The Week at TU Braunschweig │14.03.2025 Our Newsletter for all Employees
Topics: TU collection at the museum + Paint particles in the sea + TUmorrow Awards
Redaktion: Hannah Kreß
► Jour fixe of the administration on 20 March, 10 a.m.
The agenda for the online Jour fixe includes the Ecoversity project, the relaunch of the information portal, the Research Information System (FIS) and the results of the 2024 staff survey.
► Universitätssammlung im Städtischen Museum
Until 8 June, the Städtische Museum Braunschweig is presenting the “Strassner Collection” of Technische Universität Braunschweig at the Museum Löwenwall. The exhibition was curated by TU Braunschweig and organised in collaboration with the Städtisches Museum.
► Energy transition project in Bahnstadt
On 11 March, the research project “Connect2Transform” (C2T) was launched, which will drive forward the transformation of heating and cooling supply in urban areas. The project, funded by the BMWK with around €3.4 million, will turn the Bahnstadt district of Braunschweig into a real-life laboratory for energy system transformation.
► OHLF enters new funding phase
At the beginning of March, the BMBF-funded research campus entered its third funding period. At the Open Hybrid LabFactory in Wolfsburg, Volkswagen, TU Braunschweig, the Fraunhofer Society, the Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences and 35 other partners are pooling their expertise. The aim is to develop solutions for sustainable recycling management in the automotive industry.
► Coastal protection: Innovative dune-dike solutions
The European joint research project “DuneFront”, in which the Leichtweiß Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources is involved, aims to better understand dune-dike systems and drive forward their implementation. The hybrid, nature-based approach combines natural dunes with artificial dikes. A total of 18 partners are involved in the project.
► Offshore wind energy: paint peeling?
The Leichtweiß Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources has studied how paint particles from offshore wind farms could spread in the sea. The aim is to further reduce chemical emissions from wind turbines. The results of the study have now been published in the “Marine Pollution Bulletin”.
► Understanding science with emotion
Researchers at our university, Tel Aviv University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel are investigating how emotions influence our engagement with scientific information that we encounter on social media or through AI chatbots. The German-Israeli project is being funded with around 466,000 euros by the MWK and the Volkswagen Foundation.
► The Future Lab Mobility invites visitors to NFF
After five years of research into digitalisation, scientists will present the results of their projects at the NFF on 20 March. Through lectures and exhibits, they will provide insights into current trends in autonomous driving, AI, digital security and new business models. Attendance is free, but registration is required.
► Kick-off for German-Japanese research collaboration
Prof. Vadim Issakov from the Institute for CMOS Design and his Japanese colleague Prof. Hiroki Ishikuro have been working together for several years on projects in the field of quantum technology. As part of the Japanese exchange programme ASPIRE, both teams are jointly researching quantum classical interfaces (QCI) through heterogeneous integration.
► CHP and language courses as part of the staff training programme
Registration for the language courses in the summer semester started this week. The registration deadline is 21 March at 12 noon. The same deadline applies to the courses offered by the Corporate Health Promotion.
► TUmorrow Awards 2025 – Sustainability in Focus!
The Green Office is awarding prizes of €500 each for outstanding dissertations, volunteer work and innovative courses in the field of sustainability. Applications are open until 31 March.
► Higher education for sustainable development: call for feedback
TU is promoting sustainability in teaching and learning to prepare students for their role as agents of change in society. The Green Office is currently exploring the links between the UN Sustainable Development Goals and teaching content. Lecturers can use an online survey to indicate the links between their modules and courses and sustainability issues until 30 March.
► Knowledge Nugget: Making teaching interactive with audience response tools
How can audience response tools enrich teaching? On 26 March, Co3Learn will demonstrate how digital voting and feedback tools can actively engage students and facilitate interaction in courses. Registration on the Academic Cloud Hub in the Digital Collaboration and Cooperation Space or by sending an email to info@co3learn.de.
► Invitation to the StartupExcellenceDay on 27 March from 1 p.m.
The event is designed to help people interested in setting up and running a business to interact with investors, mentors and experts, and to strengthen their own national network.
► Our darlings of the week
… are all those who make an effort to avoid waste and recycle in their everyday lives. For those who want to delve deeper into the topic, there will be a community café on “Saving instead of throwing away: making new from old” at the Sustainability Centre on 25 March at 4 p.m. Enactus Braunschweig will present a project in which festival waste is upcycled into sustainable products. To register.
► 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.