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Anniversary Year 2018:
Countdown to the 200th Anniversary of the University of Hohenheim Has Already Started
[20.11.2017]
From a research and teaching academy with the purpose of fighting famine and economic crisis to its scientific work today: In its 200th anniversary year, the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart builds a bridge from its founding mission to the current questions about the future of humankind regarding bioeconomy, global nutrition, climate change, health, social inequality, and...more
Rankings 2017:
University of Hohenheim Ranked 1st in Agricultural Research & Food Sciences Four Times [11.10.2017]
In agricultural research and food sciences, all renowned research rankings attest to the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart having the highest level of research in Germany. At the conclusion of the 2017 ranking season, today’s NTU ranking of the world’s best research universities placed the University of Hohenheim 1st in Germany, 5th in Europe, and 15th worldwide. The NTU...more
Bioeconomy:
University of Hohenheim and Springer Verlag position foundational book
[19.09.2017]
A foundational volume that shows how an economy based on natural products could develop socially and economically: The book “Knowledge-Driven Developments in Bioeconomy: Technological and Economic Perspectives” summarizes the state of the art in current bioeconomy research. The editors are the scientific members of the President's Office at the University of Hohenheim in...more
Launch of the ReMIX project:
Redesigning European cropping systems based on species MIXtures [22.08.2017]
EU agriculture needs to develop transition pathways towards agroecology-based, resilient and sustainable farming systems, combining the goals of ensuring productivity with achieving environmentally, economically and socially sustainable development. Exploiting diversity in cropping systems through the use of species mixtures can support achieving the ambitious goal of feeding...more
Phosphorus & Animal Health:
New Research Group Strengthens Animal Research at the University of Hohenheim [04.07.2017]
Phosphorus is an indispensable nutrient for humans, animals, and plants. But especially livestock usually cannot satisfy their needs with only plant-based feed. To compensate, farmers add phosphorus, which is mined as rock phosphate like salt - which has two disadvantages: The first is that global phosphorus supplies are quickly dwindling. The second is that studies by the...more