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News archive (retroactive until 2013)

Introducing the Viticultural Agrivoltaic Systems at Hochschule Geisenheim

On July 9, 2024, Hochschule Geisenheim University presented two innovative types of agrivoltaic systems to interested members of the public, including many winegrowers. These systems are being tested as part of viticulture research at the university and offer promising solutions for climate change...

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Hochschule Geisenheim Appoints Dr. Johanna Döring as the World’s Only Professor of Organic Viticulture

Hochschule Geisenheim University is pleased to announce that Dr. Johanna Döring has been appointed Professor of Organic Viticulture. This one-of-a-kind professorship underlines the university’s leading role in the research and teaching of organic viticulture.

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Open Day at Hochschule Geisenheim Met with Great Interest

The range of degree programs offered at Hochschule Geisenheim University is truly something special: From Viticulture and Enology to Wine Business and Beverage Technology, to Horticulture, Food Safety, Food Chain Management, and Landscape Architecture, every subject here centers a practical and...

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Hochschule Geisenheim Puts Two New Buildings into Operation

Construction work on the new buildings on Hochschule Geisenheim University's campus are progressing well. Within the last few weeks, the university has put two new buildings into operation: The Food Safety Building and the Food Logistics and Sustainability Building. Together, these two buildings...

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International 'Black2GoGreen' Symposium at Hochschule Geisenheim University: Substrates with Biochar for Climate-Resilient Cities

From March 26 to 27, the first international symposium for the 'Black2GoGreen' research project took place at Hochschule Geisenheim University. Around 150 participants from eight different countries exchanged ideas on the topic of biochar structure substrates, known as the 'Stockholm Model', through...

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DOCTORAL OFFICE: Announcement Oral Defense Leonie DRIES

Ms Leonie Dries will defend her doctoral thesis with the title:

“Microbial structure and diversity in the rhizosphere of grape vines (Vitis vinifera L.)"

on          Thursday, December 21, 2023

in            Gerd Erbsloeh Lecture hall (HS 30) Hochschule Geisenheim and via the Greenlight platform...

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Rudolf Hermanns Stiftung awards three prizes to wine and horticultural scientists

The Rudolf Hermann Foundation, based at Hochschule Geisenheim University, honored researchers in the field of viticulture and horticulture in mid-November. A €6,000 prize went to a working group at the Institute for Fruit Breeding Research at the Julius Kühn Institute (JKI) in Dresden-Pillnitz,...

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Congratulations, Mathilde Ponchon!

Congratulations, Mathilde Ponchon!

Mathilde Ponchon successfully defended her doctoral thesis entitled “The entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium robertsii and its endophytic potential in grapevine to regulate radicicole grape phylloxera populations” on October 27, 2023 at Hochschule Geisenheim...

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DOCTORAL OFFICE: Announcement Display Dissertation Vera Wersebeckmann

The following dissertation by Vera Wersebeckmann 
with the title 
"Terracing in steep slope viticulture and its potential to promote biodiversity in vineyard ecosystems" 

is on display.

Location:        Doctoral Office, Hochschule Geisenheim University, building 5903, room 04, Von-Lade-  Strasse...

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