Does the solar magnetic field migrate towards the poles faster than expected? Results using the data from #ESA ’s #SolarOrbiter are published today in #ApJL. More infos here: www.mps.mpg.de/sun-first-gl... @science.esa.int @ioppublishing.bsky.social

Do you know the environmental impact of the food you buy? Researchers at our Uni carried out a survey amongst consumers and found there were misconceptions based on info about its origin: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html... Research in #FoodQualityandPreference: doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...

Scientists from our institute, @uni-goettingen.de, & EPFL have generated quantum light using an electron beam instead of a laser. Unlike LED or laser light, this type of quantum light is characterized by a precisely defined and constant number of light particles per light pulse. ⬇️

How should #Mars samples be handled upon arrival on Earth? What measurements are necessary? In new report, the Measurement Definition Team of #NASA and @esa.int including Christian Schröder from #MPSGoettingen and Andreas Pack of @uni-goettingen.de gives answers: www.mps.mpg.de/preparing-fo...

Dorothea Schlözer programmes for female #EarlyCareerResearchers at our Campus Coaching for #GCPostdocs at all career stages: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/new+call+... Mentoring for final year PhDs & postdocs: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/361579.html, apply by 15 Nov #WomenInScience #StopTheLeakyPipeline

Göttingen University in Germany’s top ten UK’s Times Higher Education #THE put our Uni in 10th place in Germany in their recent World University 2026 ranking. Analysis includes ratings of teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html...

Attention art fans 🖼️🎨🖌️: After a three-year hiatus, “Kunst am Fassberg” is back! From Oct 23 to Nov 24, artist Birgit Egen will showcase her abstract paintings under the theme “FARBCODE” (color code). The vernissage will take place on Oct 23, at 5:30 pm. You are cordially invited!

Are you a Postdoc in Göttingen? Here’s what the GCPostdocNetwork did for postdocs last academic year. What can we do better? How would you make Göttingen a better place for researchers? Get in touch or join the Network: goettingen-campus.de/postdoc #GCPostdocs #International #Interdisciplinary

Bright future for Solar System School IMPRS is here to stay: joint graduate school with MPI for Solar System Research, our Uni & TU Braunschweig: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html... Well done to everyone involved & good luck to the researchers of the future! #International #IMPRS #MPS

Thanks to basic research, we learn more about the universe, the building blocks of life, and the origins of communication. At Göttingen’s Literaturherbst, astrophysicist Jason Steffen and biologist Kathleen Wermke will share their insights. @mpimmg.bsky.social @mpsgoettingen.bsky.social

Wolves return: How to keep livestock safe? How can farmers protect their livestock? And how do they feel about measures such as electric fences or guard dogs? Researchers carried out a survey to find out: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html... Research in #PeopleAndNature: doi.org/10.1002/pan3...

We are thrilled to announce that @steffenmau.bsky.social, one of Germany’s leading sociologists, has been appointed Director at our Institute. He will lead a new Department on Inequality, Transformation & Conflict, addressing pressing societal challenges via cutting-edge social science research.

Strips of land planted with flowers are much loved: they are beautiful and attract bees and insects. Is that enough for #Biodiversity? Researchers call for more diversity and collaboration across the landscape: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html... #BiologicalConvervation: doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

This new children’s book (in 🇩🇪) features 48 beautiful pages filled with cool facts about the Sun! On 2 of them, MPS-scientist Achim Gandorfer and MPS-engineer Bianca Grauf speak about our balloon mission #SunriseIII and tell what they love about our star. Enjoy! #WASISTWAS #TesloffVerlag #Sunrise3

We celebrate Postdoc Appreciation Week Germany! Let's recognise the fantastic contributions postdocs have made to research, teaching, innovation, administration and much more! Join us on Wed 17 Sept for #GCPostdocNetwork #PAWde Postdocs and Friends Social: goettingen-campus.de/postdoc-event

25 years: international Molecular Biology & Neurosciences research & teaching programmes in Göttingen! #IMPRS: unique collaborations across our Campus: Uni, UMG, MPIs, DPZ and more. Congratulations to those celebrating in Göttingen and alumni worldwide: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html...

