Editing Braunschweig (section)

==Research and science==
[[File:Braunschweig altes TU-Gebäude.jpg|thumb|[[Braunschweig University of Technology]]]]
Braunschweig has been an important industrial area.
Today it is known for its [[Braunschweig University of Technology|University]] and research institutes, mainly the ''Johann Heinrich von Thuenen Institute'', the ''[[Julius Kühn-Institut]]'', and the ''Institute for Animal Food'' of the [[Friedrich Loeffler Institute]], until the end of 2007 all part of the [[Federal Agricultural Research Centre]], the [[Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen|German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures]], the [[Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research]], and the [[Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt]] (PTB). The PTB Braunschweig maintains the [[atomic clock]] responsible for the [[DCF77]] time signal and the official German time. In 2006 the region of Braunschweig was the most R&D-intensive area in the whole [[European Economic Area]], investing 7.1% of its GDP for research & technology.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-NS-06-006/EN/KS-NS-06-006-EN.PDF |title=R&D expenditure in Europe |publisher=Eurostat |year=2006}}</ref> In 2019, the figure had risen to 7.79%, making Braunschweig retain its ranking as the most R&D-intensive region in Germany.<ref name=":0" /> In 2007 Braunschweig was presented the City of Science award by the [[Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stadt der Wissenschaft |url=http://stifterverband.info/wissenschaft_und_hochschule/dialog_wissenschaft_und_gesellschaft/stadt_der_wissenschaft/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109144915/http://stifterverband.info/wissenschaft_und_hochschule/dialog_wissenschaft_und_gesellschaft/stadt_der_wissenschaft/index.html |archive-date=9 January 2016 |website=Stifterverband}}</ref>

Braunschweig University of Technology (German: ''Technische Universität Braunschweig'') was founded in 1745 and is the oldest member of [[TU9]], an incorporated society of the nine most prestigious, oldest, and largest universities focusing on engineering and technology in Germany. With approximately 18,000 students, Braunschweig University of Technology is the third largest university in Lower Saxony.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}