Producing heart cells from iPSCs faster and more cost-effectively
Small but sufficient: Prof. Dr. Robert Zweigerdt and Prof. Dr. Ulrich Martin present the new 300-milliliter bioreactor.
Outsmarting the bacteria’s camouflage system
MHH biochemist is researching alternatives to antibiotics and has received two million euros from the European Union.
Study international law multidisciplinary and internationally in a global network
Leuphana University Lüneburg is receiving €4.63 million in funding from the European Union for its innovative international master’s programme in International Law of Security, Peace and Sustainable Development (ILSPSD). The joint Master’s programme, run by a consortium of six renowned European universities, is offered as part of the European Commission’s Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s programme, which focuses on excellence in higher education, and is coordinated by Leuphana as the lead university.
New Technologies for wave energy farms
“Ocean energy, especially wave energy, can contribute to achieving European renewable energy expansion targets by diversifying usable (marine) renewable energy sources. However, ocean energy is still relatively far from commercial operation and faces technical and economic challenges. The COIN project aims to find solutions to these challenges.”
INTRACOMP: What role does collaborative cultural expression play in increasingly inter- and transcultural societies?
The European Commission has announced that it will award nearly 3 million Euros to a consortium of 13 universities and arts organizations across Europe and the South Pacific, to advance cultural democracy. The project is entitled “Intercultural and Transcultural Competence Through Collaborative Cultural Expression” (INTRACOMP), and will develop global, regional and national educational frameworks and policy directives for arts and culture.
Project GEDIS investigates gender roles in information science
In the project ‘Gender Diversity in Information Science: Challenges in Higher Education’ (GEDIS), the team is investigating gender aspects in library and information science degree programmes. It is looking at teaching materials, curricula and academic citation practices. Initial results show that the gender perspective is hardly addressed in curricula. An analysis of the reading lists used by all partners in their teaching clearly shows that women are severely underrepresented in the works cited.