Press Releases on Bioeconomy Projects
National-Socialist Past:
In its anniversary year, the University of Hohenheim examines one of the darkest chapters of its 200-year history for the first time [30.10.2018]
“Their names should serve as a warning to us”: That is how the inscription ends on a sculpture that is to be revealed on Monday, 12 November 2018 on the University of Hohenheim’s campus cemetery in Stuttgart. Over 240 forced laborers in Hohenheim, of whom two were buried on campus in 1945, are to be memorialized. In addition, all others who suffered from injustice by Hohenheim...more
Inequality among the Elderly:
Conference Asks Questions about Pension and Health Justice [26.04.2018]
Health, quality of life, and pension assets for different demographic groups are increasingly drifting apart - especially for the elderly. Political measures are necessary to mitigate society’s economic inequalities. This quintessence can already be drawn in advance of the international conference “The Economics of Ageing and Inequality” at the University of Hohenheim in...more
QS Ranking by Subject:
University of Hohenheim Again Germany’s Number 1 in Agricultural Science [02.03.2018]
Once again #1 in Germany: According to the QS World University Ranking by Subject published yesterday, the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart retains its top placement in Agricultural Science. This means the University of Hohenheim is currently the leading German university and one of the best in the world for agricultural research in all renowned research rankings. The...more
Fighting Varroa:
University of Hohenheim warns against unregulated use of Lithium Chloride [23.01.2018]
A press release from the University of Hohenheim on 12 January 2018 had beekeepers and specialized media sitting up and taking notice: In a joint research project, the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart and the biotechnology company SiTOOLs discovered that the salt from the light metal lithium chloride kills the dangerous varroa mite without harming bees – a ray of hope in...more
THE World University Ranking:
University of Hohenheim Rises to the Top Segment [23.09.2016]
Really this is the playing field of large universities - but this year the small, highly specialized University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart managed to climb to the top one-third of the World University Ranking. The British magazine “Times Higher Education” (THE) publishes the 980 top universities worldwide in this ranking each year. It is an evaluation of the entire university....more
Germany’s most popular University President:
Prof. Dr. Dabbert from the University of Hohenheim is University President of the Year - “Rektor des Jahres” [16.02.2016]
At a great university you can achieve great things: This well-spoken sentiment about his university was President Prof. Dr. Stephan Dabbert’s reaction about being chosen as the President of the Year. The distinction is awarded once a year by the German Association of University Professors and Lecturers (DHV). The determining factor is how the university’s scientists evaluate...more
CEWS University Ranking
University of Hohenheim No. 1 in Equality in Baden-Württemberg [24.09.2015]
Best support for women in the state: In Baden-Württemberg, the University of Hohenheim is no. 1 together with the University of Tübingen. Nationwide, they are among the top twelve universities with the best support for women. This was shown by the current university ranking from the Centre of Excellence Women and Science CEWS. Especially the proportion of female scientists has...more
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