English Press Releases
February
- 1 February 2010 - No. 28/2010Nobel Prize laureate Prof. Dr. Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard visits the Universität Heidelberg
- 1 February 2010 - No. 27/2010Vice-Rector for International Affairs welcomes guests from abroad
- 15 January 2010 - No. 11/2010Heidelberg’s GIS Experts Support Crisis Management Following the Earthquake
- 12 January 2010 - No. 8/2010Joint research facility for chemical catalysis of the Universität Heidelberg and BASF
December
- December 11, 2009Heidelberg scientist “an outstanding figure in the world of international research”
November
- November 19, 2009Marsilius Kolleg: Renowned scientist from Canada to hold keynote speech at opening ceremony
- November 11, 2009Newly endowed professorship at the Universität Heidelberg will be held by a renowned scholar from India
- November 11, 2009Enhancing academic cooperation with the countries of South Asia
October
- October 28, 2009Ceremony in the Bel Etage – Distinctions for outstanding sporting achievements by Heidelberg students
- October 28, 2009Support for young scientists at Heidelberg University
- October 27, 2009Ceremony, visiting tour (open labs), public evening lecture
- October 26, 2009Heidelberg Molecular Life Sciences award is endowed with 200,000 euros
- October 26, 2009Series of lectures at the School of Translation and Interpreting
- October 20, 2009Heidelberg Graduate School for Humanities and Social Sciences opens the academic year
- October 20, 2009Memorial culture in the countries of southeast Europe after 1989 – Focus on Romania
- October 20, 2009Series of lectures, conversations and concerts, plus a puppet theatre performance
- October 19, 2009Honorary title bestowed on Professor Beyreuther for his services to the university
- October 18, 2009Touring exhibition comes to the Universität Heidelberg – Lecture on Richard Courant
- October 16, 2009Annual celebration of the Universität Heidelberg: presentation of the Klaus-Georg and Sigrid Hengstberger Prize
- October 14, 2009Public lecture on “Brazil and the International System in Times of Change”
- October 12, 2009Series of lectures organised by the “Asia and Europe” Cluster in the winter term 2009/2010
- October 09, 2009New Honorary Senators: Hans W. Decker and Claus E. Heinrich
- October 2, 2009University Construction Office: Inauguration ceremony on 5 October
- October 01, 2009Research sojourn for Dr. Shoko Jin at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut
- October 1, 2009Annual conference of the Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe in a Global Context”
September
- September 25, 2009“Ben Gurion Guest Chair” established at the Universität Heidelberg and the Hochschule für Jüdische Studien Heidelberg
- September 21, 2009Giant steel letters move to the Neuenheimer Feld campus
- September 18, 2009Exhibition at the University Museum opens on 21 September 2009
- September 14, 2009Scientists identify its function in ribosome bio-synthesis
- September 9, 2009Humanities up from tenth to second place
August
- August 14, 2009Funding for graduate school on international dispute resolution: 730.000 euros
- August 3, 2009New interdisciplinary research project at Marsilius Kolleg
July
- July 28, 200971 million euros external funding expenditure (without medicine) in 2008
- July 24, 2009Support from Chinese government—Partner institution is the Jiao Tong University of Shanghai
- July 21, 2009Physicists investigate the behaviour of gluons in a short-lived state of matter
- July 17, 2009Graduate Programme for Transcultural Studies: doctoral grants for the second year
- July 14, 2009Language courses plus keynote programme on “Social Changes in Germany”
- July 10, 20099.3 million euros from the German Research Foundation for the Collaborative Research Centre “Ritual Dynamics”
- July 9, 2009Outstanding showing by Heidelberg University Library in the renowned German Library Index (BIX)
- July 7, 20092.1 million euros for partner projects in research and teaching with universities in Santiago de Chile
- July 6, 2009Heidelberg scientist performs localisation microscopy with green fluorescent protein
- July 3, 2009Interdisciplinary Hengstberger Symposium (10-12 July) dedicated to political communication in the ancient world
- July 2, 2009Oral history collection receives award from NAACP
- July 2, 2009International conference for translatologists and medical educators
- July 1, 2009Concert on 4 July in Peterskirche church – A must for music-lovers
- July 1, 2009Funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research for major research projects on the structure of matter
June
- June 29, 2009Prize in the “365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas” competition to be presented to the Heidelberg Ball School on 5 July
