The research conducted by the chemist and materials scientist Christopher Barner-Kowollik facilitates the development of high-precision materials and surfaces for specific applications in medicine, nanotechnology and materials development. He is invited to continue his work on new materials and polymer-based systems at KIT.
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By introducing innovative mathematical and bioinformatics methods in modelling and quantifying the impacts of climate change on public health, Joacim Rocklöv is on course to give fresh impetus to climate change research at the University of Heidelberg.
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At ComLab#9 (19 to 22 September), 40 researchers and journalists from 28 countries around the world shared ideas on better ways of communicating sensitive topics like migration, climate change and AI.
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Magazine Humboldt Kosmos
Colonialism was all-embracing and it was violent. It re-organised the world, led to the circulation of knowledge as well as to war, displacement, slavery, oppression and exploitation. The colonial era made deep inroads into identities – and has a huge impact to this day, not least on science and research.
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Magazine Humboldt Kosmos
Artificial intelligence can boost development in poor countries and promote international cooperation when language barriers fall. Gaurav Sharma from India is exploring the regulatory hurdles that have to be overcome for this to happen.
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Working in the Felsenkeller underground lab at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Humboldt Fellow Eliana Masha is investigating what is going on inside the sun. The nuclear astrophysicist from Albania wants to determine the origins of the universe and show that anyone can become a researcher.
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Germany has a highly efficient health service but is not in the international vanguard according to health system research. Ariel Dora Stern, one of the few researchers with a global reputation in the field, is now invited to Potsdam to drive this highly relevant and promising field of research, which has been underrepresented in Germany to date.
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F. Ömer İlday has played a seminal role in developing ultrafast laser technology, transforming the field of non-linear laser-matter interactions in the last few years. He is now invited to join Ruhr-Universität Bochum to explore new research fields in materials science and establish a world-class research centre.
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Peter N. Robinson is a pioneer in the computer-assisted genome and phenotype analysis of genetic diseases. His major work has been the development of the Human Phenotype Ontology, which is now a standard tool used internationally to diagnose gene-related diseases. At the Charité in Berlin, Robinson is invited to develop algorithms for AI-based precision medicine.
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What would a red sofa look like in my sitting room? Augmented reality applications can visualise the answers to questions like this. Dieter Schmalstieg is set to continue his application-related research into virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) as a future Humboldt Professor at the University of Stuttgart.
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