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A team of chemists headed by Prof. Frank Glorius from the University of Münster has succeeded in producing new and medically significant small molecular rings. These molecules are difficult to synthesise because they are particularly sensitive.

A year ago, mathematician Prof. Ralf Schindler and his colleague published a proof uniting two hitherto competing assumptions in set theory. The world of mathematics celebrates the result as a milestone in research in the field of infinities, one of the theoretical foundations of mathematics.

The North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts has admitted battery researcher Prof. Martin Winter as a new member.

For the first time, physicists have undertaken a precise investigation into the ultrafast control of single-photon emitters in hexagonal boron nitride using laser pulses. Their findings have important implications for possible future applications in quantum technologies.

Modern cultural man likes to see himself as the measure of all things. Plants are often regarded as mute and passive, culturally negligible beings. However, the great potential of plants in literature is now being shown by young members of the philology department in their exhibition "Eden? Plants between Science and Fiction", which can be seen in the Botanical Garden from 15 to 29 May.

The Number One confounding factor in animal research is the person conducting the experiment. A team headed by behavioural biologists Dr. Vanessa von Kortzfleisch and Prof. Helene Richter examined this factor in behavioural experiments involving mice at different locations.

Biochemist Prof. Lydia Sorokin and particle physicist Prof. Christian Weinheimer from the University of Münster have each received one of the coveted Advanced Grants awarded by the European Research Council (ERC).

On the occasion of World Animal Lab Day on April 24, Dr. Katja Siegeler shows her work in a video. As an Animal Welfare Officer she makes sure that regulations, conditions and requirements are all complied with – in the interests of animal welfare. She also advises scientists on setting up animal experiments and on keeping laboratory animals.

In her dissertation at the Institute of Geography, Dr. Hannah Uprety took the example of Nepal to examine the mechanisms and structures behind forms of labour migration. The conclusion she came to was that in the marketing of Nepalese labour, it is not only the current logic of globalisation that plays a role, but also historical power constellations and colonial infrastructures.

He will be only the eighth winner of the prestigious Karl Georg Christian von Staudt Prize: Prof Dr Burkhard Wilking from the Differential Geometry group at the Mathematical Institute of the WWU will receive the most highly endowed mathematics award in Germany on Friday (22 April). In an interview for "wissen|leben", Burkhard Wilking talks about his work and passion for his subject.

With the slogan "We wear masks!", the University of Münster is calling on students, employees and guests to continue wearing face masks in university buildings. The focus is on the health and safety of all university members. In the coming weeks, staff and students of the university will present their reasons for continuing to wear a mask as part of a campaign.

With its war against Ukraine, Russia has attracted unprecedented sanctions from many states, especially those in the West. Prof. Dr Ulrich Pfister, economic and social historian at the University of Münster, spoke in an interview with Norbert Robers about the history of economic sanctions and the significance of the current measures against Russia.