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The Center for Nonlinear Science (CeNoS) at the University of Münster is inviting anyone interested to the “AI Research EXPO” event as part of the interdisciplinary “InterKI” (KI = AI) teaching programme. In this interview, Dr. Katrin Schmietendorf from CeNoS, who is the coordinator of the teaching programme, about artificial research in research and teaching and about the EXPO on April 23.

Prejudices regarding a supposed conflict between the theory of evolution and the theological understanding of creation remain stubborn. These are based on stretching the theory of evolution into a materialistic and atheistic ideology. In fact, the theory offers a range of approaches for a dialogue with theology.

While new therapies are emerging based on modern methods of genetic engineering, the use of genetically modified micro-organisms such as bacteria or yeast in many areas of human life have become part of our everyday existence – for example, in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals or of enzymes for detergents. In the food industry, too, enzymes – amongst other things – are manufactured by using such micro-organisms. This article introduces the topic.

Many scientists at the University of Münster work with genetic engineering processes and methods. Using three organisms - virus, plant and fish - we provide insights into their research and the purposes for which genetic engineering is used.

Prof Dr Simon Lux has been a member of the management trio of the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production (Fraunhofer FFB) in Münster since 2022, which will open the FFB PreFab in Amelsbüren on 30 April. He is also a professor of applied electrochemical energy storage technology and industrial chemistry at the University of Münster. A portrait.

Prof Dr Daniela Bonnano is a “Research Alumni Ambassador”. She has made it her mission to represent the University of Münster as a research location abroad and to initiate and maintain long-term research collaborations. She is one of five top international researchers currently promoting the University of Münster abroad.

Around 200 mathematicians from all over the world will be coming together at the Schloss at the University of Münster from 25 to 27 March to discuss current developments in mathematical research. The Cluster of Excellence "Mathematics Münster: Dynamics – Geometry – Structure" will be hosting the conference. The Cluster’s spokesperson, Prof. Thomas Nikolaus, explains the special character of the conference.

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.

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.

Prof. Dr. Eva Viehmann, investigator at the Cluster of Excellence Mathematics Münster, has been awarded the Leibniz Prize 2024 for her influential work on arithmetic algebraic geometry as part of the Langlands Programme. Mathematicians from Eva Viehmann's research environment, provide insights into this complex field of research. Their contributions for mathematical laypersons, maths students and the mathematical community allow an approach in several stages.

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 appointed 21 professors last year. Where did they work before? What are their main areas of research? We introduce you to the newly appointed professors with a short portrait and a photo.

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.”