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‘Individualization is essential in both prevention and therapy’
How individual factors impact on everyday life, whether on performance or the distribution of risks. We interviewed two researchers from the JICE Institute.
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PortaBLe: New online portal for teacher training
Openly available teaching materials and research papers for educators – this is what the new service offers for all phases of education.
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Gauss lecture on coin tosses, atoms and forest fires
Lecture by Fields Medal winner Professor Dr Martin Hairer now online. He was the main speaker at the event organised by the German Mathematical Society (DMV), which was recently held at Bielefeld University.
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From splicing to survival: how plants respond to stress
Biologists at the university investigated altered gene expression. They cooperated with researchers in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The study has now been published in ‘The Plant Cell’.
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‘Out of the spheres of the private and the moral’
Social anthropologist Minh Nguyen analyses how care is organized under market socialism. Care, she states, must be analysed as public and political.
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Continue talking about the conflict in the Middle East
Interview with public health researcher Oliver Razum on a delegation trip to Israel and Palestine: how academic research might help address the conflict, and how insights can be transferred to Bielefeld teaching
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Neuroinformatician Helge Ritter honoured with symposium
150 guests look back on the work of the long-standing coordinator of the Cluster of Excellence CITEC. After 33 years at the university, the Faculty of Engineering bids farewell to the researcher on his retirement.
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The Sounds of Science
A workshop at the university’s Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF) is working on sonification as a new way of presenting data.
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“UniTeam” wins robot in international AI challenge
The group led by Bielefeld computer scientist Dr Andrew Melnik is successful at the world’s largest conference for machine learning.
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European University NEOLAiA: Kick-off in Brussels
University representatives met with their colleagues from the European partner universities at the key launch event in Brussels.
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How social should AI be?
Professor Johanna Seibt from Aarhus University is an expert in “Robophilosophy”. She gives an insight into her research in a lecture at Bielefeld University, which is now available as a video recording.
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Advancing AI Research with an Immersive Virtual Building
Researchers from Bielefeld, Bremen, and Paderborn are using a new virtual building to share insights about their work.
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Refugees and dental care: Study dispels prejudices
Bielefeld researchers shed light on what’s really happening in dental care.
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Talking about borders and their effects
Europe’s external borders are being increasingly reinforced and monitored, including by force. This has an impact on the people who are turned away and changes the societies in Europe themselves.
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Seeking clues in far away archives
Three doctoral students report on their archive trips and experiences.
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Cooperation with Ukraine: Connection through exchange
Bielefeld University was able to support its Ukrainian partners with a number of offerings this year, while also creating new formats for exchange, research, and support.
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From the behaviour of species to individual behaviour
Animal behaviour research at Bielefeld University was founded 50 years ago, marking the beginning of a cutting-edge international research programme.
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How healthcare systems withstand uncertainty
A new graduate school at Bielefeld University is dedicated to studying the effects of uncertainty on health policy and healthcare.
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The Future of Evidence-Based Policy
International research group at the ZiF is now presenting its findings and developing proposals for the future of evidence-based policy together with experts and practitioners.
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‘Making STEM teachers fit for digital learning’
New project expands teutolabs into places for teacher training. Interview with Professor Stefanie Schwedler.
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Top ERC funding in the millions for four researchers
The European Research Council has announced the awardees of the new Consolidator Grants. In Germany, Bielefeld University is one of the most successful in acquiring grants this time.
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Statement on Anti-Semitism and the Conflict in the Middle East
Statement of the Rectorate of Bielefeld University in an updated version dated 16 November 2023
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When labour markets cross national borders
The German Research Foundation is funding a new Research Training Group. It investigates how cross-border labour markets are embedded in their own network of transnational organizations, infrastructures, and institutions.
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Action plan for better data on migration and health
Health data on migrants and refugees is incompletely recorded in European countries. This is shown by Bielefeld Professor Dr Kayvan Bozorgmehr and his co-authors in a new study.
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