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33 Questions to Prof. Dr. Katharina Scheiter, Professor of Digital Education at the Department of Education
Digital media are increasingly finding their way into schools. On the one hand, their use in schools is intended to prepare children and adolescents... more
“Soils build the basis for existence of lives on our planet” – Georg Forster Research Fellowship for Batswana soil scientist Peter Eze
Peter N. Eze is a soil scientist and professor at the Botswana International University of Science & Technology. His research centers on pure and... more
Astrophysicist Prof. Dr. Tim Dietrich receives IUPAP Early Career Scientist Prize
A good start in 2023: Astrophysicist Prof. Dr. Tim Dietrich receives IUPAP Early Career Scientist Prize in General Relativity and Gravitation and a... more
“Success Fascinates Me” - Yvo Witassek studies cognitive science and is a top judo athlete
A muffled bang sounds in the hall as Yvo Witassek throws his opponent to the ground. No wonder, because the two judoka train in the weight class over... more
Cell Physics in the Land of the Rising Sun – Japanese Research Professorship for Carsten Beta
End of September, Prof. Carsten Beta, biophysicist at the Institute of Physics and Astronomy, will leave for a research stay of several weeks at the... more
33 Questions to Prof. Dr. Karoline Wiesner
What connects ant colonies and the Internet, financial markets and the human brain? They are complex systems – a comparatively new field of research,... more
Ancient Texts Protect Our Cultural Heritage – Dr. Hedwig Schmalzgruber is on a special mission
Dr. Hedwig Schmalzgruber already discovered her passion for ancient languages and texts in Latin class as a school student. Later, she herself taught... more
Fascinating Universe – Humboldt Fellow Anuradha Samajdar on Analysis of Gravitational Waves
Since January 2022 Dr. Anuradha Samajdar has been a Humboldt Fellow in the Theoretical Astrophysics research group at the Institute of Physics and... more
Zeroing in on Science – Professor of Sociology Jürgen Mackert Supervised Several Scholars at Risk in His Working Group
Since 2015, scholars who can no longer work in their home countries because they are under threat or persecuted have had the opportunity to continue... more