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Making Artificial Intelligence Sustainable

SAIL is an interdisciplinary AI research network created by Bielefeld University, Paderborn University, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts funded by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. SAIL addresses the next stage of AI development by looking at the entire life cycle of AI systems and their technological and societal impacts. The interdisciplinary research program brings together researchers from AI, engineering as well as the social sciences and humanities.

Research by Scientists at the University of Cologne

The Cellular Cleaning Program Autophagy Helps in Wound Healing

Scientists at the University of Cologne have shown that the recycling program of cells, autophagy, leads to the fusion of several single cells into multinucleated cell units during wound healing / publication in ‘The EMBO Journal’.

Entering the Quantum Age

Competence Network “EIN Quantum NRW” launched

Further expanding national lea­der­ship in the re­search and development of quantum technologies, train­ing specialists for this fu­ture field and developing applications for business and large-scale industry in the heart of Europe – these are the goals of the new quantum computing network “EIN Quantum NRW,” which pools the ex­per­tise of its partners. TU Dort­mund Uni­ver­sity, member of the DWIH NY supporter organization “University Alliance Ruhr”, is on board as a uni­ver­si­ty partner.

Call for Applications

Helmholtz Visiting Researcher Grant

Are you a doctoral researcher or postdoc and your research has a strong link to the (applied) data and information sciences? The Helmholtz Visiting Researcher Grant offers doctoral students and Postdocs the opportunity to do a fully-funded short-term research stay (1 – 3 months) at one of the 18 Helmholtz centers.

The Biden Presidency and International Science

DWIH New York Director Benedikt Brisch reflects on the incoming Biden/Harris Administration and the outlook for German-American exchange in science and research.

Blueprint for Restoration

The development of cities or industrial facilities as well as intensive agriculture affect the environment around the world. Such interventions create challenges for natural ecosystems and their diversity. Over the last years many projects have emerged with the aim of transforming regions that were ecologically exploited back into natural ecosystems. One approach is rewilding.

TUM Hyperloop

Public Transportation at 745 MPH

In the next years, the topic of effective and sustainable transportation will become increasingly important. Global technological trends change our daily mobility practices. One of these trends in the field of traffic development is the hyperloop. TUM Hyperloop is a project from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and was launched in 2015 as a student initiative. The goal is to develop a climate-neutral high-speed ground transportation system based on the hyperloop concept.