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Converting rainforest to plantation impacts food webs and biodiversity [20.02.2024]
Every day, new areas of rainforests are converted into plantations, drastically changing tropical biodiversity and the way the ecosystem functions. Yet, the current understanding of the consequences is fragmentary: previous studies tended to examine either biodiversity or the ecosystem. With the participation of the University of Hohenheim, an international research team led...more
Excellence Strategy:
Cluster of Excellence Gets Green Light for Full Application [08.02.2024]
A joint application by the Universities of Heidelberg, Tübingen, and Hohenheim in Stuttgart has the potential to become a Cluster of Excellence as part of the Excellence Strategy. The panel of experts announced this result today after its selection meeting yesterday. A total of 143 draft proposals from university alliances and individual universities were submitted for...more
With the German Rectors’ Conference & German Academic Exchange Service:
Commitment to liberal democracy & rule of law [31.01.2024]
The University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart supports the public position of the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) "For liberal democracy and the rule of law" as well as the public statement of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) "For diversity and tolerance," with which the DAAD decidedly condemns right-wing extremist activities. The organizations made their position...more
StudyCheck ranking:
Students rate the University of Hohenheim as the fourth best in Germany
[25.01.2024]
Students at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart consider their university to be one of the best in Germany. This result is based on a recent analysis by the comparison portal "StudyCheck", where students nationwide describe and rate their degree programs. In fact, the University of Hohenheim places special emphasis on innovative teaching, good supervision, and...more
Climage change:
Tree rings record unprecedented air dryness [27.12.2023]
The atmosphere across Europe has become markedly drier in recent decades compared to pre-industrial times due to greenhouse gas emissions. This is reported by an international tree-ring study led by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL. A drier atmosphere may exacerbate droughts and wildfire risk with consequences for forests and agriculture....more