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Innovative research reaches its full impact only when its insights become visible, understandable, and accessible beyond academia.
For this reason, dialogue with the media, the public, and society at large is a core component of our work. Through interviews, expert articles, podcasts, press releases, and public events, we are committed to communicating current topics in prevention, mind-body medicine, nutrition, and planetary health in an accessible way, while contributing scientifically grounded perspectives to societal debates.
You can find the latest news about our activities on our LinkedIn channel. Insights and practical information on sustainable nutrition from our Planetary Health Kitchen are shared on Instagram. This page also features selected voices and contributions from print and broadcast media.
Green Hospital Food enters the next phase
How hospital meals can become healthier, more sustainable, and more appealing is at the heart of the project Green Hospital Food 2.0, which is now entering its next phase and is funded by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity. The project launch was covered by the WAZ on March 11, 2026.
German Sustainability Award
On December 12, 2025 our project Green Hospital Food was in the finale of the German Sustainability Award for Health. The prize honoured projects which show how health care can be designed in a humane, inclusive and sustainable way.
Green Hospital Food in ZDF
In honour of World Environment Day on June 5, 2025, the television channel ZDF interviewed Dr. Heidemarie Haller about the Green Hospital Food project at the University Medicine Essen as part of a report about sustainability in the health care sector.
Introducing KIKO for Kids
Essen, the WAZ and WDR visited our KIKO-Kids in our digital teaching kitchen and interviewed Andrea Sippel about the project “Kids cook for kids”.
Launch Event of our Centre
Under the headline “University hospital doctor advocates for healthier hospital food”, the WAZ reported on the official launch event of our centre on August 21, 2024, highlighting one of our core research priorities: making hospital nutrition healthier, more enjoyable, and more sustainable, and establishing nutritional strategies as an integral part of evidence-based medicine.
New Year’s Reception of the University Medicine Essen
Complementary Medicine for Excellence in Medicine was the slogan for this year’s New Year’s reception of the University Medicine Essen, which took place on January 24, 2024. More than 400 invited guests attended a keynote lecture by Prof. Dr. Gustav Dobos, followed by a plant-based three-course menu prepared by Michelin-starred and TV chef Nelson Müller.
New study about Mind-Body Medicine for Post-COVID
On April 21, 2023, the WAZ visited our center to report on new therapeutic strategies for post-COVID conditions.
Prof. Dobos joins University Medicine Essen
On 17 November 2021, the WAZ reported that Prof. Dr. Gustav Dobos had joined University Medicine Essen, where he established the Centre for Integrative Medicine and Planetary Health.