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Spectacular discovery provides insight into the internal organs of a marine reptile [30.07.2026]
Stuttgart, 29.07.2026. Scientists from China, Europe, and the USA, including Dr. Stephan Spiekman, a paleontologist at the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart and the University of Hohenheim, have described a remarkable fossil of the long-necked marine reptile Austronaga minuta from China. Although this reptile descended from land-dwelling reptiles, it was already...more
Agricultural Research & Food Sciences:
University of Hohenheim Ranked 3rd in Germany [24.07.2026]
In agricultural sciences – including food and nutritional sciences as well as horticultural sciences – the ranking of the National Taiwan University (NTU) certifies that the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart once again has a particularly high level of research. The University of Hohenheim ranks 3rd in Germany, 22nd in Europe, and 86th worldwide. The NTU Ranking by Subjects...more
University of Hohenheim awarded European University status [10.07.2026]
The University of Hohenheim becomes a European University through the EuroLeague of Life Sciences Universities (ELLS). The European Commission has decided to award the alliance funding of just under €7.2 M in the next two years under the European Universities Initiative. For ELLS, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, this marks the beginning of a new chapter....more
DAAD funding ranking:
University of Hohenheim in 1st place of state universities [22.07.2026]
Dynamic academic and research networks, international centers, and active lecturer and student exchanges: According to the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart is the most active university in Baden-Württemberg in terms of its international focus. That was shown in its current funding atlas. In this list, the DAAD shows which...more
What Made Trees Possible?
New Research Points to Drought Survival [23.06.2026]
A newly published study in Current Biology is reframing a fundamental question in plant evolution: What made trees possible? Researchers from Cal Poly Humboldt, Yale University, the University of Hohenheim in Germany, and the Czech Academy of Sciences set out to understand how trees evolved and what allowed them to become some of the largest and longest-living organisms on...more