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» Published on 27. Juni 2019

International THE-Ranking: Bielefeld University among the TOP 20 young universities in the world

Rector Gerhard Sagerer: ‘A highlight in our anniversary year’

Bielefeld University is one of the world’s 20 best young universities. This is the result of the new Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings, published yesterday (26/6/2019). The British academic magazine THE compares 350 universities worldwide that are not older than 50 years. Bielefeld ranks third among the German universities evaluat-ed, and second in North Rhine-Westphalia.

» Published on 13. Juni 2019

Phantom Sensations: When the Sense of Touch Deceives

Study by researchers at Bielefeld University, University of Hamburg, and New York University

Without being aware of it, people sometimes wrongly perceive tactile sensations. A new study in the scientific journal “Current Biology” shows how healthy people can sometimes misattribute touch to the wrong side of their body, or even to a completely wrong part of the body. The study was conducted by researchers at Bielefeld University’s Cluster of Excellence CITEC, the University of Hamburg, and New York University.