Universität Leipzig: Foehn

News & Events

Find out the latest news from our school. Learn more about the new projects, grants, talks, PhD defences, and latest publications.

Illustration of the reconstructions of global mean temperature based only on land air temperature measurements (white curve), and ocean surface temperature measurements (blue curve). The new study demonstrates the long-term consistency of both curves, and analyses the deviations in the 1900 to 1930 time period. Graphic: Leipzig University

21/11/2024 Research

Less cold: Ocean cold period in the early 20th century less pronounced than previously thought

A new study in the journal Nature shows that the oceans were less cold in the early 20th century (1900–1930) than previously thought. During this period the ocean appears too cold due to the way some measurements were taken. This makes global ocean surface temperature measurements during this period…

Test plot with sustainable grassland use in the GCEF field experiment overseen by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) in Bad Lauchstädt. The roof structures simulate future climate conditions such as summer drought and warming. Photo: Marie Sünnemann

19/11/2024 Research

Soil ecosystem more resilient when land managed sustainably

Compared to intensive land use, sustainable land use allows better control of underground herbivores and soil microbes. As a result, the soil ecosystem is more resilient and better protected from disturbance under sustainable management than under intensive land use. Researchers from Leipzig…

Video recording of the Grad°wanderung event on 6 November in the Paulinum – Assembly Hall and University Church of St. Paul. Credit: MDR

12/11/2024 Exzellenz

Grad°wanderung – Dialogue event organised by Leipzig University Uni and ARD Climate Competence Centre

Last week, Leipzig University and the ARD Climate Competence Centre hosted a dialogue in the run-up to the COP29 World Climate Conference. The focus was on questions such as: “What action can science recommend for COP29 in Baku?” and “How can we better understand and communicate the complex…

CONCEPT

Student looking through the microscope in the lab

About the Graduate School

At the intersection of biodiversity, climate change and human behaviour, our interdisciplinary graduate programme explores pressing global challenges.