The Week at TU Braunschweig | 07.11.2025 Our Newsletter for all Employees
Topics: Wilderness work + knowledge transfer + recycled paper
Editor: Bianca Loschinsky and Anika Stegeman
► Prof Angela Ittel re-elected as HRK Vice President
On 4 November, our President, Prof. Angela Ittel, has been re-elected to the Executive Board of the German Rectors’ Conference. As HRK Vice President, she is taking charge of international affairs, equity and diversity.
► TU spin-off receives “exist” research transfer funding
Doyam, a start-up based at the Institute for Electrical Machines, Traction and Drives (IMAB), is developing hardware and software solutions that can accurately determine the state of charge and ageing of lithium-ion batteries. It has now received almost one million euros of funding for two years via the “exist” research transfer programme.
► Prof Jan Röhnert receives Seume Literature Prize
Congratulations! Prof Jan Röhnert, Institute of German Studies, has been awarded the Johann Gottfried Seume Prize for Literature for his literary non-fiction book ‘Wildnisarbeit’. A conversation about wild spaces, landscape conservation and nature writing.
► Germany: The place to be? How we remain attractive as a country of immigration
This was the topic of discussion at the ZEIT Science Forum, held at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Prof. Simone Lässig from the Institute of History was one of the panellists. Listen to the discussion in the Deutschlandfunk audio library.
► Workshop for PhD students: Knowledge Transfer with Impact
This one-day GradTUBS workshop, organised by the Knowledge Transfer team in the Transfer Service, is aimed at early-career researchers from all disciplines, and is designed to strengthen their individual explanatory skills and help them develop research-based impact projects. Places are still available for the 14 November workshop at the Sandkasten-Zentrale/4LAB.
► UK-German Funding Initiative in the Humanities
Joint call for proposals from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the German Research Foundation (DFG) for research projects in the humanities has been published. The deadline for applications is 11 February 2026.
► ‘Travelling light’: Central procurement/warehouse
For ‘travelling lighter’ in everyday university life: This week, the ‘Central Procurement/Warehouse’ team is presenting concepts to make procurement easier for new and experienced TU members. More information is available on the project website.
► University elections 2025/2026 – Student group
As part of the university elections at our university in the winter semester 2025/2026, the election of representatives for the student group will be announced. Nominations can be submitted until 26 November. Further information can be found in the election announcement.
► Parent-Child Gymnastics
The University Sports Centre is launching a new exercise programme for children on 19 November. The children’s gymnastics course, which is aimed at 2- to 4-year-olds, takes place on Wednesdays from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m. in the hall at Beethovenstraße 16. Qualified instructors will use playful exercises to promote motor skills and strengthen the children’s self-confidence. Further information on registration is available here.
► Health Week
‘Wellbeing@work&study’: This is once again the motto of this year’s Health Week. From 10 to 14 November, there will be an exciting programme focusing on health, exercise and holistic wellbeing.
► New test offer from the University Library
Until the end of November, members of the TU have the opportunity to test the Pressreader and read various newspapers and magazines online. The university library team welcomes feedback at journals@tu-braunschweig.de.
► Darling of the week
… are all the people at our university who, by using recycled paper, have helped us to once again be among the rising stars of 2025 in the Papieratlas Hochschulwettbewerb (Paper Atlas University Competition). This has saved us 335,675 litres of water and 75,735 kWh of energy compared to virgin fibre paper.
► Events
There is always something going on at TU Braunschweig. Discussions, information events, concerts and much more. Take a look at our calendar of events and get inspired.