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Research and teaching is carried out on seven floors in the GEO1 building in Heisenbergstraße. The building is home to the Landscape Ecology, Geoinformatics and Geography departments. The building is a special one – and not only because of its striking appearance and square form: it was planned and built with the aim of being as sustainable as possible.

The Rectorate has awarded the WWU Research Prize for 2020 to Prof. Dr. Eugen Hellmann, an investigator of the Cluster of Excellence Mathematics Münster, for his outstanding achievements. The mathematician is one of the world’s leading specialists in the field of arithmetic geometry.

Dr. Andisheh Motealleh works on the production of functional nano-biomaterials, specifically on cell-biomaterial interactions. In the video she describes how they are used in medicine and explains why one of the things her research does is influence the well-being of cancer patients.

Researchers at University of Münster and the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry have developed a method for determining the arrangement and density of individual proteins in cells. In this way, they were able to prove the existence of an adhesion complex consisting of three proteins.

A new research alliance headed by Wolfram Pernice is developing fast, energy-efficient optical computing architectures. The PHOENICS project aims to give a boost to the development of next-generation computing resources.

Lithium-ion technology is expected to continue to dominate the market for rechargeable high-energy batteries over the next ten years. This is the conclusion reached by a team of battery researchers led by the University of Münster.

Fridays for Future, plastic waste in the oceans, renewable energies: Sustainability is a much-discussed topic, to which the office oft he communication and public relations will devote itself intensively for six months with insights into current research, trends and initiatives. The six-month dossier starts with a guest article, interview and explanatory video.

Fridays for Future, plastic waste in the oceans, renewable energies – sustainability is a much-discussed issue. We should treat natural resources with care and not live at the expense of future generations. Research undertaken at the University of Münster can make its contribution. In a six-month dossier, we illuminate sustainability in its many facets.

Sustainability at a university covers a variety of dimensions: Not only research, but also everyday operations, teaching or transfer can all contribute to sustainability. This series of videos gives insights into each of these areas, presenting examples and projects at Münster University which deal with the subject.

Climate change – mobility – consumption: for some years now, the idea of sustainability has been playing an ever greater role in social and political life. The issue is also the object of interdisciplinary study at universities. In this interview, Prof. Doris Fuchs and Prof. Matthias Grundmann describe the challenges of not living at the expense of future generations.

Fridays for Future, plastic waste in the oceans, renewable energies – sustainability is a much-discussed issue. We should treat natural resources with care and not live at the expense of future generations. Research undertaken at the University of Münster can make its contribution. In a six-month dossier, we illuminate sustainability in its many facets.

Prof. Dr. Jan Assmann is the new Hans Blumenberg Visiting Professor at the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics" at Münster University. The renowned cultural scientist and Egyptologist is working at the Cluster of Excellence on cultural memory in times of digital change. He will give a public evening lecture on 2nd February on religion and culture from Ancient Egypt to the modern period.