Plastics consist mainly of macromolecules, i.e. polymers. Robert Göstl, the new Professor of Sustainable Macromolecular Chemistry at the University of…
Sustainable polymers: the future of plastic

Many of us have already had an mRNA vaccination, but what is special about it compared to other vaccinations? What does RNA have to do with cancer and…
RNA: What are medical applications? - 2nd GHGA podcast episode with Prof Dr Martin Simon

Are you looking for a quiet place to concentrate fully on your chemistry tasks? Then the chemistry kit is just the thing for you!
From now on: (Re-)launch of the chemistry kit!

In a joint interview, Sophie Charlott Ebert, Head of the Equal Opportunities and Diversity Unit, and food chemist Prof Dr Julia Bornhorst, talk from…
"Equal opportunities and diversity units are cross-cutting tasks that affect us all" - Prof Dr Julia Bornhorst in a double interview

Anyone who has always been interested in the development of land plants can now find out how these relationships came about in a very small space in…
Transfer history: Evolution of the land plant

A plant system in the courtyard - what's it all about? The plant system contains the systematic groups into which plant species are categorised and…
Opening of the planting system in the inner courtyard of Building V on 1 August 2024

How can chemistry contribute to the development of a sustainable society and industry? From the winter semester 2024/2025, the new Sustainable…
New Bachelor's degree programme "Sustainable Chemistry" in winter semester 2024/25

RNA is a term you hear again and again, but what exactly does it mean? How is it different from DNA? What types are there and what functions do they…
RNA: What exactly is it? - Prof Martin Simon in the new GHGA podcast episode

Interdisciplinary cooperation at the University of Wuppertal focusses on the sustainable processing of apple pomace
The apple project: Germany's favourite fruit and its new uses

Even the ancient Egyptians and Greeks were aware of their importance and canonised them. Aristotle reverently referred to them as the 'bowels of the…
Prof'in Dr Gela Preisfeld on the fascinating organism of the earthworm