BioICEP – Bio Innovation of a Circular Economy for Plastics
The aim of the BioIECP project is to develop a highly efficient biodegradation process for plastic materials and thus reduce plastic waste by around 20 %.
Changing direction – Migrants from university to the workplace
The project “Changing direction” (Kurswechsel) took place from 2020 to 2022, providing support for refugees preparing to enter the job market in Germany.
REVERSE – researcher wants to stop harmful effect of chemotherapy on heart muscle
Heart failure is one of the most common causes of death worldwide. The disease, known in medicine as cardiac insufficiency, affects about four million people in Germany.
NEWAVE – Next Water Governance
The NEWAVE project departs from the notion that the global debate about water governance needs a reset, and aims to point the way forward. It does so by developing research and training for a new generation of future water governance leaders.
SULTAN – Turning an “extractive-waste problem” into a “resource-recovery opportunity”
For more than 100 years, the mining industry in the EU has been disposing its mineral residues. If poorly managed, these residues pose a significant threat to the environment, but also contain valuable metals and recoverable minerals, e.g. gold, silver, cobalt, barite.
Training Compass Chemistry: Designing Sustainable Transitions
The “Training Compass Chemistry: Designing Sustainable Transitions” is a project of the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Göttingen that aims to open up the university and increase permeability between university and vocational training. It offers students who are considering dropping out of university the opportunity to transition smoothly and without loss of time to vocational training, and encourages trainees to pursue further studies in order to exploit the full potential of all possible workers.