Topics: unmasked bacteria + batteries + disobedience + grass frogs + fathers<\/p>\n
Editor: Laurenz K\u00f6tter<\/p>\n
Beginning Monday, mandatory required practical courses, such as lab internships, can once again take place in a presence setting. Details on the necessary prerequisites are in our <\/span>notes on the coronavirus<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n The staff meeting on May 6 met with great interest. 450 employees were present, a new record according to the Staff Council. For those who were unable to attend or would like to read more information, the <\/span>presentations<\/span><\/a> are online.<\/span><\/p>\n Virulent bacteria can be marked with modified sugar. A method for doing so has been discovered by chemist Professor Daniel B. Werz from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Professor Micha Fridman from Tel Aviv University – <\/span>thanks to “completely complementary expertise”<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n In recent years the population of the native grass frogs declined drastically. In the Department of Evolutionary Biology at the Institute of Zoology, Dr. Katharina Ruthsatz is investigating whether environmental stress could be a possible cause in a DFG-funded <\/span>research project<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n What do the life situations of fathers look like, ask the Institute of Social Sciences and the Family Office. As part of the research project “<\/span>You Don’t Need To Be Superheroes,<\/span><\/a>” they want to find out what moves fathers.<\/span><\/p>\n On 7 May, the European <\/span>LiPLANET network was officially launched<\/span><\/a>. The Battery LabFactory Braunschweig (BLB) is one of eight founding institutions. The aim is to accelerate the industrial series production of modern battery technologies in Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>symposium #ConstructiveDisobedience<\/span><\/a> invites architects, engineers, manufacturers and craftsmen to exchange experimental ideas. Professor Helga Blocksdorf from the Institute of Building Construction reports on what “constructive disobedience” is all about.<\/span><\/p>\n On 11 May, the Circular Economy Initiative Germany (CEID) presented a <\/span>roadmap with proposals for circular economy<\/span><\/a>. Professor Arno Kwade chaired the working group on batteries in electromobility, in which Professor Christoph Herrmann also worked intensively.<\/span><\/p>\n Professor <\/span>Anja P. Jakobi<\/span><\/a> of the Institute of International Relations was invited as an expert on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in the Bundestag on May 5. Issues discussed included adequate export controls and illicit markets.<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>Integration Lab of the Quantum Valley Lower Saxony<\/span><\/a> prevailed against 117 projects and is in the final of the BMBF competition Clusters4Future. The clusters are intended to strengthen regional transfer between science and industry and are funded with up to 5 million euros per year.<\/span><\/p>\n In our Student Service Center series, <\/span>Aaron Bongartz of Students@Work<\/span><\/a> talks about how he helps with employment law issues while working part-time.<\/span><\/p>\n The Automotive Research Centre Niedersachsen (NFF) invites all amateur photographers to take part in a <\/span>photo competition<\/span><\/a>. The deadline for entries is 15 June 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n Germany’s largest student survey started on May 11, and all students at TU Braunschweig are invited to participate. Nationwide, one third of all students are surveyed.<\/span><\/p>\n The state of Lower Saxony supports<\/span> research stays of postdocs in Scotland<\/span><\/a> in tandem with Scottish colleagues. If you have any questions, please contact the Research Service and European Office.<\/span><\/p>\n\u25ba For your perusal: Info from the staff meeting<\/h3>\n
\u25ba Scientists from Israel and Germany unmask potentially dangerous bacteria<\/h3>\n
\u25ba More stress, fewer frogs?<\/h3>\n
\u25ba Dads wanted<\/h3>\n
\u25ba Battery research: LiPLANET network officially launched<\/h3>\n
\u25ba Constructive Disobedience<\/h3>\n
\u25ba Less resource consumption, emissions and waste<\/h3>\n
\u25ba As Expert in the Bundestag<\/h3>\n
\u25ba QVLS-iLabs in the final of Clusters4Future<\/h3>\n
\u25ba Students at Work<\/h3>\n
\u25ba Photo competition: Mobility in times of Corona<\/h3>\n
\u25ba Student survey in Germany<\/h3>\n
\u25ba Lower Saxony \u2013 Scotland Tandem Fellowship Program<\/h3>\n
\u25ba Darling of the Week<\/h3>\n