Press Releases on Bioeconomy Projects
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
Fish in Orbit:
Researcher explores why travellers often feel queasy [16.04.2013]
Between 10 to 15% of travellers are effected by motion sickness: in cars, busses, trains, and on board ships and planes, sometimes leading to spells of vomiting. Since fish also suffer from motion sickness, a biologist from the University of Hohenheim plans to send 40 fish of the species cichloid into space, more specifically to the Russian space station Baikonur on 19th April...more
US elections:
Halloween masks see Barack Obama as the winner [30.10.2012]
How a frog in the candidate's throat can throw the election or how halloween masks perhaps anticipate the results: Young scientists and students from the Institute of Communication Science are breaking dwon the US presidential elections on their "Campaignwatchers" blog. Their conclusion: Things are currently looking good for the incumbent Obama. Go to...more
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