Press releases on animals in research and teaching
THE World University Ranking 2021:
University of Hohenheim maintains its position in the top segment
[15.09.2020]
Small and excellent: The University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart remains in the top fifth in the worldwide World University Ranking. The British magazine “Times Higher Education” (THE) publishes this ranking each year. In 2020, over 1,500 top universities from 93 countries were ranked. It is an evaluation of the entire university, and the University of Hohenheim’s research...more
Showcase Bioeconomy:
Improving the ecological footprint of bakeries [02.09.2020]
Starting with the various types of bread to rolls, pretzels, croissants, and pastries - our bakeries offer an almost unmanageable variety of baked goods. However, this variety is often very costly: What has not been sold in the evening ends up in the garbage. This is not only a huge waste of food, but also consumes unnecessary energy. The EIT food project "PrO4Bake" aims to...more
Showcase Bioeconomy:
Research Aims to Combine Species Protection & Palm Oil Production [12.08.2020]
Oil palm plantations as far as the eye can see. In addition to a dramatic loss of many animal and plant species, such plantations often lead to massive environmental problems. Small-scale farmers in the tropics are also converting from traditional cultivation of their land to economically more attractive land use systems such as these oil palm plantations. A recent study by 41...more
Study shows social media and search engines are better than their reputation suggests [29.01.2020]
Digital media have fundamentally changed the way we consume news. It is often assumed that the use of social networks and search engines has had a negative impact on the diversity of news that people access. This is often attributed to the algorithmic filtering used by these intermediaries, which only displays information that corresponds to the individual users' interests and...more
Aroma of bread:
Modern and old wheat varieties taste equally good [10.12.2019]
Bread baked from modern wheat varieties are just as aromatic as that baked from old varieties. However, differences exist between the breads from different wheat varieties – and those that were grown in different locations. These were the findings made by a team of German and Swiss researchers under the leadership of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and the...more
Combating the climate crisis:
Plantations bind CO2 and bring rain to the desert [04.09.2019]
Large-scale plantations in desert regions offer several advantages. Firstly, plants bind carbon dioxide and thus help to store carbon. Secondly, large plantations can lower the mean temperature and trigger precipitation in arid regions. This special bio-geoengineering method is particularly relevant to the climate crisis, as the plantations can thus counteract water scarcity...more
Contract Signed:
European universities join forces to create a new generation of experts [03.07.2019]
JOINT PRESS RELEASE from the Universities of Hohenheim, Bologna, and Eastern Finland, AgroParisTech, BOKU Vienna, and Wageningen University and Research Centre In a bid to educate a new generation of experts, six European universities combine their strengths. The official start of the cooperation was the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding in Brussels. Under...more
Research-based learning:
Innovative teaching needs freedom, equipment, and more staff [07.06.2019]
Students should be actively involved in research from the very beginning, instead of just reproducing memorized knowledge: This is the central postulate of the international conference "focus Undergraduate Research Experiences (focusURE)," which is taking place today at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart. Students, universities, employers, and society would benefit...more
Privacy online:
Conference discusses state of the art and need for action [29.04.2019]
With the use of the Internet, social media and smartphones, privacy is no longer an individual matter, but must be negotiated at the social level - this is the credo of Prof. Dr. Sabine Trepte, media psychologist at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart. And this has consequences: for democracy, IT security and personal development. On 16 and 17 May 2019, experts will...more
“European Bioeconomy University”:
Six Universities Form International Alliance with Focus on Bioeconomy [21.11.2018]
JOINT PRESS RELEASE from the Universities of Hohenheim, Bologna, and Eastern Finland, AgroParisTech, BOKU Vienna, and Wageningen University and Research Think Tank for Europe: The six leading European universities in the field of the bioeconomy are planning to join forces in research, teaching/education, and innovation in this subject area. Following the initiative of the...more
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