Thünen: News

A new German textbook on rural geography has been published. Five scientists of the Thünen Institute have contributed to it.

The picture displays the cover of the textbook.

On March 20, 2024, our former colleague Christoph van Dülmen successfully completed his doctoral studies at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Hamburg.

Christoph van Dülmen after his doctoral graduation

Winner of the GIL Hackathon "How can we use AI and digital technologies to make agriculture more sustainable?"

The three winners with two organizers and the winners' certificates

Christoph Buschmann successfully completed his doctorate in Agricultural Sciences at the University of Hohenheim on February 29, 2024. Congratulations!

PD Dr. Andreas Klärner has been appointed honorary professor by the Georg-August University of Göttingen. Congratulations!

Presentation of the certificate of appointment as honorary professor: Prof. Dr. Andreas Klärner (left) and Prof. Dr. Stephan von Cramon-Taubadel (right), Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Göttingen

Berit Schütze and Charlotte Tönshoff provide an overview of the legal status and funding opportunities for field hedges

Hedge on a rape field in the municipality of Drögendiek (Schleswig Holstein)

Larissa Deppisch, Torsten Osigus & Andreas Klärner (2023) Right-wing extremist concerts and folkish settlers: What opportunities do rural areas offer?

The map of Germany shows the number of right-wing extremist concerts in hatchings and the Thünen types of the district regions in colour gradations

Stefan Neumeier & Torsten Osigus (2024) Germany's public EV charging points: Analysing the 2023 state of expansion

The figure depicts two maps that show the accessibility of the nearest normal respectively fast charging point in terms of travel time at the level of the 250m x 250m analysis grid.

The German Fertilizer Law needs to be amended. In addition to licensing issues for fertilizers, two points are at stake: the introduction of impact monitoring and the further development of the substance flow analysis. The Thünen Institute considers both to be useful.

Slurry tanker with dribble bar system on a field

Award for the presentation "Biodiversity promotion in the context of the new CAP funding period - decision-making processes and implementation by farmers" at the ÖGA conference 2023