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The University of Münster has returned an ancient marble head of dubious provenance to the Greek state. A private owner in Essen gave the head to the University’s Archaeological Museum in 1989, but it remains a mystery how the donors came into possession of the ancient piece and who removed it from its original site and when.

The scientist at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Japan explains why he came to Münster and why he recommends that students spend time studying abroad.

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved a new Research Training Group dedicated to educating mathematicians in the fields of probability theory and applied analysis.

Dr. Ksenia Fedosova from the Cluster of Excellence Mathematics Münster, along with an international research team, has proven a mathematical conjecture in string theory that physicists had proposed regarding certain equations. Their findings were published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

A research team led by Prof Dr Christine Achten has analysed the wastewater from exhaust gas cleaning systems, so-called scrubbers, for contamination with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and toxicity. This is one of the most comprehensive studies on this topic. The results were published in the journal ‘Marine Pollution Bulletin’.

Globalization and connectivity are not phenomena of the modern age, they already had an impact on the ancient world. Dutch archaeologist Prof. Dr. Miguel John Versluys of Leiden University is working on this topic and was awarded the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s research prize in July. His research stays at the University of Münster will begin this winter semester.

The International Graduate School “BACCARA” is set to receive around five million euros from the Ministry for Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.

A research team led by Prof Markus Lappe has been investigating the question of how we perceive a stable environment despite constant eye movements. The result: rapid and smooth eye movements are based on different mechanisms, and visual stability depends on specific motion signals.

Doctoral student Lena Mahlberg is carrying out research in the working group headed by Prof. Denise Steiner at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy. "wissen|leben" took a closer look at her work in the lab.

The Welcome Centre of the University of Münster’s International Office not only supports international researchers, but also postdoc refugees who are threatened and living in exile. This primarily involves offering advice and support with scholarships, residence permits or career opportunities. Dr Larysa Kovbasyuk from Ukraine is currently a guest of the German Studies Department.

A team of biologists from the Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity has investigated how tapeworm infection affects the immune system and sleep of sticklebacks.

A team led by chemist Prof Dr Frank Glorius has synthesised so-called heteroatom-substituted cage-like 3D molecules. The innovative structures could help address key challenges in drug design by serving as more stable alternatives to traditional, flat, aromatic rings.