Forschung

Obesity Prize for Excellence for Antje Körner

Professor Antje Körner, Professor of Metabolic Research at Leipzig University’s Faculty of Medicine and Head of the Metabolism Division at the Helmholtz Institute of Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG) at Helmholtz Munich, has been named as the 2024 recipient of the EASO-Novo Nordisk…

International

Rector Obergfell on DAAD fact-finding trip to the US

The Rector of Leipzig University, Professor Eva Inés Obergfell, is taking part in a fact-finding trip to the United States organised by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) from 10 to 16 March 2024. The programme is designed for senior staff from German universities. During the seven-day…

Forschung

More success for Leipzig University at European Space Agency

The Institute for Earth System Science and Remote Sensing has been awarded two major research projects with the European Space Agency (ESA) worth a total of almost €1 million. The DeepFeatures and Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Extremes and Multi-hazard Events (ARCEME) projects aim to use…

Forschung

How can nature’s “services” be properly evaluated?

Is it possible to evaluate ecosystem benefits and value? Governments the world over are looking for novel approaches. The aim is to illustrate the impacts of environmental destruction for political decision-making processes. Originally commissioned by the UK government, an international team of…

Nachhaltigkeit

Converting rainforest to plantation impacts food webs and biodiversity

The conversion of rainforest into plantations erodes and restructures food webs and fundamentally changes the way these ecosystems function, according to a new study published in Nature. The findings provide the first insights into the processing of energy across soil and canopy animal communities…

Chronik

American Space Leipzig turns ten

On Wednesday, 8 February 2024, a public ceremony was held at the Bibliotheca Albertina to celebrate ten years of American Space Leipzig. Speeches were given by the Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy, Woodward Clark Price, by the Rector of Leipzig University, Professor Eva Inés Obergfell, by…