The Week at TU Braunschweig │21.03.2025 Our Newsletter for all Employees

Topics: Save the Date + Sustainable Batteries + Call for Photos: Future Day

Redaktion: Hannah Kreß

► Save the date: CampusXperience

The new CampusXperience event will take place from 20 to 22 June. We invite you to experience the many facets of our university under the motto “Explore. Celebrate. Play.” There will be a science slam, expeditions through research facilities, a music festival on the North Campus and a sports festival for the whole family. More information about the event and opportunities for TU institutions to participate can be found here.

► Many thanks to the Senate members 2023-2025

On 19 March, the current Senate met for the last time before the newly elected body continues its valuable work on 2 April. The outgoing term of office was characterised by many landmark decisions and, above all, by the positive development of cooperation between the Executive Board and the Senate. Our President, Angela Ittel, thanks all members of the outgoing Senate for this.

► Sustainable batteries through transparent value chains

New regulations require battery manufacturers to increase the transparency of their supply chains and increase the use of recycled materials. To meet these requirements, scientists in the SUSTRAB project have developed tools for sustainability assessment and decision support in battery production.

► SE²A and QuantumFrontiers at the Hannover Messe

From 31 March to 4 April, TU Braunschweig will be presenting research highlights at the industrial trade fair in Hannover. The focus will be on medium-range aircraft for sustainable aviation and innovations in the fields of quantum technology, recycling management, mobility and hydrogen.

► The transformation of the Chinese automotive industry

China is not only the world’s largest car market, it is also playing a leading role in automotive innovation. In a series of online lectures starting on 28 March, Dr-Ing Weijun Lu, Head of the Liaison Office of TU Braunschweig and the NFF Representative Office at Tongji University in Shanghai, will explore the application potential and transfer to the global market.

► Presidential Lecture: Brave new world of robotaxis

Autonomous vehicles such as robotaxis promise improved mobility, increased road safety and greater sustainability. On 3 April at 17:30 at the Haus der Wissenschaft, Prof. Ina Schaefer will discuss the challenges of introducing autonomous vehicles and present a concept that could help advance their introduction.

► Science and Art Lab at the Wissenschaftsschaufenster

The Science and Art Lab, which is currently in residence at the Wissenschaftsschaufenster der ForschungRegion (Waisenhausdamm 8), invites you to numerous events in the coming week, where stakeholders from TU Braunschweig will also talk about their work. In addition to a picture book reading and duets, among others with Hanna Noller (Zukunftslabor.Klima Open Planning Cultures) and Mareike Bernien (Artist in Residence at QuantumFrontiers), an exhibition of works by the artist, filmmaker and author Hito Steyerl will open on Thursday, 27 March at 7:30 pm.

► Call for photos of Future Day

On Future Day, 3 April, many students will once again visit our institutes and get a glimpse of science. For a picture gallery, you can send us photos of enthusiastic children at Future Day in your institution by 6 April. Please send it to k.rottig@tu-braunschweig.de. It is important to include short captions, the name of the photographer and parental consent for publication.

► Award for process for the recovery of recyclable materials

The Institute for Chemical and Thermal Process Engineering’s project “Recovery of recyclable materials using thin-film evaporation” has been awarded the GVT Project of the Year 2025 prize by the Forschungs-Gesellschaft Verfahrenstechnik e.V. (GVT). It provides an technology for increasing resource efficiency in chemical production processes and supports efforts to de-carbonise them.

► Building the Future: AMC Symposium in Weimar

The AMC Symposium “Building the Future” on 31 March and 1 April in Weimar will explore the transition from Bauhaus’ guiding principle “Form Follows Function” to the contemporary leading theme “Form Follows Material.” The event brings together leading researchers and industry experts to discuss the future of construction, digital structures, and sustainable materials.

► Digital Long COVID Dialogue Forum

The next digital event in the dialogue series “After the virus? Long COVID in the world of work” will take place. The lecture will focus on stress and coping strategies in working life. To register.

► Careers Fair at University of Oxford

Research Service is taking part in the conference “Careers Beyond Academia: Options and Pathways for Researchers” at the University of Oxford (UK) and will be represented with an information stand at the associated career fair.

► Call “Night Science – Space for the Creative Mind”

The new funding initiative is aimed at natural, life or engineering scientists who want to rethink their research. The Volkswagen Foundation supports interdisciplinary tandems of two scientists. Online consultation hours on 15 April and 24 April.

► How should e-scooters be regulated in Braunschweig in the future?

To investigate these and other questions related to satisfaction with and acceptance of e-scooters in Braunschweig, Markus Wiegratz is conducting a 10-12 minute survey in cooperation with the city of Braunschweig as part of his master’s thesis at the Chair of Service Management. The results will be used in Braunschweig’s future mobility planning.

► What is traffic psychology?

This book by Prof. Mark Vollrath, published by Springer-Verlag, provides a brief overview of traffic psychology topics and research approaches. It can be downloaded for free from TU Braunschweig website (PDF).

► With a digital bouquet of flowers

… Department 16 and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, Prof. Kurt Baumann, would like to thank all the former members of the Commission for Studies and Teaching (KSW) for their commitment. After more than 20 years, the KSW held its last meeting yesterday. Its successor, the newly established Commission for Accreditation and Studies (KAS), is concerned with the internal (re-)accreditation procedures of study programmes and the quality of studies.

► Our darlings of the week

… are the graduates of the Niedersachsen Technikum, who were given the opportunity to experience university and working life in STEM subjects for six months after leaving school. It is particularly encouraging that all of them decided to go on to study technical subjects. We wish them all the best for the start of their studies and for the future.

► 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.