At the beginning of the semester, the university rededicated a large part of the rooms in the KIM learning center (former phytomedicine ) as offices. The reason: an acute shortage of space due to construction measures. The loss of 16 group work rooms is particularly serious for the students. The earliest replacement in sight is 2021/22. Then the learning center will reopen at...more
Young people in the "Fridays for Future" movement have succeeded in doing what climate researchers have failed to do in recent decades: Putting the climate crisis at the top of the political agenda. The renowned Hohenheim climate researcher Prof. Dr. Volker Wulfmeyer considers the "Fridays for Future" movement to be overdue and also sees his own profession as having a duty:...more
Relevant? Or bullshit? Generation Z mercilessly sorts out information in the flood of social media. And they also have their own ideas about jobs and careers. However, many companies have not yet understood this and therefore find it difficult to reach the young target group at all, believes Hohenheim Wiwi student Paul Reichardt. With his consulting start-up agenZy he wants to...more
Research-based learning has been practiced in Germany for almost 50 years. The objective has remained the same - but the conditions have changed radically. In the 1970s, students appreciated bringing professors down from the holy lectern. Today, research-based learning can create freedom in tightly scheduled Bologna curricula. At the same time, it prepares students for a...more
Fungi in deep forest soil layers are tiny - but they have a great ability: they can store carbon sustainably. A research team at the University of Hohenheim has discovered this. Using a complex process, the scientists have penetrated into previously unexplored depths. The result can be significant for concrete measures against global warming. The German Research Foundation...more
Drought, floods, rising sea levels - the water on earth is causing more and more problems. In order for people to be better informed about what is in store for them, Jun.-Prof. Dr. Maike Schumacher sits down at the computer. more
Working scientifically instead of reproducing memorized knowledge: This is the basic idea of research-based learning. In Germany, only a few universities are experimenting with this radical didactic approach, which poses great challenges for teachers and learners. The international conference "Focus Undergraduate Research Experiences", which ended today at the University of...more
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