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When, where and how wet is the forest?
Forest soil stores water, carbon and nutrients for trees and also provides a habitat for living organisms. When managing forests, it is particularly important to work in a way that protects the soil and to correctly assess soil moisture for that purpose. A new study shows that previous methods of moisture measurement are inadequate. Satellite data can help to better understand the soil moisture dynamics of forest soils. The findings will help people adapt to a changing climate and to refine and inform prediction models. more…
Tapping into the World’s largest gold reserves
Earth’s largest gold reserves are not kept inside Fort Knox, the United States Bullion Depository. In fact, they are hidden much deeper in the ground than one would expect. More than 99.999% of Earth’s stores of gold and other precious metals lie buried under 3,000 km of solid rock, locked away within the Earth’s metallic core and far beyond the reaches of humankind. Researchers have found traces of the precious metal Ruthenium in volcanic rocksthat must ultimately have come from the Earth’s core. more…
Out of the Excellence Strategy competition
The University of Göttingen has been turned down for the Excellence Strategy of the German national and state governments: funding for the Multiscale Bioimaging (MBExC) Cluster of Excellence will not be extended. The application for MBExC was the last one from the University of Göttingen in the current round of the competition. more…
A new complexity in protein chemistry
Proteins are among the most studied molecules in biology, yet new research from the University of Göttingen shows they can still hold surprising secrets. Researchers have discovered previously undetected chemical bonds within archived protein structures, revealing an unexpected complexity in protein chemistry. These newly identified linkages broaden our understanding of how proteins respond to oxidative stress, where harmful molecules build up and can damage proteins. 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…