Team MNR at the BEHAVE Conference 2025 in Paris
The BEHAVE Conference 2025 in Paris, which took place from December 11th to 12th, offered an inspiring platform for exchanging ideas on how behavioral change can pave the way from energy efficiency to sufficiency. Hosted by Université Paris Cité, the…
First Paper of Isabella at the Journal of Cleaner Production published!
Thanks to their environmentally friendly properties, bio-based insulation materials can positively contribute to reducing CO2 emissions. Despite this, private homeowners often opt for conventional alternatives, which is reflected in the low market…
Project with Prof. Menrad on alternatives to peat-based potting soil in hobby gardening funded: Peat-free gardening, protecting the climate
Although they make up only three percent of the land area, peatlands worldwide bind more carbon than all the forests on Earth combined. When peatlands are drained for peat extraction, this carbon is released into the atmosphere in the form of…
Johannes and Thomas presented survey results at expert advisory board meeting and took part in expert workshop
On December 1, Johannes Buchner and Thomas Decker from our research group MNR presented the key results of a large online survey of farmers at the third meeting of the TrAkzeptanz project’s expert advisory board in Heilbronn. They explained the…
Katrins visit at the Heart & Stroke Foundation in South Africa
Katrin spent two weeks at the Heart & Stroke Foundation South Africa (HSFSA) in Cape Town, supported by the Mobility Grant for Research Stays in Africa for Early-Career Researchers provided by WKS Bavaria-Africa.
Agriculture Minister Rainer learns about renewable drive energies at ErneuerBar
Together with his colleagues from the Technology and Support Center, Dr. Thomas Decker discussed the various possible applications of alternative drive energies for tractors with Federal State Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer.
Mr. Rainer visited…
First Cooperation Meeting within the Research Project SoLaBay
On Wednesday, 22 October 2025, the first cooperation meeting within the research project SoLaBay took place at the Institute of the Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture (LfL) in Munich. The project investigates the potential of Social…
ProxIMed Project Steering Committee Meeting – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (25–26 September 2025)
Tura and Klaus presented their the project's progress on consumer acceptance of alternative proteins in Mediterranean countries and outlined the next steps. The meeting served as a vital platform for reviewing achievements and planning future…
