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» Published on 29. September 2015

Information for refugees who want to study

Refugees invited to Bielefeld University on the 30th of September   

On the 30th of September, Bielefeld University will be hosting an information event for refugees in the region of East Westphalia-Lippe. It will start at 4 p.m. in Room X-E1-203 in Building X. Refugees’ escorts and advisors are also cordially invited to attend.

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» Published on 29. September 2015

Millions of Euros for teacher-training project

‘Bi-professional – Sei professionell!’

Bielefeld University’s proposals on the topics ‘critical and reflective practice orientation’, ‘learning through research during internships’, and ‘inclusion-sensitive diagnosis, support, and didactics’ have been approved for the programme ‘Quality Pact for Teaching. The funding programme by Germany’s federal and Land governments is providing a total of 500 million Euros from now until 2023 to improve study conditions and the quality of teaching in higher education through sustainable projects.

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» Published on 23. September 2015

Physicists find new explanation for key experiment

Researchers at Bielefeld University publish findings on spin caloritronics and are the first to apply measurement methods in the field

An experiment at Tohoku University (Japan) in 2008 laid the foundations for research on ‘spin caloritronics’ – a field that aims to develop more effective and energy-saving data processing in information technology. Since then, many new spincaloric effects have been studied, but the key experiment in Japan could not be replicated. Researchers at Bielefeld University’s Faculty of Physics have now found an explanation for this. They have published their findings in the journal Nature Communications. By applying a new measurement method available at major research facilities, they have also extended the experimental repertoire in spin caloritronics. These results can be found in the journal Physical Review Letters.  

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» Published on 21. September 2015

Interactive Sonification of Hand Induced Water Flow of Elite Swimmers

Elite swimmers will attend a hands-on workshop at Bielefeld University, where they will train to optimize their swimming technique with sound

Bielefeld researchers are supporting swimmers to improve their performance by listening to the flow due to self-induced actions in the water. At a hands-on workshop from 24-25 September 2015, organizers Dr. Bodo E. Ungerechts, Dr. Thomas Hermann, and Dr. Daniel Cesarini will introduce for the first time an experiment on how elite swimmers can interactively use sound effects based on displaced water flow. During the practical component, which will executed at Bielefeld University’s pool, the researchers will examine how Germany’s Elite swimmers from the year 2015 individually generate their propulsion in water. These swimmers are currently preparing for the 2016 Olympic Games. Following this, the findings will be evaluated and the latest research results will be presented. The research team is funded by the Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC) at Bielefeld University.

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» Published on 15. September 2015

Targeting cancer

Researchers from all over the world meeting in Bielefeld

The fight against cancer with chemotherapy frequently has many unwanted and severe side effects such as hair loss, nausea, and vomiting. Medicines that fight cancer are poisons; they don’t just attack and damage the tumour, but all other cells as well. Internationally renowned scientists engaged in academic and industrial research will be meeting in Bielefeld between the 20th and 23rd of September. At the 5th International CeBiTec Research Conference ‘Drug Conjugates for Directed Therapy’, they want to discuss strategies with which these side effects may be circumvented.

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» Published on 9. September 2015

Opening a window into the universe from Norderstedt

Researchers from Bielefeld and Hamburg inaugurate part of the largest radio telescope in the world

People have always been fascinated by the universe. The largest digital radio telescope, LOFAR, is now opening up a window. Stars, planets, and galaxies emit radio waves that can be many millions of years old. The signals received by each individual station are processed by a computer and assembled into an image of the heavens. Researchers at Bielefeld University and Universität Hamburg have set up the station together with the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy ASTRON. Today (09.09.2015) the 47th station of the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) is being officially inaugurated in Norderstedt.

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» Published on 8. September 2015

DFG-Förderatlas: Outstanding results for Bielefeld University

Excellent in mathematics, sociology, and computer science

Relative to their colleagues at the strongest research universities in Germany, researchers at Bielefeld University have been particularly successful in applying for third-party funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG). This finding comes from the 2015 DFG-Förderatlas [funding atlas] published today (03.09.2015). The atlas collates DFG grants to universities for the years 2011 to 2013.

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