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“It is easier to split an atom than to stamp out prejudice.” This quote from Albert Einstein suggests the thematic focus UNITE & DIVIDE to which the latest issue of the research magazine RUPERTO CAROLA is dedicated. In times of the…

In order to promote research and teaching in the field of Pharmaceutical Technology, Lipoid GmbH (Ludwigshafen) is endowing a new junior professorship. It will be located at the Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology (IPMB) at…

Well-prepared for the law exam: Heidelberg University students will continue to benefit from “exam prep house” in the next four years. In order to maintain the “HeidelPräp!” project in Villa Manesse – a discrete building with personalised…

While the APP protein is well-known for its key role in Alzheimer’s disease, its contribution to healthy brain function, by contrast, has remained largely unknown until now. Recently, an international research team, led by molecular…

High-precision noble gas analyses indicate that solar wind particles from our primordial Sun were encased in the Earth’s core over 4.5 billion years ago. Researchers from the Institute of Earth Sciences at Heidelberg University have…

A newly established Research Training Group (RTG) in the field of immunology will investigate what mechanisms control immune cells and how they can contribute to improving immunotherapeutic strategies for cancer treatment. RTG 2727…

What is the role of communication in the societies of Ibero-America? How is public opinion in Ibero-America formed? To what extent do languages underpin identity? These will be some of the questions explored in the new interdisciplinary…

What is the role of communication in the societies of Ibero-America? How is public opinion in Ibero-America formed? To what extent do languages underpin identity? These will be some of the questions explored in the new interdisciplinary…

Microalgae of the dinoflagellate group are known for their ability to survive in other animal cells. These tiny single-cell organisms have engaged in mutually beneficial relationships with corals since primeval times. By passing on…

Seasonally occurring fields of aufeis (icing) constitute an important resource for the water supply of the local population in the Upper Indus Basin. However, little research has been done on them so far. Geographers at the South Asia…