make it easier for red squirrels and dormice to coexist. Using cameras placed high in the canopy, scientists discovered that red squirrels tend to prefer coniferous forests, while dormice are more commonly found in beech forests. However, in mixed forests that include both tree types, both species were observed living side by side. more…
Listening to each other
Thousands of cells coordinate, move and exert mechanical forces on each other as an embryo takes shape. Researchers at the Göttingen Campus Institute for Dynamics of Biological Networks (CIDBN) have discovered a new way that embryonic cells coordinate their behaviour. This involves molecular mechanisms previously known only from the process of hearing. The researchers attribute the fact that such different cells use the same proteins for two such different functions to their evolutionary origin. more…
Navigating the future of work
The future of work is the subject of a new international research network at the University of Göttingen. In cooperation with representatives from the University of Osnabrück, the network brings together 15 young researchers from various German and international universities. Over the next two years, they will be researching the changing dynamics of global virtual collaboration in the digital age. more…
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Göttingen University subjects get good grades!
Good results for the University of Göttingen: in the latest "QS World University Rankings by Subject", Agricultural and Forestry sciences are first in Germany, and 21st worldwide. Development Studies is listed among the top 100 worldwide, and was placed among the top four in Germany. Biology is ranked sixth in Germany, and Theology, Religion & Religious Studies is among the top 13 in Germany. Ancient Studies and Prehistory is among the top twelve in Germany and ranks 51-150 worldwide. more…
Proposal for interim President – special Senate meeting on 5 February 2025
Following the Senate meeting on 22 November 2024, a working group had been working on a timely answer to the question of who should lead the University until the regular election of a new President. This week, the working group agreed on Professor Axel Schölmerich as interim President of the University of Göttingen. more…