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The mathematician Professor Carla Cederbaum receives the Tübingen Prize for Science Communication of the Year 2022. The 41-year-old is honored for her continuous efforts to teach mathematics to children and adults. The Tübingen Prize for…

In reaction to the war against Ukraine, the University of Tübingen will suspend cooperation with Russian universities and research institutions until further notice. "We are following the recommendation of the Alliance of Science…

Dravet syndrome is one of the most common severe early childhood forms of epilepsy - and fortunately very rare with one in 15,000 people in Germany. The disease is genetic and in most cases is due to a change or loss in a gene on…

At the mouth of the Rio Tinto in south-west Spain, the acidic river water contaminated with heavy metals from ore mining and mineral weathering mixes with the salt water of the Atlantic Ocean. A unique community of microorganisms that…

The basic skills for using stone tools could be much more widespread among primates than previously thought: A study by the University of Tübingen, the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig and the University of…

The Senate and University Council of the University of Tübingen are expected to elect a new rector in April 2022. The election is necessary because the previous incumbent, Professor Bernd Engler, will retire on September 30, 2022. As the…

Astronomers from the Universities of Tübingen and Potsdam have discovered a new type of star. While hunting for "hot stars" with the Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona, the team came across stars with unusual properties. While normal…

1078 people were handed over to the anatomy department of the University of Tübingen after their death during the Nazi era - without having given their consent during their lifetime. The names and biographical data are now recorded in a…

Tübingen research team examines Internet communication on the flood disaster: blame and utopian worldviews dominate - concerns about the culture of political discussion in GermanyThe floods that hit large areas in North Rhine-Westphalia…

Around one in ten in Germany is affected by it: migraines. A third of those affected also suffer from temporary neurological symptoms. With them, for example, a flicker in front of the eyes precedes the headache, the so-called migraine…