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28 February 2024 / University of Regensburg

Think Space Ukraine (TSU) : Center for Interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies at the University of Regensburg

The establishment of a new Center - Think Space Ukraine (TSU) or Denkraum Ukraine (DU) –…

28 February 2024

Overcrowding increases tree mortality, perhaps explaining higher biodiversity in tropical forests

When a tree is surrounded by many similar individuals, its mortality increases, which is…

28 February 2024 / University of Bayreuth

Bayreuth researchers develop a more precise carbon footprint

A study has been carried out at the University of Bayreuth that shows a way to measure the…

26 February 2024 / University of Bayreuth

Researchers at the University of Bayreuth develop new method for assessing climate change risks to ecosystems

The Bayreuth plant ecologists Prof Dr Steven Higgins and Dr Timo Conradi argue in favour…

26 February 2024 / JMU Würzburg

New Consortium Aims to Develop More Sustainable Sodium-based Batteries

The batteries of the future must be both powerful and sustainable. A new joint project,…

22 February 2024 / JMU Würzburg

“Empathy is socially transmitted"

Prof. Dr. Grit Hein from the University Hospital Würzburg (UKW) has shared insights into…

22 February 2024 / TUM

Possible trigger for autoimmune diseases discovered

Immune cells must learn not to attack the body itself. A team of researchers from the…

05 February 2024

Love and Hate in Ancient Times: New Anthology on Magical Texts Published

Magical texts from Egypt in Coptic script and language are at the centre of a research…

01 February 2024 / TUM

Climate change: Fungal disease endangers wheat production

Climate change poses a threat to yields and food security worldwide, with plant diseases…

31 January 2024 / University of Bayreuth

Bayreuth scientists find a close-loop recycling process for one of the most widely used plastics

A pioneering development enables the targeted replication of the chemical structure of…