© John Couwenberg Europe-Wide Peatland Emissions Twice as High as Previously Estimated: Hotspot Map Shows Where Protection and Rewetting Are Particularly Effective 15.12.2025 ForschungDrained peatlands in the EU emit around 232 megatonnes of CO2 equivalent every year - almost twice as much as the EU member states have so far… read more
© Maja Richert DFG Extends Funding for Greifswald Research Training Group PRO 05.12.2025 ForschungsförderungThe Research Training Group PRO at the University of Greifswald and University Medicine Greifswald has been granted a second funding period. The… read more
© Gabriele Uhl Nursery Web Spider Uses Legs to “Sniff Out" its Partners 03.12.2025 ForschungMale nursery web spiders (Pisaura mirabilis) use the sense of smell in their legs to find mates. Researchers at the University of Greifswald used an… read more
© Adobe, Jan “Kitsch”. How a German Word Learned Finnish 02.12.2025 As the Advent period starts, taste is once again very much a matter of opinion when it comes to decorations. What some people consider charming and… read more
© Brüning/Dozorceva In Commemoration of the Victims of the Attack on Israel: Delegation Plants Trees in Nahal Oz 27.11.2025 The Anti-Semitism Officers of the Universities of Greifswald and Rostock, Prof. Dr. Stefan Beyerle and Prof. Dr. Martin Rösel, were part of a… read more
© DBU From Greifswald to Belém – Science-Based Peatland Know-How behind Political Breakthrough at COP30 26.11.2025 The 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30 Brasil Amazônia) provided an opportunity for peatlands, which… read more
© Gina Heitmann Earth's Crust Under Stress: Researchers Decipher Energy Release During Earthquakes 20.11.2025 ForschungWhy do some earthquakes release more energy than others? A research team led by Prof. Dr. Armin Dielforder from the University of Greifswald has… read more
© Jürgen Kreyling Spotlight on Hiddensee’s Heath: Greifswald Research Results Included in International Drought Study 19.11.2025 ForschungWhen extreme periods of drought persist over several years, there is a significant increase to the negative effects on plant productivity. This is the… read more
© Žan Vidmar Zorc Pomeranian Universities Joining Forces to Foster Regional Development 18.11.2025 Twelve universities from the German-Polish border region met at the University of Greifswald on 17 November 2025 to announce their intention to… read more
© Marek Fialek Award Ceremony for the Sparkasse Vorpommern Advancement Award for German-Polish Collaboration 17.11.2025 The Sparkasse Vorpommern Advancement Award for German-Polish Collaboration was awarded at the opening of polenmARkT 2025 in the Alfried Krupp… read more
