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A lot of material to learn, a new social environment, complicated IT procedures – starting at a new university can be quite challenging. That is why the departmental student bodies and other University advisory offices organise numerous activities for students to help them find their footing, both academically and socially. We present three examples of mentoring programmes.

The aim of the project is to build bridges between animal personality research and psychological personality research, as well as related disciplines. Prof. Melanie Dammhahn and Prof. Mitja Back provide insights into the planned research.

The XENONnT dark matter detector has succeeded in performing measurements with nearly no radioactive interference. The technology was developed by a team led by particle physicist Prof Christian Weinheimer from the University of Münster.

In widespread diseases such as diabetes, cancer or Parkinson’s, a significant proportion of research activity is carried out in the fields of medicine or pharmacology. However, other branches of research play an important role in preventing and dealing with everyday symptoms. In the Department of Neuromotor Behaviour research is being done on the so-called "Freezing of Gait".

A team from the Institute of Geology and Palaeontology at the University of Münster is exploring 3.2-billion-year-old rocks in the Barberton Greenstone Belt in South Africa. By drilling deep boreholes, the researchers are gaining insights into the climate of early Earth and uncovering evidence of the oldest known climate cycles on the planet.

In the Lünten Forest near Vreden rises a 30-metre-high measuring tower, which was built not for visitors but for research purposes. The Institute for Landscape Ecology at the University of Münster is exploring how the forest can be successfully rewetted and what role peatland ecosystems play as natural carbon sinks for climate protection.

Replication studies have not so far attracted a great deal of attention from researchers. The Münster Center for Open Science (MüCOS) aims to remedy this and has therefore started up a series of scientific publications entitled “Replication Research”. Psychologist Dr. Lukas Röseler, the Managing Director of MüCOS, explains why replications are indispensable for preserving quality in science.

Professor of Dogmatics Michael Seewald from the University of Münster will in future edit the world’s most important collection of magisterial texts of the Roman Catholic Church. The ‘Denzinger’ compendium, available in numerous languages, brings together the most important decisions made by the Church’s magisterium from antiquity to the present day.

Participants from five cohorts of the “MOMENTUM Women’s Leadership Journey” met for an evening full of interesting conversations and fresh ideas. The programme run by the Faculty of Medicine supports female scientists in developing their personal leadership style.

A team led by Prof Simon Lux has analysed the future energy demand associated with the EU's goal of strengthening local battery supply chains in Europe. According to their projections, Europe will have to generate significant amounts of energy for local battery cell production.

Epithelial tissues cover the inner and outer surfaces of the body. A study by the working group of cell biologist Prof. Carsten Grashoff now provides insight into the molecular details underlying the formation of the connections between epithelial cells.

Chemists from the University of Münster´s Institute for Organic Chemistry report a new strategy to unlock unprecedented reactivity in earth-abundant aluminium catalysts using light. The work features a method developed by the group of Prof. Ryan Gilmour, and a theoretical investigation led by Prof. Johannes Neugebauer.