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Microtechnics - Event - 24.02.2025
Experience 30 years of robotics up close: A special kind of flat share

Innovation - 24.02.2025
Selective Jamming: A New Era of Cyber Threats
Selective Jamming: A New Era of Cyber Threats
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) technology enables high spatial resolution wireless jamming Wireless connections are common in most households today.

History / Archeology - Life Sciences - 24.02.2025
Origin and diversity of Hun Empire populations
Origin and diversity of Hun Empire populations
Far-reaching genetic ties between the Mongolian steppe and Central Europe under Hun rule A multidisciplinary and international research project has brought fresh insights into the origins and diversity of the populations that lived under and after the Hun empire between the late 4th and 6th century CE in Central Europe.

Event - Campus - 23.02.2025
Carnival meets University - carnival revelers, plaster art and mythical creatures
Carnival meets University - carnival revelers, plaster art and mythical creatures

Astronomy / Space - 21.02.2025
Würzburg University Telescope is Tracking Asteroids
Würzburg University Telescope is Tracking Asteroids
Researchers and students from the University of Würzburg are tracking asteroids with a telescope on the Hubland Campus.

Health - Innovation - 21.02.2025
Research project: Non-contact measurement of brain signals for the gentle monitoring of infants
TU Ilmenau research project: Non-contact measurement of brain signals for the gentle monitoring of infants On March 1, the Tehnische Universität Ilmenau is launching a research project that will enable the direct, contactless measurement of human biosignals.

Pharmacology - Health - 21.02.2025
Creating Personalized Cancer Treatments Using 'Mini-Tumors' and a Digital Twin
Creating Personalized Cancer Treatments Using ’Mini-Tumors’ and a Digital Twin
The BMBF is funding a research project by the University of Bonn and ESQlabs that is aiming to improve colon cancer treatment.

Research Management - Innovation - 20.02.2025
’Turning questions into answers’: ’Jugend forscht’ regional competition at TU Ilmenau

Astronomy / Space - Physics - 20.02.2025
The Highest Energy Neutrino Ever Observed
The Highest Energy Neutrino Ever Observed
The neutrino observatory KM3Net is located in the depths of the Mediterranean Sea and measures a cosmic neutrino at the highest energies to date In the Mediterranean Sea, scientists, including astron

Environment - Event - 20.02.2025
IDiv project 'Translating Soil Biodiversity' awarded Grüter Prize for science communication
IDiv project ’Translating Soil Biodiversity’ awarded Grüter Prize for science communication

Innovation - Health - 20.02.2025
New doctoral network investigates 'spatial communication'
New doctoral network investigates ’spatial communication’

Physics - Innovation - 20.02.2025
Toward a Quantum Internet: New Research Team Launches at RWTH
  A new research team focused on photonic quantum technologies will begin work this February at RWTH's Chair for Laser Technology (LLT). While quantum computers already demonstrate superior processing power compared to conventional systems for complex tasks, researchers are now tackling the next frontier: how to enhance their capabilities while ensuring secure access.

Event - Campus - 19.02.2025
University of Hamburg celebrates the Deutschlandstipendium's 10th anniversary
University of Hamburg celebrates the Deutschlandstipendium’s 10th anniversary

Innovation - 19.02.2025
Digitally preserving Europe's cultural heritage
Digitally preserving Europe’s cultural heritage

Campus - 19.02.2025
Study! But what?
Study! But what?

Politics - 19.02.2025
University is a partner of '#Zusammenland: Gemeinsam für eine starke Wahlbeteiligung'
University is a partner of ’#Zusammenland: Gemeinsam für eine starke Wahlbeteiligung’

Environment - Earth Sciences - 19.02.2025
The Arctic-Unrecognizable in 2100?
The Arctic-Unrecognizable in 2100?
On 2 February 2025, in the midst of the Arctic winter, the temperature at the North Pole was a tad over freezing.

Innovation - Physics - 19.02.2025
Breaking news ground in microelectronics: Symposium discusses key technology

Life Sciences - Environment - 19.02.2025
Wild fish study humans
Wild fish study humans
Fish used visual differences between divers to recognize the person who rewarded them For years, scientific divers at a research station in the Mediterranean Sea had a problem: at some point in every field season, local fish would follow them and steal food intended as experimental rewards.

Politics - Media - 18.02.2025
Natalie Amiri delivers the 16th Global Ethic Speech
Natalie Amiri delivers the 16th Global Ethic Speech

Politics - Social Sciences - 18.02.2025
Expert lists for the Bundestag election

Environment - Health - 18.02.2025
Mobile water laboratory at Leipzig University supports WHO in Mayotte
Mobile water laboratory at Leipzig University supports WHO in Mayotte
Following the devastating Cyclone Chido in December 2024, Leipzig University, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other international partners, sent a mobile water laboratory to the island of Mayotte off the East African coast.

Environment - Health - 18.02.2025
Mobile water laboratory from Leipzig University supports WHO in Mayotte
Mobile water laboratory from Leipzig University supports WHO in Mayotte
In the aftermath of the devastating Cyclone Chido in December 2024, Leipzig University, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other international partners, has sent a mobile water laboratory to the French overseas department of Mayotte off the East African coast.

Life Sciences - Health - 18.02.2025
Potential target for MS therapy discovered
Potential target for MS therapy discovered
Researchers from Bonn and Erlangen identify the protein MLC1 as a target antigen in multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system caused by the immune system. B cells, which are a type of white blood cell, play a role in the development of MS and are thus a target for therapies.

