The IPK is set to take the next major step in the much-needed refurbishment of its research campus. Funding of 22.5 million euros has been secured for a new greenhouse complex in the Genetics Department. Saxony-Anhalt’s Minister for Science, Armin Willingmann, presented the grant notification today.

Die Versuchsfelder haben für die Forschung am IPK eine hohe Bedeutung. Neben klassischen Landmaschinen kommen dort auch modernste Versuchstechniken wie Drohnen zum Einsatz. Unsere Schülerpraktikantin Lena Heinze war bei einem Drohnenflug in Cochstedt dabei.

Students from Leibniz University Hannover recently completed a student internship at the IPK. Hardy Rolletschek, head of the ‘Assimilate Allocation and NMR’ research group, explains what they did, how the collaboration came about, and what he hopes to gain from it.

In just a few days, the “Nitrogen 2026” conference will kick off at the IPK. Ricardo Giehl, who sits on the organising committee alongside Hannah Schneider and Nicolaus von Wirén, explains what still needs to be done, what his expectations are, and why the topic is so important.