Calling all #GCPostdocs! Check the programme for next week's Postdoc Appreciation Week: paw-germany-2025.sessionize.com/schedule. Book sessions about postdoc careers, grant-writing, well-being, parenting and more. Göttingen Postdoc Network celebrates & supports #PAWde: goettingen-campus.de/postdoc

Congratulations Dr Anggi Hapsari and Dr Oliver Barnstedt at our Campus on their new ERC Starting Grants! Good luck with #ERCStG research #SaLtedPeat and #LearnMamBo! Find out more: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html... #Ecology #UniGoettingen & #Neuroscience #MBExC #UMG Thanks to @erc.europa.eu

Congratulations to Sait Şeyhanlı @sonjalorenzlab.bsky.social on securing a coveted Boehringer Ingelheim PhD Fellowship 🎉! The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds supports exceptional young scientists worldwide in their PhD projects in basic biomedical science. ‬‬‬‬

What secrets about the early Earth are buried in the jaws of a dinosaur? A research team analysed isotopes in the enamel of their fossilized teeth to investigate the climate and photosynthesis during the age of the dinosaurs: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html... #PNAS: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

Four outstanding trainees at our institute🥳 – Congrats to Jannick Flottmann, Frederike Thiele, Yannick Trolldenier, & Sarah Zamzow on being awarded the Trainee Award of @maxplanck.de for their outstanding achievements, personal development, & commitment. www.mpinat.mpg.de/5078643/pr_2...

Cosmic dust holds clues to Earth’s ancient atmosphere Tiny particles of rock have been raining down on our planet since time immemorial. Researchers find fossilized micrometeorites can reconstruct the atmosphere of the past: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html... Research: doi.org/10.1038/s432...

Apprenticeship at the MPI-NAT: In this INSIDE NAT issue we present the training as animal technician with the subject research and clinic. What makes training with us special? What are the advantages of training in Göttingen? 👇 www.mpinat.mpg.de/5029307/INSI...

Guinea-Paviane im Senegal treffen ihre nächtlichen Entscheidungen offenbar unabhängig von potenziellen Risiken durch Fressfeinde oder Parasiten und bevorzugen es, in guter Nachbarschaft zu schlafen. Dabei nutzen sie überwiegend hohe Bäume in den Galeriewäldern entlang des Gambia-Flusses. 🌴👉 (1/2)

A “molecular lever” behind allostery: Maximilian Vossel, Bert de Groot, & Aljaz Godec @compbiophys.bsky.social ‬have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that allows mechanical signals to travel across proteins. www.mpinat.mpg.de/5065934/rn_2...

What inspires scientists about their research, and what keeps them motivated every day? In the “My Science and Me” gallery of @maxplanck.de, employees from the 84 Max Planck institutes share their research through stunning images. Our MPI-NAT researchers are among them. 👇

What happens when a theologian, a physicist and a biologist walk into a bar? You’d have to come to a postdoc social to find out! Postdoc Walk&Talk social tomor (Fri 25 July) & #SciComm Club next Wed (30 July). Postdoc events: goettingen-campus.de/postdoc-event #Interdisciplinary #StrongerTogether

We know when the wild birds sing Researchers used automatic audio recorders and AI to collect and identify detailed data about birdsong in European Forests. It turned out it was more than just larks and owls: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html... #JournalOfOrnithology: doi.org/10.1007/s103...

Machtverhältnisse bei Primaten: Klar dominante Geschlechter sind die Ausnahme! Neulich war der NDR bei uns zu Gast und hat unsere Forschenden Claudia Fichtel & Peter Kappeler zu ihrer neuen Studie interviewt. 👉 Hier geht’s zum Beitrag: www.ndr.de/fernsehen/se... #DPZ #patriarchat

Herzlichen Glückwunsch an unsere Professoren Lutz Ackermann, Timo Betz & Jörg Enderlein! 👏 Sie erhalten ERC Proof of Concept Grants, um ihre Forschung zu nachhaltiger Chemie, biomedizinischer Bildanalyse und Lumineszenz-Quantenausbeute weiterzuentwickeln. Mehr: www.uni-goettingen.de/de/3240.html...

Is it better for #Wellbeing if your village is near a city or a farm or a forest? And which is better for #Biodiversity? Researchers studied how surrounding landscapes affect people & nature in villages: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html... #NatureSustainability research: doi.org/10.1038/s418...

Das Max-Planck-Institut für Dynamik und Selbstorganisation in Göttingen feiert am 16. Juli seinen 100. Geburtstag. Ein Blick auf die Geschichte des Instituts und die Verantwortung, die daraus erwächst. www.mpg.de/25050354/100... #Wissenschaftsgeschiche #Physik

🎉 Heute feiern wir ein Jubiläum: Die Abteilung Funktionelle Bildgebung am DPZ wird 10 Jahre alt! 🧠✨ Aus diesem Anlass führte das Team Kolleg*innen aus anderen Abteilungen durch das MRT-Gebäude und gab spannende Einblicke in ihre Forschung – zum Beispiel auch, wie die MRT-Scanner funktionieren.

