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New publication: "Twelve Months, Twelve People - Portraits 2023"

With the publication "Twelve Months, Twelve People - Portraits 2023", the Office of Communication and Public Relations introduces some outstanding people of the past year. Based on their expertise, their role at the university and their successes, the people portrayed exemplify the research, teaching and transfer ideas that make up the university of Münster.

Many students from all over the world are looking forward to their studies in Münster.<address>© Uni MS - Peter Leßmann</address>
© Uni MS - Peter Leßmann

University of Münster welcomes 141 international students

Willkommen, bienvenue, hoşgeldiniz, benvenuti and welcome: the University of Münster welcomes 141 international exchange students for the new summer semester. During Welcome Week, the International Office provided information about studying and living at the university and in the city. Until the start of lectures in April, most of the students will attend a language course.

The IceCube laboratory at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica houses the computers that collect the raw data.<address>© Felipe Pedreros, IceCube/NSF</address>
© Felipe Pedreros, IceCube/NSF

Neutrino researchers meet at the University of Münster

Around 220 of the physicists involved in the "IceCube" experiment are meeting for the first time in Münster from 18 to 22 March for the spring conference of the IceCube collaboration. Spokesperson Ignacio Taboada reports on the progress of the research.

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The fellowship programme “Migration, Diaspora, Citizenship” (MDC) at the University of Münster will receive one million euros from the European Union (EU).<address>© Uni MS - Robert Matzke</address>
© Uni MS - Robert Matzke

Fellowship Initiative Receives EU COFUND Funding

The fellowship programme “Migration, Diaspora, Citizenship” (MDC) at the University of Münster will receive one million euros from the European Union (EU). As the highest-ranking project with top marks (100%), the MDC initiative is one of only two programmes nationwide that have been selected for the “COFUND Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions” (MSCA).

The University of Münster is profoundly committed to the fundamental values of democracy.<address>© Feng Yu - stock.adobe.com</address>
© Feng Yu - stock.adobe.com

Statement: A call for strengthening democratic values and the rule of law

The University of Münster is profoundly committed to the fundamental values of democracy. The University management and Senate fully endorse the statement issued by the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK): “Liberal democracy and the rule of law are the immovable pillars of our country and its institutions. They are also an essential prerequisite for the existence of a competitive and internationally compatible German higher education system.”

TRIS-degrading bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas were discovered in the wastewater treatment plant in Coerde and in various other plants in the region. This degradation capability was transferred to another Pseudomonas strain in the laboratory, as indicated by the green fluorescence.<address>© Uni MS - Johannes Holert</address>
© Uni MS - Johannes Holert

Microbiologist Bodo Philipp on the adaptability of micro-organisms

Münster's wastewater contains bacteria that can decompose a substance called "TRIS", which is frequently used in laboratories - a team led by Prof Dr Bodo Philipp discovered this by chance and unravelled the metabolic pathway, which is new in evolutionary terms.

After the outbreak of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, a collective slump in well-being was measurable internationally.<address>© Photographee.eu - stock.adobe.com</address>
© Photographee.eu - stock.adobe.com

Mental health impaired internationally following the outbreak of war in Ukraine

The outbreak of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine led internationally to a collective collapse in well-being - regardless of individual characteristics. However, personality traits are decisive in the recovery from this shock. These are the results of a study led by Julian Scharbert and Prof. Dr. Mitja Back from the University of Münster, published in "Nature Communications".

Dr. Markus Seidel<address>© Centre for the Philosophy of Science (ZfW) - Sebastian Stachorra</address>
© Centre for the Philosophy of Science (ZfW) - Sebastian Stachorra

“Debates on restrictions are old”

One special form of freedom is academic freedom in the arts and sciences, as laid down in Article 5, Section 2 of Germany’s Basic Law. The first sentence states: “Arts and sciences, research and teaching are free.” In an interview, Dr. Markus Seidel explains this special freedom, which is enormously important for universities.

Mangaaka were beings which watched over the observance of treaties in the Loango region of western Africa. Their original legal function was concealed by European collections exhibiting them solely as works of art.<address>© Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York</address>
© Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Interview on colonial provenance research

Handing back cultural artefacts which have a colonial provenance has long been an object of public debate. The historical anthropologist Dr. João Figueiredo from the Käte Hamburger Kolleg “Legal Unity and Pluralism” and the legal historian Dr. Sebastian M. Spitra discuss the opportunity to contribute to a better understanding of the communities of origin and their pluralistic legal systems.

Evolution is researched in a wide variety of disciplines.<address>© alionaprof - stock.adobe.com</address>
© alionaprof - stock.adobe.com

Research into evolution: four questions, four viewpoints

Growth and decay, passing things on and renewal: evolution is life, and life is constant. The word ‘evolution’ is also used to describe gradual changes in culture and society. To start the series off, four researchers from the University of Münster give their views here on the dazzling diversity of evolution and what research has discovered.

Evolution as gradual development is the most common scientific concept for understanding processes.<address>© Uni MS - Web and Design</address>
© Uni MS - Web and Design

A momentous discovery

“I feel as if I’m confessing a murder,” wrote Charles Darwin in his book “On the Origin of Species”, published in 1859. He was evidently aware that his new insights at that time were not only presenting some scientific theory. No, the British naturalist was shaking the prevailing conception of the world.

Using a nanomanipulator and an ultra-fine ion beam, a tiny lamella, about five by ten micrometres in size and only one hundred nanometres thin, is cut out of the meteorite and attached to a sample bar. The scientists can then analyze the organic particles in this lamella under an electron microscope (right).<address>© SuperSTEM Laboratory, Daresbury, UK</address>
© SuperSTEM Laboratory, Daresbury, UK

Cosmic building blocks of life discovered through the electron microscope

Meteorites are fragments of asteroids which find their way to Earth as shooting stars and provide information on the origins of our solar system. A team of researchers has examined the so-called Winchcombe meteorite and demonstrated the existence in it of nitrogen compounds such as amino acids and heterocyclic hydrocarbons – without applying any chemical treatment and by using a new type of detector design.

A new image video presents the research profile of the University of Münster.<address>© Uni MS</address>
© Uni MS

University of Münster presents research in a new video

A new image video presents the research profile of the University of Münster. In around three and a half minutes, the audience gets to know different areas of research - from basic research to application-oriented projects, the complex challenges of the 21st century that scientists are working on are presented.

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