Topics: <\/b>\u00a0East Coast Fever + entrepreneurial spirit + Highlights of Physics<\/b><\/p>\n
Editor: Hannah Kre\u00df<\/span><\/p>\n TU Braunschweig is developing special teaching formats for vocational schools to strengthen the entrepreneurial mindset of students by providing them with the necessary knowledge and motivation to start a business. Matthias Wunderling-Weilbier, State Secretary at the Lower Saxony Ministry for Federal and European Affairs and Regional Development, handed over <\/span>a grant of almost \u20ac460,000<\/span><\/a> to TU President Angela Ittel and Prof. Reza Asghari, Head of the Entrepreneurship Hub.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Institute of Structural Design, Industrial and Healthcare Engineering (IKE) is working with partners in Rwanda to build a so-called<\/span> High-level Isolation Unit (HLIU) with a training centre<\/span><\/a> for the treatment of high-risk infectious diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n As part of<\/span> Electrochemistry 2024<\/span><\/a>, more than 500 researchers and experts from the field of electrochemistry are expected at TU Braunschweig on 16 September. Under the motto \u2018Global Thinking Local Acting\u2019, they will discuss the latest findings and trends in the field of electrochemistry. We<\/span> spoke<\/span><\/a> to Prof Mehtap \u00d6zaslan about the conference and the latest trends in her field.<\/span><\/p>\n On 19 September, Lisa Kaltenegger will be<\/span> a guest at TU Braunschweig<\/span><\/a>. She is one of the world’s leading researchers in the field of the search for habitable or inhabited planets outside our solar system. The lecture series honours outstanding female physicists and aims to inspire school students and women to pursue scientific careers<\/span><\/p>\n Learning from the past: In an interview, <\/span>Dr Nicole Holzhauser<\/span><\/a>, Head of the Theodor Geiger Archive, gives an insight into the life of Theodor Geiger and explains why the former sociology professor, who was dismissed from his post at the Technische Hochschule Braunschweig in 1933, is still relevant today.<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Charles Ndawula from the National Livestock Resources Research Institute in Entebbe (Uganda) is working as a guest scientist in the Department of Medical Biotechnology. Here he is continuing his research on the development of <\/span>vaccines against East Coast Fever<\/span><\/a>. The Technical University of Braunschweig is also involved in the project as part of the ARISE programme of the African Academy of Sciences.<\/span><\/p>\n The next<\/span> children’s university<\/span><\/a> at TU Braunschweig will take place on 16 November. Prof Robert H\u00e4nsch will focus on ecology and talk about the question: \u2018Why are trees stressed?\u2019 A warm invitation to all children aged between 8 and 12 with an interest in science and their parents! Registration is possible from 16 September.<\/span><\/p>\n On 21 September, the HZI will open its doors at the Science Campus Braunschweig-S\u00fcd from 11 am to 4 pm. Under the motto <\/span>\u201c<\/span>Step into the world of infection research<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/a>, visitors can gain an insight into current research topics and meet scientists such as TU Professor Melanie Brinkmann in person.<\/span><\/p>\n Also on 21 September, as part of the European Mobility Week, the <\/span>rail transport region<\/span><\/a> will be presenting itself on Braunschweig’s Schlossplatz. Our university will also be there to present its rail-related study opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n What does the music for a film that doesn’t exist sound like? How do words become sounds, harmonies and melodies? In the TU Orchestra’s semester break project <\/span>\u201c<\/span>Die Teiche am Haus<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/a>, the music of orchestra member Richard von Soldenhoff Jr. merges with text excerpts from his father’s novel. The literary-musical double programme will be performed on 22 September at 5 pm in the auditorium of the Haus der Wissenschaft. Admission is free.<\/span><\/p>\n In the DFG project SCan, researchers from TU Braunschweig, the University of Duisburg Essen and the University of Potsdam analysed science communication in pandemics and specifically the role of public participation in social media discussions. The<\/span> final event<\/span><\/a> with insights into the results and panel discussions will take place in Berlin on 1 October. You can register<\/span> here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n On 6 September, a public hearing of the Enquete Commission II on the topic of social cohesion and population warnings took place in the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia, at which Prof. Lars Gerhold was invited as an<\/span> expert witness<\/span><\/a>. Topics included crisis and disaster communication as well as technical innovations in the warning sector.<\/span><\/p>\n On 17 December, all professors are invited to the event <\/span>\u201c<\/span>Building ecosystems – impulses from our clusters of excellence<\/span>\u201d<\/span> for an exchange of experiences, especially for professors appointed in the last five years. <\/span>Registration<\/span><\/a> is open until 1 October.<\/span><\/p>\n … brings the worlds of science and art together. The <\/span>Colours of QuantumFrontiers<\/span><\/a> event on 22 September in the old TU building will showcase the interplay between quantum physics and the performing arts in a dance performance that can be experienced with all the senses. The event is part of the <\/span>science festival <\/span>\u201c<\/span>Highlights of Physics 2024<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/a>, which runs from 23 to 28 September with a diverse programme.<\/span><\/p>\n\u25ba <\/span>Learning the entrepreneurial spirit<\/b><\/h3>\n
\u25ba Buildings as key players in the combat of high consequence infectious diseases<\/b><\/h3>\n
\u25ba Global thinking, local acting<\/b><\/h3>\n
\u25ba Lise Meitner Lectures with astrophysicist Prof. Lisa Kaltenegger<\/b><\/h3>\n
\u25ba <\/span>A contemporary sociological classic<\/b><\/h3>\n
\u25ba <\/span>Vaccine research against East Coast Fever<\/b><\/h3>\n
\u25ba Why are trees stressed?<\/b><\/h3>\n
\u25ba Open Day at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research<\/b><\/h3>\n
\u25ba <\/span>Tag der Schiene on Schlossplatz<\/b><\/h3>\n
\u25ba The ponds by the house: a musical reading<\/b><\/h3>\n
\u25ba Listen to the (real) experts<\/b><\/h3>\n
\u25ba Lars Gerhold as an expert on the topic \u201c<\/span>Social Cohesion\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n
\u25ba <\/span>Exchange of experiences on the development of ecosystems<\/b><\/h3>\n
\u25ba<\/span> Our Darling of the week<\/b><\/h3>\n
\u25ba Events<\/b><\/h3>\n