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Droughts & Digitalization:
University of Hohenheim Wants to Use Big Data to Protect Against Droughts [03.04.2017]
Climate change is here, and in Europe droughts and crop failures are already increasing. To arm agriculture, business, and society against this, a research team at the University of Hohenheim is not only relying on plant breeding and adapted cultivation methods. They are looking to find the breakthrough in the increasing digitalization and the Internet of Things. For this...more
For more species diversity:
European researchers develop recommendations for healthy grassland soils
[06.06.2017]
Agriculturally, ecologically, and culturally important grasslands make up 35 percent of Europe’s agriculturally used land area and are used mostly for livestock farming. But Europe’s grasslands are at risk, and they have been shrinking continually for many years. Scientists from all across Europe are now working to counteract this trend. Under the direction of the University...more
QS Subject Ranking:
#1 in Germany, 10-Place Improvement for Agricultural Research Globally [09.03.2017]
In the Agricultural Sciences, the University of Hohenheim is once again at the top of the list - despite growing competition. That was confirmed by the QS World University Ranking by Subject 2017, published on Thursday. According to the Imboden expert commission, the renowned international ranking is one of the three best-known international rankings. The detailed results can...more
Regional Research Alliance:
900,000 Euros Initial Capital for Project to Ensure Stable Yields in Plant Cultivation [22.02.2017]
Research consortium under University of Hohenheim leadership receives funding from the state program “Regional Research Alliances” / Project partners: University of Tübingen and the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Tübingenmore
For 3rd Time in a Row:
Prof. Dr. Dabbert from the University of Hohenheim Most Popular President in the State [20.02.2017]
Vision, determination, “unbelievably high degree of personal dedication” and “transparency in decision-making” are characteristics that are ascribed to Prof. Dr. Stephan Dabbert in the German Association of University Professors and Lecturers’ (DHV) Ranking of Presidents. For the third time in a row, the DHV crowned him the most popular president in Baden-Württemberg. The year...more