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Statement of the University against extreme right-wing symbols and graffiti on campus -
Nachricht, 21.11.2019
In recent months, buildings of the University of Göttingen have repeatedly been smeared with swastikas and other right-wing extremist, racist, anti-Semitic and trans*hostile symbols and slogan…
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Every year again: Physical Experiments in Advent -
Nachricht, 01.11.2019
"PiA – Physik im Advent" is an Advent calendar of a special kind: a physical Advent calendar. Behind every little door there is some education and fun. From 1st to 24th December 2019, small ph…
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Bomb disposal on Saturday, 12 October 2019: these buildings will remain closed -
Nachricht, 09.10.2019
Due to the disposal of a suspected bomb and, therefore, the evacuation of the Schützenanger area of the City, the buildings around the University’s central campus will remain closed on Saturda…
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Males of a feather flock together -
Nachricht, 14.08.2019
"Birds of a feather flock together" or rather "opposites attract"? A recently published study on male macaques in Thailand speaks for the former: behavioural biologists from the German Primate…
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Internationalisation in an increasingly complex world -
Nachricht, 28.06.2019
As part of the "Germany Today" tour organised by the German Academic Exchange Sercive (DAAD), 22 representatives of US and Canadian universities, research institutions and funding organisation…
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18 Earth-sized exoplanets discovered -
Nachricht, 22.05.2019
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS), the University of Göttingen, and the Sonneberg Observatory have discovered 18 Earth-sized planets beyond the solar syste…
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Stickier than expected: Hydrogen binds to graphene in 10 femtoseconds -
Nachricht, 03.05.2019
Graphene is celebrated as an extraordinary material. For electronics, however, graphene still has crucial disadvantages. It cannot be used as a semiconductor, since it has no bandgap. By stick…
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"Science is for Everyone" -
Nachricht, 10.04.2019
As in previous years, the University of Göttingen supports this year’s March for Science in Göttingen, which will take place on Saturday, May 4, 2019. Under the local banner "Science is for Ev…
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New Edition of Solar System School -
Nachricht, 12.02.2019
The International Max Planck Research School for Solar System Science is set to begin a new future now including an additional partner: the University's Geosciences Centre.
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Health, happiness and prosperity in the New Year! -
Nachricht, 21.12.2018
For 2019, I would like to wish health, happiness and personal and professional success to all students, staff, guests and alumni of Göttingen University and Göttingen Campus. I am certainly lo…
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Opening hours -
Nachricht, 20.12.2018
During the festive season, the libraries, canteens, cafeterias and sport facilities will only have limited opening hours. We have all the information you need.
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Seasonal greetings! -
Nachricht, 20.12.2018
Dear Students, Staff, Guests and Alumni of Göttingen University and Göttingen Campus,
As an eventful and productive year comes to an end, I hope you enjoy a peaceful time surrounded by fami…
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Leibniz Prizes for two Göttingen MPI researchers -
Nachricht, 06.12.2018
The Göttingen scientists Dr Melina Schuh from the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry and Professor Ayelet Shachar from the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethni…
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U4 network celebrates its tenth anniversary -
Nachricht, 20.11.2018
For ten years now, the universities of Göttingen, Ghent, Groningen and Uppsala have formed the international network "U4". The four partner universities have been working closely together in r…
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A new twist on stellar rotation -
Nachricht, 20.09.2018
Like our Sun, distant stars are rotating spheres of hot gas. Stars, however, do not rotate like solid spheres: regions at different latitudes rotate at different rates. An international group …
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