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Ancient grain & baking quality:
Largest spelt test to date reveals major differences in quality [03.05.2017]
High yield, resistance to lodging and disease: These were the priority criteria in the cultivation and breeding of spelt up to now. However, according to the results of the largest spelt test ever with some 160 spelt varieties, this prioritization disregards the requirements of bakers. The evaluation of this trial is now presented by the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart....more
Tuition fees in Baden-Württemberg: Socially untenable! [03.05.2017]
More than two-thirds of students from non-EU countries affected by the law at universities in Baden-Württemberg come from developing countries. That is why before the law was passed, leading development experts criticized it as being untenable with social principles and incompatible with global goals for sustainable development. Even after the public call by development...more
Development Experts Demand:
No tuition fees for students from developing countries
[19.04.2017]
Support sustainable development, relieve poverty, fight causes of flight: All of these are made possible for students from developing countries by studying in Germany. But for many of them, the tuition fees of over 1500 euros per semester for non-EU foreigners as planned by the state government could pose an insurmountable obstacle. At a state press conference on Wednesday,...more
March for Science:
University of Hohenheim signs list of supporters [13.04.2017]
Standing up for critical thinking and the value of science and research: With its vote at yesterday’s meeting, the Senate of the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart renounced current tendencies to deny and relativize scientifically based knowledge or to present it as equivalent to “alternative facts.” To show their support for this value, people all over the world will march...more
Weather and Climate Research:
New Observatory bundles expertise for more precise predictions [06.04.2017]
Drought, extreme precipitation, hail storms - precise weather predictions and climate simulation models are still very difficult to make. The new Land-Atmosphere Feedback Observatory (LAFO) at the University of Hohenheim intends to change that. Scientists from five institutes have bundled their expertise and research structures. Together with national and international...more