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Göttingen

American  
[gœt-ing-uhn] / ˈgœt ɪŋ ən /

noun

  1. a city in central Germany.


Göttingen British  
/ ˈɡœtɪŋən /

noun

  1. a city in central Germany, in Lower Saxony: important member of the Hanseatic League (14th century); university, founded in 1734 by George II of England. Pop: 122 883 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Three researchers from Göttingen University's Animal Evolution and Biodiversity research group are contributing to the project.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

The international research team was led by Curtin's Timescales of Mineral Systems Group at the School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, working with collaborators from the University of Göttingen and the University of Cologne.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

“It is important to take care of these critters in particular because we know so little about them,” said Ina Schaefer, a soil invertebrate ecology researcher at the University of Göttingen in Germany.

From New York Times • May 24, 2024

Using light pulses as a model for electrical defibrillation, Göttingen scientists developed a method to assess and modulate the heart function.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2024

Chosen foreign member of the Royal Society of Sciences, Göttingen.

From Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes by Jorgenson, Chester E.

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