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Unis growing by leaps and bounds across the state:
enrolment at the University of Hohenheim doubles [27.02.2012]
"2012 – Growing Together“ is this year's slogan. At the turn of the millenium there were 4,500 students at the University. Today there are 9,000, and soon there will be as many as 10,000 students. For that reason the University is putting organisation and creativity at the top of the preparation agenda: infoportals via the homepage and daily 11 hr. hotlines are helping many...more
Countdown to Abitur year 2012:
"Growing together“ is this year's slogan [20.02.2012]
There is no other university in Baden-Wuerttemberg which has undergone such rapid growth as the University of Hohenheim. Within a 10-year period, the number of enrolled students has doubled. This rapid growth is, in part, due to the need to accomodate the doubled number of students who will be taking their Abitur examination in 2012. The University’s expansion is an...more
Bioenergy, World Food Issues & Biodiversity:
Environmental conference organised by the University of Hohenheim offers forum for debate and dialogue
[09.02.2012]
Bioenergy, world food issues and biological diversity are often perceived to be in opposition to each other. The University of Hohenheim deals with all of them as the focus of its many on-going research projects. Scientists and visitors to the upcoming conference intent to intensify the dialogue and debate regarding these issues. The 38th "Umwelttagung" sponsored by the...more
In Nature Genetics:
Good parents are predictable – at least when it comes to corn [15.01.2012]
According to a relatively new insight in plant research, there is no single gene strongly controlling growth. Nevertheless, in order to breed new varieties of corn with a higher yield faster than ever before, researchers at the University of Hohenheim are relying on a trick: early selection of the most promising parent plants based on their chemical and genetic makeup, as well...more
Who with whom:
University of Hohenheim investigating gene responsible for reproduction in plants
[05.01.2012]
“Birds of a feather flock together”, says an old proverb, yet that does not always hold true in the plant realm. For breeders, the inability to cross closely-related species is sometimes problematic. Prof. Dr. Karl Schmid, professor for crop biodiversity and breeding informatics at the University of Hohenheim, wants to find out now why that is so. EVOREP is a research project...more