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New President of the University of Hohenheim:
Professor Christoph Schneider takes office [01.10.2025]
Professor Christoph Schneider takes office as the new President of the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart today, 1 October 2025. The climate geographer was previously full-time Vice President for Research at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. He is the successor to Professor Stephan Dabbert, who died unexpectedly a year ago after more than twelve years in office.more
Leading by example in Diversity 2025:
F.A.Z. Institute honors the University of Hohenheim for the third time in succession [29.09.2025]
Leader in terms of diversity: The University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart is a “role model in diversity” according to a study by the F.A.Z. Institute – for the third time in a row! The study confirms that the university has an inclusive corporate culture “in which every person – regardless of gender, cultural background or other differences – is valued and encouraged in their...more
Agricultural Research & Food Sciences:
University of Hohenheim Germany’s No. 2 in the NTU ranking [16.09.2025]
In agricultural sciences – including food and nutritional sciences as well as horticultural sciences – the ranking of the National Taiwan University (NTU) once again certifies the particularly high level of research at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart. It ranks 2nd in Germany, 18th in Europe, and 61st worldwide. The NTU subject ranking for 2025 was published on 10...more
Agroforst in viticulture:
Trees strengthen vines – with the same wine quality [09.09.2025]
Vines in the shade of trees: So-called Vitiforst systems can significantly improve the water supply and nutrient availability for the vines – without changing the quality of the wine. Researchers at the Universities of Hohenheim and Freiburg have reached this conclusion together with multiple wine-growing families in Ayl (Rhineland-Palatinate). Since 2007, the team has been...more
Nature publication:
Mechanical tensions as a driver of evolution [03.09.2025]
When embryos grow, cells and tissue are constantly bumping into each other. This creates considerable mechanical tensions that could endanger the development of the animal. A research team from the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart and the Japanese RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research in Kobe have now discovered that fly embryos have sophisticated strategies to...more