Congratulations to Professors Ackermann, Betz & Enderlein and teams for new ERC Proof of Concept grants: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html... Funding to build on the innovation potential of their research findings #GreenTechnology #DrugDevelopment #BiomedicalImaging #MaterialsScience #Agriculture

Exploring the dynamics of change in urban and rural spaces: “Sustainable Rurbanity” Congratulations to researchers here and at Uni Kassel on their new DFG interdisciplinary Research Unit: “Sustainable Rurbanity – Resources, Society, and Regulatory Systems”: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html...

The German radio station "Bayern 2" has devoted the latest episode of its show “IQ” to the #Sun - and to Solar Orbiter’s first views of the solar poles. Interview partner is Sami Solanki of #mpsgoettingen : www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/urn:... In German. Enjoy! #SolarOrbiter @science.esa.int

New events: goettingen-campus.de/postdoc-event for researchers across Göttingen & all welcome. PostdocSocial on Thu 10 July, Walk&Talk 25 July & #ScienceCommunication club. #GetOutOfTheLab Sign up: #GCPostdocNetwork: goettingen-campus.de/postdoc & get involved with Göttingen’s #PostdocFair2026

The startup Ovo Labs aims to make fertility treatments more effective by improving the quality of human egg cells. More about the MPI-NAT spin-off by our Director Melina Schuh @schuhlab.bsky.social, Agatha Zielinska, & Oleksandr Yagensky, in our INSIDE NAT article:👇 www.mpinat.mpg.de/5029307/INSI...

Wir gratulieren der neuen #Forschungsgruppe „Sustainable Rurbanity“! 👏 Gefördert von der #DFG erforscht das Team, wie Stadt und Land zusammenwirken und Wandel prägen. Mit dabei: @unikassel.bsky.social & Forschende aus Indien, Ghana & Marokko. Viel Erfolg! Mehr: www.uni-goettingen.de/de/3240.html...

Do red squirrels and dormice get along? Researchers discovered that they can: forests combining both deciduous and conifer trees make it easier for them to coexist: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html... #Biodiversity #Ecology #EuropeanJournalofWildlifeResearch: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

There are also research opportunities across the Göttingen Campus for #MSCA postdoctoral fellowships. Funding experts can help you with your application: goettingen-campus.de/funding. Check out this page to see all the contacts and research centres across the Campus (scroll down):

Congratulations to everyone involved here & at Osnabrück Uni for the new DFG Scientific Network “New Realities of Global Work: Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Integrative Approaches”, to research the changing dynamics of global collaboration in a digital age: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html...

Congrats to Nobel Prize laureate Rodrick MacKinnon who presented today’s Manfred Eigen Award Lecture, titled “Higher-order transient structures (HOTS) and the principle of dynamic connectivity in membrane signaling”, at our institute. The award includes a medal and prize money of 10,000 euros.

Der #Wald wird im #Klimawandel trockener. Gerade im Oberboden wird das #Wasser knapp. Welche Bäume wachsen so noch gut, und machen Mischwälder einen Unterschied? An Fichte, Buche und Douglasie haben Forschende untersucht, woher die Bäume ihr Wasser holen. Mehr: www.uni-goettingen.de/de/3240.html...

🚩 Nacht des Wissens – am Samstag, 21. Juni, ist es soweit! Auf unserem Campus und verteilt über die Stadt laden faszinierende Themen Groß und Klein zum Entdecken ein. Programm: www.goettinger-nacht-des-wissens.de/komplett/ Für einige Veranstaltungen ist eine Anmeldung nötig. @ndw-goe.bsky.social

Today, our woolly colleagues are revealing their new summer look 🦙✂️. It’s perfect for the warm days ahead this weekend ☀️! Are you ready for summer? Or is it time for a trip to the hairdresser again? 💇

Hannes Böckmann, Claus Ropers, & colleagues from Göttingen & Marburg have succeeded in using light to specifically alter the electronic state of a material. www.mpinat.mpg.de/5029730/rn_2...

Glückwunsch an das GönomiX-Team! Wir freuen uns mit #UMG und @mpi-nat.bsky.social über ein neues #Graduiertenkolleg. Ziel ist es, unser Verständnis der Gene und ihrer Funktionen in der Evolution der Tierwelt zu erweitern. www.uni-goettingen.de/de/3240.html... @dfg.de‬ @thegoecampus.bsky.social

Your night out with science: Join us on June 21 at the Night of Science @ndw-goe.bsky.social 🌙🦉 in Göttingen! 🎯 What to expect (2/5): 👇 #ndwgoe