Bohnen sind wahre Alleskönner: Sie stehen für Heimat und Tradition, sind gut für die Darmflora und für das Klima. MDR und ARTE haben am Freitag bei der Langen Nacht der Wissenschaft in Halle an der Universität erstmals ihre Bohnen-Doku gezeigt. Dabei war IPK-Wissenschaftlerin Dr. Kerstin Neumann. Sie ist Co-Koordination des europaweiten Citizen-Sciences-Projektes INCREASE und eine der…

The European Association for Research on Plant Breeding Cultivation (EUCARPIA) is organising its quadrennial General Congress in Leipzig from 18 to 23 August. EUCARPIA President Andreas Börner, scientist at the IPK, answers the most important questions in a preliminary interview.

Science is international and thrives on networking. At the IPK Leibniz Institute, this is part of everyday life. Here, scientists from almost 40 countries work together across the boundaries of research groups and departments. But that's not all: the institute cooperates with partners from a large number of countries and is part of numerous networks. For years, all this has also been…

In the fight against the consequences of climate change, an initiative is bringing together African and European researchers. Kerstin Neumann, Dennis Psaroudakis and his mentor Konoutan Medard Thibaut Kafoutchoni from Benin have experienced how this works over the past few months.