Environment - Health - 18.02.2025
Mobile water laboratory at Leipzig University supports WHO on the island of Mayotte
Mobile water laboratory at Leipzig University supports WHO on the island of Mayotte
Following the devastating Cyclone Chido in December 2024, Leipzig University, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other international partners, sent a mobile water laboratory to the island of Mayotte off the East African coast.

Social Sciences - 18.02.2025
Breaking the 'us versus them' paradigm
Breaking the ’us versus them’ paradigm
Study shows that economic need and past actions affect whether there is cooperation or antagonism between groups Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig have

Politics - Music - 18.02.2025
University of Bonn demonstrates carnival excellence at the 'Forschologicum'
University of Bonn demonstrates carnival excellence at the ’Forschologicum’

Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 17.02.2025
Successful strategies for collaborative species conservation
Successful strategies for collaborative species conservation
Researchers at Göttingen University show keys to nature conservation measures at landscape level   How can the loss of species and habitats in agricultural landscapes be stopped? Up to now, measures have mostly been implemented by individual farms. In contrast, agri-environmental measures that are planned across farms at landscape level offer greater potential for creating suitable habitats for different species as a mosaic in the landscape.

Linguistics / Literature - 14.02.2025
When the train stops at 'Kleis Trei': Saxon is changing
When the train stops at ’Kleis Trei’: Saxon is changing

Campus - Environment - 14.02.2025
Withdrawal from Platform X
Withdrawal from Platform X
Numerous academic institutions from the German-speaking world left Platform X in January 2025 following a widely recognised public appeal.

Health - 14.02.2025
Twin births: A growing trend in low-income countries
The number of mothers giving birth at an older age is increasing in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia.

Event - Innovation - 13.02.2025
Leipzig voice professor Michael Fuchs is patron of the Instrument of the Year
Leipzig voice professor Michael Fuchs is patron of the Instrument of the Year

Life Sciences - Pharmacology - 13.02.2025
Dessert stomach emerges in the brain
Who hasn't been there? The big meal is over, you're full, but the craving for sweets remains. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Cologne have now discovered that what we call the "dessert stomach" is rooted in the brain.

Health - Social Sciences - 12.02.2025
Covid and wearing masks outdoors: How culture and evolution shape our behavior
Covid and wearing masks outdoors: How culture and evolution shape our behavior
An international research team led by Christoph Randler , Professor of Biology Education at the University of , has found that during the Covid-19 pandemic, people from collectivist societies such as

Linguistics / Literature - 12.02.2025
French Author Constance Debré Appointed Visiting Professor at Freie Universität Berlin

Event - 10.02.2025
Young STEM talents at Jugend forscht at Leipzig University
Young STEM talents at Jugend forscht at Leipzig University

Environment - 07.02.2025
University of Bonn Recertified as Fairtrade University
University of Bonn Recertified as Fairtrade University

Health - Career - 06.02.2025
'Recognition of the profession of clinician scientist required'
’Recognition of the profession of clinician scientist required’
MHH Dean of Academic Career Development advocates targeted further development of structured support programmes for researching doctors.

Life Sciences - Health - 06.02.2025
Groundbreaking Research in the Fight against Diseases
Groundbreaking Research in the Fight against Diseases

Health - Event - 06.02.2025
Faculty of Medicine Awards Honorary Doctorate to Sharon Lewin
Faculty of Medicine Awards Honorary Doctorate to Sharon Lewin

Campus - 05.02.2025
Göttingen University Senate elects interim president
Göttingen University Senate elects interim president

Campus - Event - 05.02.2025
University Society honors exceptional commitment in 2023/24
University Society honors exceptional commitment in 2023/24

Psychology - Health - 05.02.2025
Carbohydrate Cravings in Depression
Carbohydrate Cravings in Depression
Researchers from Bonn and Tübingen investigate the dietary preferences of depressed people Depression affects 280 million people worldwide. The mental illness has been proven to lead to changes in eating behavior. Researchers at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB), the University of Bonn and the University Hospital Tübingen have discovered that although patients with depression generally have less appetite, they prefer carbohydrate-rich foods.

Politics - Media - 05.02.2025
Experts from Leipzig University answer questions about the Bundestag election
What role do the candidates for chancellor actually play for voters? How important is TikTok for young people in particular when it comes to deciding who to vote for? How dangerous are disinformation

Health - Life Sciences - 05.02.2025
Cell atlas of the human hypothalamus
Cell atlas of the human hypothalamus
A high-resolution spatial map of the human hypothalamus makes it possible to identify specific cells, determine their exact location and analyse their neighbouring cells.

History / Archeology - 04.02.2025
First handbook on the history and culture of the Black Sea region published
First handbook on the history and culture of the Black Sea region published

Mathematics - Computer Science - 04.02.2025
University and Max Planck Institute mourn the passing of Professor Sayan Mukherjee
University and Max Planck Institute mourn the passing of Professor Sayan Mukherjee

History / Archeology - 04.02.2025
Akkadian dictionary: 'A great scientific endeavor'
Akkadian dictionary: ’A great scientific endeavor’

Environment - Life Sciences - 03.02.2025
How Rice Can Become more Resilient
Rice is the basis of life for many people. An international research team involving researchers from Würzburg wants to make the plant, which originates from Asia, more resilient to heat and drought.

Environment - Research Management - 03.02.2025
Protection for small-scale producers and the environment?
Protection for small-scale producers and the environment?
Researchers investigate certificates promising sustainability for cocoa cultivation in Ghana Sustainability certificates such as Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance and Cocoa Life promise to improve the livelihoods of small-scale cocoa producers while preserving the biodiversity on their plantations. Together with the European Commission's Joint Research Centre, researchers from the University of Göttingen have investigated whether sustainability certificates actually achieve both these goals.