The Week at TU Braunschweig | 30.10.2026 Our Newsletter for all Employees
Topics: 10 years of BRICS + Honorary citizenship in Brazil + One-off call for proposals
Editor: Katharina Hemmer
► A decade of BRICS!
The Braunschweig Centre for Systems Biology (BRICS) is celebrating its anniversary. For ten years, researchers from the TU Braunschweig, the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt and the Leibniz Institute German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH have been conducting joint research there into complex biological processes.
► Professor from TU Braunschweig becomes an honorary citizen of Santa Maria in Brazil
Prof. Reiner Hildebrandt-Stramann was named an honorary citizen in recognition of his services to the academic development of the local federal university and to school sport in the South American country. On the day of the award ceremony, he was invited to sign the town’s Golden Book.
► The Hospital of the Future: ‘Space for Health’ Symposium
At the conference on 6 November, experts will discuss how healthcare buildings can meet the complex demands of medicine, care and people’s needs. Prof. Wolfgang Sunder from the Institute for Structural Design, Industrial and Healthcare Construction talks about current challenges in an interview.
► Inaugural lecture
How do living cells organise themselves, and what does this have to do with spaghetti and vinaigrette? Prof. Andriy Goychuk from the Institute of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics will provide the answer on 4 November in his inaugural lecture on the topic: ‘Physics of the cell nucleus: Pasta and Vinaigrette?’.
► Gender Planning in Stuttgart – gender-sensitive and intersectional urban planning
…is the topic of the next lecture in the “Research in Dialogue” series organised by the “GeDiMINT” project. On 4 November, Vera Klimmer and Regina Stolz will discuss societal power relations in urban spaces and how gender-sensitive planning can offer a solution.
► “Theatre Meets Science”: Science & Art Lab series continues
With an evening centred on the theme of gravity on 3 November at the Staatstheater. Guests include the Polish performer, DJ and cultural producer FRZNTE, skydiver Klaus Grübl and Tobias Stelzer, a research assistant at the Institute for Space Systems.
► Survey on the working environment and everyday teaching life at TU Braunschweig
A Master’s thesis at the Institute of Educational Psychology is investigating how teaching staff perceive dealing with the different prerequisites, life situations and backgrounds of students and staff, and how this relates to their sense of belonging to TU Braunschweig. The anonymous survey runs until 13 December.
► Help with podcast production
Anyone planning to produce a podcast at TU Braunschweig can find support from the new podcast service. This service, provided by the Transfer Service, offers advice on concept development and support with audio engineering tasks and publication on podcast platforms.
► New participation tool ‘change:s’
The Green Office’s Sustainability Tool invites all TU members to submit ideas, suggestions and issues relating to environmental, social and organisational topics.
► Training sessions & lunch lecture on research digitalisation
The Lower Saxony Digital Science Support Space project offers various training sessions on high-performance computing, research software engineering and AI. Here, those interested can pursue specialisation in the area of research digitalisation. Topics include, for example, learning a programming language with the help of generative AI or the citability of research code.
► Places still available at the Children’s University
The Children’s University starts again on 7 November and, over the course of three lectures, will answer burning questions on the topic of climate change for children aged eight to twelve. Registrations are open now!
► One-off call for proposals from the VW Foundation
The Foundation is funding original and scalable approaches to the recovery and recycling of critical metals. Anyone who has completed their doctorate is eligible to apply. The deadline is 15 February 2027. An open online consultation session for interested parties will take place on 14 January 2027.
► The Emerging Tech Fellowship enters its second round
In 2027, ideas from emerging technologies are set to flow into higher education once again: the Emerging Tech Fellowship, with a prize fund of 20,000 euros, is once again inviting up to four technology-savvy experts to Lower Saxony. Applications can be submitted to the Emerging Tech Lab until 4 December.
► Our darlings of the week
… are the students Nik Dömeland and Nils Frank. Their practical project won first place in the student competition ‘Best Impact Project 2026’. The project focused on the design and construction of a hand pump demonstrator for educational purposes in Uganda. Congratulations!
► 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.