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» Published on 30. September 2016

Chinese Friendship Award for Bielefeld chemist

Second award winner at Bielefeld University 

The Chinese government has conferred the highest national honour for foreign experts, the National Friendship Award of the People’s Republic of China, on the Bielefeld chemist Professor Dr. Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus. The award is traditionally conferred in Peking to commemorate the 1st of October, the National Day celebrating the founding of the People's Republic of China. Together with eight further Germans, Kohse-Höinghaus received the award in the seat of government Zhongnanhai.

» Published on 28. September 2016

New International Research Training Group in mathematics

Bielefeld University cooperating with Seoul National University, South Korea 

Whether cancer cells or galaxies: the universe is full of irregular structures. Mathematicians in the International Research Training Group (IRTG) at Bielefeld University and Seoul National University (South Korea) are searching for hidden laws in random systems. On Friday the 7th of October, the IRTG will open officially under the title ‘Searching for the regular in the irregular: Analysis of singular and random systems’. Guests include the South Korean Spokesperson of the IRTG, Professor Panki Kim from Seoul, and Kyoungae Mun, Director of the Korean Education Center at the Korean Embassy in Berlin. Ceremonies commence at 15.30 in Lecture hall E0-002 in Bielefeld University’s Building X.

» Published on 6. September 2016

Towards the Workplace of the Future – with Virtual Reality

Conference to be held at CITEC, the Cluster of Excellence at Bielefeld University 

Virtual reality (VR) does not just help companies save money when it comes to testing new technologies; it also enables trainees and students to quickly and intensively learn on-the-job skills (e.g. in a virtual hospital). From 8–9 September 2016, experts will present the latest developments and studies on augmented and virtual reality at the Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC) of Bielefeld University. This conference also includes a competition in which the researchers will demonstrate how virtual and augmented reality will enhance the workplace of the future.

» Published on 6. September 2016

Bielefeld students working on a system to counter viruses such as Zika

iGEM team entering the international competition in Boston  

Pathogens such as the Zika virus regularly impose new challenges on modern medicine. With their great adaptability, viruses are particularly difficult to diagnose and treat. A team of eleven students attending different natural science courses at Bielefeld University is carrying out research on generating proteins to counter viruses such as Zika. The group is taking this idea to the 2016 iGEM competition in Boston, USA. iGEM stands for ‘international Genetically Engineered Machine’ and is the most important non-commercial competition in synthetic biology. From the 27th to the 31st of October, 300 teams from more than 30 nations have developed projects with which they will be competing in various categories.