Research Alumni Newsletter RAN Newsletter 2025-02

The newsletter of the Research Alumni Network: Contributions from the university and the network for all former visiting scientists, internationally active Heidelberg researchers, and other academically interested persons

Interesting news from science and research, reports on activities of the network as well as on projects of individual network members are a regular part of the RAN Newsletter. In the section "I lost my heart in Heidelberg", international guest researchers share their memories and impressions of their research stay at the Neckar with the readers and add a personal touch to the newsletter.

SUBMISSION OF TEXT CONTRIBUTIONs

Reports on current or already completed scientific projects in cooperation with Heidelberg colleagues or other research alumni of the network or other scientifically interesting contributions can be submitted to the editorial office. Please send these as well as your interest in participating in the interview series “I lost my heart in Heidelberg” by e-mail to: research@alumni.uni-heidelberg.de

I lost my heart in Heidelberg:

Dr Marika Rose, Philosophical Theology 

Senior Lecturer at the University of Winchester, England

From September 2024 to February 2025 fellow at the Käte Hamburger Center for Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Studies (CAPAS) at Heidelberg University

To the interview

Marika Rose

I lost my heart in Heidelberg:

Benjamin Rombaut, Bio-Informatics

Doctoral researcher at the VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research and the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics of Ghent University, Belgium

From October 2024 until February 2025 visiting scholar at Heidelberg University Hospital

To the interview

Benjamin Rombaut

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Interview series “I lost my heart in Heidelberg”

In the “I lost my heart in Heidelberg” section of the RAN Newsletter, network members report on their research stay from different perspectives and against the background of individual experiences, during which some lost their heart in or to Heidelberg. With your contribution and your experiences as an international guest researcher in Heidelberg, you could expand the interview series “I lost my heart in Heidelberg” and make it even more interesting. If you are interested in participating, please send us a message!