How can digital innovations help to improve the healthcare and nursing sectors? This question is addressed by a large-scale collaborative project that was set up at the Faculty of Medicine in 2019. And with great success – over 80 follow-up projects are now being orchestrated in five model regions with a budget of up to 140 million euros. Read more
Biodiversity research is a key strength of the Martin Luther University. This is demonstrated by the “Faktencheck Artenvielfalt” (German Biodiversity Assessment), the first comprehensive time series analysis of biodiversity in Germany. Scientists at MLU played a major role in the study. Read more
In Saxony-Anhalt, the “Digitalization of Plant-Based Value Chains” (DiP) project consortium is advancing the connection between high-tech and plantbased value creation. With drones, genome research, digitalization, and sustainable production methods, a model region is emerging for the future of the bioeconomy. Read more
How do individual mutations affect the structure and function of proteins in plants? A new Collaborative Research Centre at the University of Halle is looking into this issue. In the long term, this research could help to better prepare plants for the consequences of climate change and help to develop customised proteins. Read more
Germany has decided to gradually phase out the use of coal to generate electricity by 2038. What does that mean for Saxony-Anhalt? What opportunities can be found in the region? What are the challenges? The European Center of Just Transition Research and Impact-Driven Transfer (JTC) provides answers to these questions. The aim is to work with local districts to develop research-based solutions for their future development. The first branch office was opened in Zeitz on 4 June. Read more
A team of scientists at the Institute of Physics are carrying out basic research into a new type of electronics using various quantum phenomena and customised nano-materials. For many years now, some of the world’s finest research into solid-state physics has been conducted at the University of Halle. Read more
How does politics shape the Enlightenment – and how does the Enlightenment shape politics? A new Research Training Group, coordinated by the Interdisciplinary Centre for European Enlightenment Studies (IZEA) is looking at this complex relationship. The German Research Foundation (DFG) is providing five million euros for the first phase. Read more
Farmers around the world apply four million tons of chemical pesticides onto their fields each year. A team of MLU researchers has been trying to put a stop to that using specially developed vaccines. The scientists now want to transfer their research from the laboratory to agricultural practice. Read more
Daycare groups, especially in cities, are nowhere near as diverse as the population structure in the surrounding community. Why is that and what does it mean? Education professor, Dr Johanna Mierendorff, talks about the findings of her research project “Preschool provision and segregation”. Read more
