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A majority of people in Germany consider the influence of science on politics to be too small.

German Research Foundation continues funding of the University of Münster's collaborations on "Imaging inflammation" and "Intelligent matter" Two Collaborative Research Centres (CRC) at the Universit

The working group headed by Denise Steiner and based at the PharmaCampus is looking for new ways to get active ingredients into the body Her first steps on a long working day often lead Lena Mahlberg to the precision scales in Room 155, a lab in C Building on the PharmaCampus.

Economist presents study results on the four-day pilot project Wellbeing increases when working hours are reduced - while productivity remains the same or even increases moderately. This was supported by a Germany-wide study conducted by the University of Münster under the scientific direction of Professor Dr Julia Backmann and co-led by Dr Felix Hoch.

The "international.founders Network" supports international researchers interested in setting up their own company There is a huge potential, but it's been nowhere near exploited to the full.

Physics students doing their masters course fabricate microscopically tiny specimens in a practical training session in a cleanroom.

Physicist Oliver Kamps talks about artificial intelligence and sustainability / "Campus Earth" on November 8 Christina Hoppenbrock took this occasion to ask physicist Dr. Oliver Kamps how arti

Cell biologist Maria Florencia Sánchez is a passionate scientist who now works in Münster Since May of this year, the second floor of the Multiscale Imaging Centre (MIC) on Röntgenstraße has been home to the office of Dr Maria Florencia Sánchez, who studies how cells communicate.

As a clinician scientist, Philipp Backhaus works at University Hospital Münster as well as conducting research at the University of Münster's European Institute for Molecular Imaging There's plenty to do at the University of Münster even out of termtime.

Interdisciplinary Research Team Aims to Use Recycled Phosphate for Lithium-ion Batteries To recover phosphate from existing sources such as wastewater or farm manure and reuse it in lithium-ion batte

New publication includes the Revelation of John / Twelve years in the making Four new volumes have been added to the "Editio Critica Maior (ECM)" published by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research (INTF) at the University of Münster.

Study provides universities in Münster a roadmap to successful change Universities are places where students are trained in sustainability.

Thinking against the grain with artificial intelligence - A guest commentary by science journalist Manuela Lenzen People want to know how stories continue.

Physicist Kai Schmitz offers insights into the evolution of the universe and questions of cosmology Kai Schmitz 's field of work lies at the interface of particle physics and cosmology; his favourite subject is gravitational waves from the early universe. In an interview with Christina Hoppenbrock, the research group leader at the Institute of Theoretical Physics provides insights into the evolution of the universe, methods of research and still unresolved questions about cosmology.

With the aid of quantum encryption, the joint project "MANTIS" aims to prevent hackers from attacking gas pipeline networks and other important infrastructure / Physicists from the University of Müns

In her doctoral thesis, Dr Berta Canal investigated the effects of heat on the reproductive capacity of fruit flies Dr Berta Canal recently completed her doctoral thesis at the Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity (IEB) at the University of Münster that examined the effects of heat stress on the reproductive capacity of fruit flies ( Drosophila ).

Germanist examines how witnesses' style of language can influence the trust the police have in their statements Anyone who is asked to make a written statement after an accident - either as a witness

New Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) in Medicine / CRC in Mathematics extended The University of Münster is delighted at approvals given for two large-scale projects.

Evolutionary scientist Marc de Lussanet talks about the evolution of this high-performance organ Anyone who expects research to be carried out at the Institute of Sports Science into training, teaching, movement or psychology is quite right.

Research team mimics natural molecular structures / New possibility for vaccine development Meningococci ( Neisseria meningitidis ) are disease-causing bacteria that cause life-threatening meningitis, or blood poisoning (septicaemia).

Information systems specialist Christian Grimme explains the principle of evolutionary algorithms In many ways, nature serves as a model for processes and functions which we use in our everyday lives.

25 April is DNA Day.

Genetic engineering: indispensable for the natural and the life sciences - and long since a part of everyday life "An eleven-year-old boy, deaf from birth, can hear again".

"IceCube" spokesperson Ignacio Taboada reports on the progress of the experiment Researchers from several countries are using the IceCube experiment to search for neutrinos in the ice at the South Pole. These difficult-to-detect particles reach Earth from the cosmos. About 220 of the physicists involved in the experiment meet for the first time at the University of Münster from 18 to 22 March for the spring meeting of the IceCube collaboration.

Christian Weinheimer is in search of dark matter and the mass of neutrinos Christian Weinheimer sees his job as a university professor as having something of the football coach.

How an anthropologist and a lawyer assess research on colonial provenance Handing back cultural artefacts which have a colonial provenance has long been an object of public debate.

Scientists provide insights Did Charles Darwin invent the term "evolution" The clear answer is no. Charles Darwin didn't invent the concept of evolution, and he himself rarely used the word. Nevertheless, the British naturalist is seen - rightly - as the creator of the theory of evolution, which explains to us the 'tribal' development of biological species: phylogenesis.

Physicist Michael Klasen provides insights into the progress being made in nuclear research For more than ten years now, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the CERN nuclear research centre near Geneva has been providing data from particle collisions at high energy levels, allowing conclusions to be drawn about the structure of atomic nuclei.

Staff and students describe the events which they found the most moving this year Madeleine Falkowski, student of Landscape Ecology: When I arrived in Taiwan on March 11, I couldn't imagine the adventure which was waiting for me there.

Award for ToSyMa study This year the prestigious Hufeland Prize went to Walter Heindel and Stefanie Weigel.