- June 25, 2009Article in Nature—Sodium salts found in ice plumes emitted by Enceladus
- June 25, 2009Renowned speakers at the summer school of Heidelberg University’s Centre for Advanced Study (31 August to 11 September 2009)—Public lecture by Prof. Dr. Ursula Lehr in the Great Hall of the Old University on 1 September
- June 23, 2009Four public lectures by Sandeep Bhagwati on intercultural composition
- June 22, 2009University refrains from prosecutions and calls on students to abstain from the use of force
- June 20, 2009Prof. Dr. Eitel: Irregular situation could no longer be tolerated
- June 18, 2009Disapproval from students and departmental student organisations
- June 17, 2009Joint Science Conference votes in favour of funding from federal and state resources
- June 12, 2009A comprehensive overview of the German language
- June 12, 2009Conference and summer school on Northeast China’s encounters with the rest of the world
- June 12, 2009Roland Recht receives Reimar Lüst Award for international scholarly and cultural exchange
- June 10, 2009Next event in the series “Chemistry and Opera” at 6 p.m. on 26 June at the Heidelberg University’s Chemistry Lecture-Hall Centre, Im Neuenheimer Feld 252 — Media and the public very welcome
- June 10, 2009
Relocated to the historic cellar of the university library, Plöck 107-109
Louis Begley’s latest book examines the Dreyfus affair and draws parallels between Devil’s Island, Guantánamo and other historical nightmares. Aided and abetted by Sigrid Messner and Günter Leypoldt he will be presenting it to the public on 18 June.
(Main entrance, Foyer right, turn left towards the basement) - June 5, 2009Heidelberg University Library has digitised all 848 Palatina manuscripts in German – Ceremony to mark the occasion on 25 June in the Great Hall of the Old University
- June 4, 2009Applications deadline for the new course at Heidelberg University: 15 June 2009
- June 3, 2009Summer garden party at Heidelberg University’s Botanical Gardens — Everyone welcome — Opening of exhibition “Darwin’s Garden: Discovering Evolution”
May
- May 29, 2009Third funding period for Collaborative Research Centre 623 – Funding to the tune of seven million euros
- May 26, 2009Argentine novelist Martín Kohan reads from his book on events during the last military dictatorship in Argentina – Subsequent discussion chaired by Prof. Gerhard Poppenberg of Heidelberg University’s Department of Romance Studies
- May 26, 2009Prof. Markus Hilgert of Heidelberg University’s Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilisations elected new president of the German Orient Society
- May 26, 2009Concert on 29 May part of the “Dem lebendigen Geist” campaign
- May 20, 2009Information on the subject from Heidelberg University’s Career Service and the Federal Foreign Office — 8 June 2009, 6 p.m., lecture hall No. 1, New University
- May 18, 2009Latest issue of Heidelberg University’s research magazine with articles on applied mathematics, religious studies, cell biology, transcultural studies and molecular medicine
- May 15, 2009Opening of the exhibition “Illustrated Nature Books since Konrad von Megenberg” at Heidelberg University Library on 28 May 2009 — Everyone welcome
- May 13, 2009The lords of the rings lived in Crete — Heidelberg archaeologist establishes the origins of clay nodules from the Minoan civilisation
- May 12, 2009Two-day Jornadas del Hispanismo conference at Heidelberg University sheds light on causes and consequences
- May 12, 2009Karlheinz Sonntag in charge of Quality Development from October this year, Friederike Nüssel takes over as Prorector for Studies and Teaching next April
- May 6, 2009Nationwide leader in the sciences — Outstanding showing by the Medical Faculty of Heidelberg University at Mannheim
April
- April 27, 2009Series of lectures and scholarly exchanges at Heidelberg University
- April 20, 2009Visiting scholar from China to spend one-year research sojourn at Heidelberg University’s School of Translation and Interpreting
- April 16, 2009Award for basic research on the early development of the eye in vertebrates
March
- March 20, 2009Heidelberg University’s campaign for the renovation of the New University homes in next on the “five senses”
January
- January 22, 2009Rector Prof. Dr. Bernhard Eitel welcomed the Maltese premier in the Old University — Exchange of information on new developments in the German higher-education system
- January 21, 2009Invitation to Heidelberg University press conference on Monday, 9 February, 10.30 a.m. (Neue Universität) — Major building renovation project to mark the 625th anniversary of the University — The “living spirit” in all its facets is the unifying concept and the emblem of corporate identity
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