The Week at TU Braunschweig | 30.04.2026 Our Newsletter for all Employees
Topics: Battery waste + STEM on the move + The perfect round trip
Editor: Elisabeth Hahn
► Green light for digital car park management
Following a successful trial phase, the system will go live on Friday. Tickets can now be purchased via the online portal. But don’t worry – anyone who hasn’t got one yet won’t be penalised straight away: there is a grace period until 11 May during which no fines will be imposed on university members. Full details are available here.
► Large-scale storage system for green hydrogen research delivered
A 500-kg metal hydride storage solution has arrived at Braunschweig Research Airport – one of the largest in the world. The facility at the Automotive Research Centre Niedersachsen (NFF) will play a central role in the development of safe, efficient and scalable hydrogen infrastructures and will strengthen research into the energy supply of the future.
► Battery production: What to do with the waste?
Technische Universität Braunschweig is working within a consortium to feed production waste from gigafactories directly back into the manufacturing cycle: The aim of the “SkArec” project is to reduce raw material imports and halve the carbon footprint – waste becomes a resource for battery production.
► Networking initiative for regional health research launched
TU Braunschweig, Hanover Medical School (MHH) and Braunschweig Municipal Hospital (skbs) aim to pool their strengths. The aim is to achieve closer integration of research and clinical practice within the “Engineering for Health” core research area – from basic research to application – and thus to develop innovative solutions for healthcare in the region.
► From the laboratory to the market
The research project TRANSFEX, headed by Prof. Anne Paschke from the Institute of Law, aims to remove legal barriers to collaboration between universities and industry. The aim is to facilitate more start-ups and collaborations through leaner structures, model contracts and practical guidelines.
► How extracurricular STEM education can succeed for everyone
This question is the focus of the MINT-FaSt project, in which our university’s Institute for Science Education (IFdN) is involved. The project focuses in particular on access to, use of and quality of STEM provision.
► The end of the humanities due to AI
What do the humanities still have to say to us today? This is the topic of a panel discussion on the programme “Kulturleben“ on Bayern 2 on 7 May. Prof. Rüdiger Heinze from the Institute of English and American Studies will discuss this with Prof. Eva Geulen from the Leibniz Centre for Literary and Cultural Research and PD Kristin Eichhorn from the University of Stuttgart. Be sure to tune in!
► Blood donation on campus
Anyone who wants to save lives during their break can do so on 11 and 12 May on the main campus at the DRK blood donation mobile. Reserve an appointment online now!
► “Future Day” photo gallery is online
On 23 April, TU Braunschweig opened its doors to curious school pupils. In laboratories and workshops, they experimented, programmed and discovered: from their first robot command to conducting their own experiments. Many thanks to everyone for a day full of ‘aha’ moments – and the great photos!
► How do we, as changemakers, shape change and take concerns seriously?
The next meeting of the “Alter Verwalter” network on 20 May will focus entirely on digital transformation. Alongside exciting insights, there will also be time for discussion. Curious administrative staff can register with us until 8 May.
► The Travelling Salesman Problem: Package Deliveries, Pub Walks, and Astro Tours
What is the best order in which to visit a set of locations? Prof. William J. Cook from the University of Waterloo will explore this well-known and challenging optimisation problem in depth at the Carl Friedrich Gauss Lecture on 7 May. The event starts at 5 pm at the Haus der Wissenschaft.
► Feminist technoscience and robotic manufacturing in Architecture
… is the topic of the upcoming lectures in the “Research in Dialogue” series of the “GeDiMINT” project. On 5 May, Janna Vollrath (TU Munich) and Gili Ron (University of Stuttgart) will speak about digital transformation at the intersection of technology and social responsibility. Do come along!
► Humans in AI: Hannah Arendt Fellowships
The Fellowships enable ten international researchers / scientists from the humanities, cultural studies and Social Sciences to conduct research in Lower Saxony for up to six months in 2027 – in tandem with researchers from the host institution. Applications can be submitted until 1 June. Research Services are available to answer any questions.
► Our darlings of the week
… have been celebrating their graduations in style over the past few weeks. Amidst music, applause and champagne, graduates from the Faculty of Humanities and Education, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology and Physics, as well as the Department of Architecture received their certificates. We offer our heartfelt congratulations and wish them all the best for what lies ahead!
► 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.