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On September 18, 2025, Hochschule Geisenheim University hosted the 24th Rhine-Main Tree Care Conference, organized in collaboration with the Rhine-Main Tree Care Working Group. With an encouraging turnout of 120 participants from both praxis and academia, the conference provided a welcome platform…

The Hochschule Geisenheim University community mourns the loss of Professor Hans-Joachim Schulz, who passed away peacefully at his home at the age of 94.

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.

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,…

Healthy soils, resilient plants, and stable harvests – these all share a key factor that has long been underestimated: the wild relatives of our cultivated crops and their associated microbes. A newly published article in Nature Communications, led by Hochschule Geisenheim University, explains why…

A special award for a special person – what an honor! During the traditional 'Stunde der Heimat' at Geisenheim's Lindenfest – an annual event celebrating the town's history, culture, and people – the university's president, Professor Hans Reiner Schultz, was awarded with the Goldene Lindenblatt…

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…