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News from UA Ruhr

Mobility Funding for International Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum

Four calls are open until June 15 for mobility funding for international researchers interested in staying at Ruhr University Bochum.

News from the University of Cologne

Prof. Malte Gather Wins ERC Advanced Grant for His Work on Overcoming the Fundamental Dispersion Limit of Optical Interference

Alexander von Humboldt Professor at the University of Cologne receives funding from the European Research Council (ERC) – 2.5 million euros over five years – for his work on overcoming the fundamental dispersion limit of optical interference.

News from Campus OWL

Developing Sustainable Design of AI Components and Preserving Human Self-Determination

Around 90 researchers are involved in the SAIL research network, a four-year joint project, receiving up to 14.8 million euros of funding from the North Rhine-Westphalia state government. SAIL is an excellent example of fruitful, successful collaboration within Campus OWL. It will explore how AI systems could operate in a sustainable, transparent, secure, resource-efficient way over a long product life cycle.

News from Heidelberg University

Funding available for study at Heidelberg University

Heidelberg Alumni U.S. (HAUS) is pleased to invite applications for the 2023-24 HAUS Scholarships, the deadline is June 15, 2023. The stipends are available to qualified students from a United States university planning to study at Heidelberg University.

News from the University of Freiburg

Heisenberg Professorship for Susana Minguet García

The University of Freiburg biologist conducts cancer research on immunotherapies using T cells.

Research at University of Cologne

University of Cologne Researchers Discover a Way to Fight the Aging Process and Cancer Development

Damage in the human genome can be repaired. But this works better in germ cells, sperm and eggs, than in normal body cells. Responsible for this is the DREAM protein complex, which prevents the activation of all available repair mechanisms. A research team at the University of Cologne has now shown that normal body cells can also be repaired better once this complex has been deactivated. In the long run, the scientists hope to develop better therapies to prevent cancer and aging-associated diseases. They describe their results in ‘Nature Structural & Molecular Biology’.

News from Campus OWL

STEM Student Labs for Teacher Education

Bielefeld University is leading a new research project exploring the usage of student laboratories in teacher training. Together with Paderborn University and other institutions the project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and aims to use the benefits of STEM labs and digital tools for teacher education.