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Rheingauer Volksbank Honors Geisenheim Viticulture Students

Young talent shaping the future of viticulture through passion and innovation: On November 14, 2025, Michael Bruch and Jakob Müller won over the jury of the Rheingauer Volksbank Prize with their excellent bachelor's theses in the field of Viticulture and Enology. Both students received an award of …

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Professor Jürgen Gross Receives the Applied Chemical Ecology Award 2025

At its conference in late August, the International Society of Chemical Ecology (ISCE) honored Professor Jürgen Gross with the Applied Chemical Ecology Award 2025 in recognition of his pioneering research on plant-pest interactions.

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International Symposium on the Future of Vine Rootstocks in Geisenheim: New Impetus in the Fight Against Phylloxera

Even 160 years after their introduction, the use of resilient vine rootstocks remains the only effective method for controlling Phylloxera. In order to protect viticulture from this dangerous pest in the long term – and to aid in combatting the climate-related challenges such as rising temperatures,…

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Research, Education, Praxis: Hochschule Geisenheim University To Open Its Doors For The 2025 Open Campus

On Saturday, August 30 and Sunday, August 31, 2025 Hochschule Geisenheim University warmly invites the public to its Open Campus 2025. Over the course of both days, members of the public, prospective students, professionals, alumni, and friends of the university will have the opportunity to…

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Professors Jointly Appointed by Hochschule Geisenheim University and the Julius Kühn Institute to Hold Inaugural Lectures

On May 7, three new professors who have been jointly appointed by the Julius Kühn Institute and Hochschule Geisenheim will hold their inaugural lectures on the Geisenheim campus. The event starts at 3:30 p.m. in Lecture Hall 50, and all interested parties are warmly invited to attend.

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Combating Pests and Insect Decline: International Entomology Conference at Hochschule Geisenheim University

This week Hochschule Geisenheim University was host to the Entomology Congress 2025, the international conference of the German Society for General and Applied Entomology (DGaaE). From March 17–20, around 300 entomologists from over 20 different countries gathered at the university to discuss…

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Entomologist Josef Settele to visit Geisenheim in March

Hochschule Geisenheim University is pleased to announce a first-class lecture that will take place during the international Entomology Congress 2025. On March 18, the famous agrobiologist and ecologist Dr. Josef Settele will hold a lecture titled ‘Insects, Agriculture and Nature Conservation –…

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POSTPONED: Cooperation between Hochschule Geisenheim University and the Julius Kühn Institute: Co-Appointed Professors Introduce Themselves

THE INAUGURAL LECTURES HAVE BEEN POSTPONED TO THE BEGINNING OF 2025. A NEW DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON.

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The Future of Agriculture: Hochschule Geisenheim University Involved in a New Innovation Center for the Transformation of the Agricultural System

Hochschule Geisenheim University is to become one of three locations in Hesse for a new innovation center belonging to the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research. Other cooperation partners include Justus Liebig University Giessen. The aim of the innovation center is to conduct practical…

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Entomology Congress 2025 at Hochschule Geisenheim University

Insects play an important role in many areas of life. Many species are of fundamental importance, especially for pollinating crops and repelling pests. They fulfill essential functions in the vast majority of ecosystems, which is why the current decline in insect populations is extremely worrying.…

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