University of Tübingen

Twenty years after its founding, the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research (HIH) receives ongoing annual funding of two million euros from the state of Baden-Württemberg. The continuation of state funding and further support from…

Early flowering plants in European forests now start the flowering season on average a week earlier than they did a hundred years ago. This is evidenced by herbarium evidence, such as Dr. Franziska Willems and Professor Oliver Bossdorf…

External landmarks such as a church tower or a yellow house on the corner play a role in spatial orientation, as does an internal compass formed by specialized nerve cells in the brain. These head direction cells, which react to the…

A calorie-reduced diet can not only delay the development of metabolic diseases, but also has a positive effect on the immune system. Researchers have now been able to show for the first time that this effect is mediated by a changed…

Whether students benefit from the use of technology in the classroom depends less on how intensively digital media is used and more on how it is used. If their use stimulates thought or, for example, to discuss results, they certainly…

The University of Tübingen remains on course for growth. "Despite all the difficulties and challenges, the university was again able to raise more research funds last year and welcome more students to the campus," said the rector of the…

From the 2022/23 winter semester, the University of Tübingen will be offering the first profile area in Germany, “Artificial Intelligence in Medical Radiation Sciences”. In the Medical Radiation Sciences master’s degree, students are…

Scientists from the University of Tübingen carried out an excavation on the so-called burial ground X of the Tübingen city cemetery on Wednesday. The aim was to obtain clarity about the whereabouts of the mortal remains of underage…

Scientists from the Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum in Frankfurt and the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment at the University of Tübingen have discovered the fossil remains of a…

Ancient Jewish coins are a rarity in German museums and have hardly been published to date. The Institute for Classical Archeology at the University of Tübingen is now presenting a collection that is exceptional in Germany in terms of its…