In the fight against the varroa mite, ecologically minded beekeepers have been looking for alternatives to treatments with oxalic and formic acid for years. In this context, an ongoing research project by the association Mellifera is investigating whether smaller beehives can lead to reduced infestation.

InCogito’s online peer counselling service in Dresden supports young people who have eating disorders. They can talk to their peers about their problems and worries, receive valuable advice and find professional help via a variety of digital formats.

Whether on foot or in an all-terrain wheelchair, the adventure centre designed by the non-profit association “Mühlenkraft” in the Pegnitz Valley near Nuremberg at the heart of Franconia invites people to enjoy encounters in and with nature. Several construction projects are putting the facility on course for the future.

Cows come with horns – or at least from a biodynamic cattle farming perspective. The research project entitled “HornMilch 2021” by the KWALIS laboratory in Fulda that examined the effect of horns on the quality of the milk, among other aspects, provides invaluable arguments for this position.

Witten/Herdecke University (UW/H) – one of SAGST’s flagship projects – has successfully passed its fourth assessment by the German Council of Science and Humanities or Wissenschaftsrat, accrediting it for the first time for the longest possible period of ten years. It has also been granted the right to award doctorates for the same period.

Music therapy has a firm place in the therapeutic spectrum of anthroposophic medicine. Starting in September 2024, an in-service training programme at Alanus University in Alfter will teach its basics to artistic, social and health-related practitioners.