Search in press releases
Press releases
top agrar University Ranking:
University of Hohenheim in Top Position for Agricultural Engineering
[16.03.2021]
Those who want to specialize in agricultural engineering during their studies are in particularly good hands at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart: Students voted it into first place for best teaching in agricultural technology. That is the result of the agricultural university ranking of the trade journal top agrar. Students at 27 universities and universities of...more
Flower diversity may mitigate insecticide effects on wild bees [03.02.2021]
A higher diversity of flowering plants increases the breeding success of wild bees and may help compensate for the negative effects of insecticides. This is what researchers from the Universities of Göttingen and Hohenheim, as well as the Julius Kühn Institute, have found in a large-scale experimental study. The results have been published in the scientific journal Ecology...more
Bioeconomy 360°:
The bread of the future [28.01.2021]
The bioeconomy is a team effort: Research approaches from a wide range of disciplines interact to ensure a successful shift towards a sustainable and viable economy. Using the example of "bread", it is possible to glimpse what this looks like in concrete terms at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart: from the breeding of new cereal varieties that defy climate change, the...more
Showcase Bioeconomy:
Intelligent Robot Helps Preserve Orchard Meadows [05.02.2021]
Orchard meadows are among the most species-rich biotopes in Central Europe. But many orchards are in acute danger: Since their cultivation is hardly worthwhile from an economic point of view, the vast majority of orchard meadows are not maintained at all or only poorly. As a result, the trees become diseased or die. Regular and professional pruning is required for long-lived,...more
Mitigating Corona Impacts:
Startups are the speedboats for innovations [18.01.2021]
Prof. Dr. Andreas Kuckertz and Prof. Dr. Bernd Ebersberger from the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart find that during the COVID-19 crisis, startups introduce new products and services to market around nine to ten days faster than established companies. Their study analyzed 136 innovations worldwide that emerged in response to the challenges of the COVID 19 pandemic. The...more