"scientia halensis" has been published as a yearbook. The new edition 2025/2026 presents the major topics of 2025 and at the same time provides an insight into the future development of the university. The magazine, published in German and English, is also available as a PDF, and the articles are also published online on this page. Read more
You can read the editorial by Rektor Professor Claudia Becker from the latest issue of the yearbook “scientia halensis” here. Read more
Martin Luther University is the first university in Saxony-Anhalt to be awarded a Cluster of Excellence under the Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments. The “Center for Chiral Electronics” (CCE) will receive around 49 million euros to study new concepts for highperformance, energy-saving electronics. It commenced operations in January 2026. Read more
Agriculture must adapt to changing climate conditions if it is to produce enough high-quality food in the future. The “SuSaKlim” project is investigating the potential of regionally grown crops. The aim is to work with the agricultural and food production sectors to produce tasty and healthy food. The project is part of the consortium “Digitalization of Plant Value Chains” (DiP). Read more
Legal scholars in the “Legal Tech Lab” are working on accelerating digitisation in the legal and administration sectors. One major project is the comprehensive digitisation of enforcement procedures. The lab is part of MLU’s “Just Transition Center” (JTC), which develops research-based solutions to structural change in Saxony-Anhalt. Read more
The consortium “Innovation Region for the Digital Transfor mation in Nursing and Healthcare” (TPG) is investigating how innovative technologies can help tackle the challenges of an ageing population. More than 200 parters are involved in the innovation network in southern Saxony-Anhalt, which is coordinated by MLU. Read more
The Department of Geobotany and Botanical Garden at MLU is shaping international biodiversity research. Its success story is set to continue with the completion of a new laboratory building and a new herbarium, as well as the renovation of the department’s main building in keeping with its listed status. The project has received more than 27 million euros in funding from the State of Saxony-Anhalt. Read more
Around 3.500 books from the Renaissance period are being digitised at the University and State Library of Saxony-Anhalt (ULB). They belong to the Library von Alvensleben, located in Hundisburg Castle in Haldensleben. The project is part of the ULB’s digitisation initiative, which aims to make collections of historical books accessible to the public. Read more
The doctoral thesis of Mojssej Woskin-Nahartabi, written over 100 years ago, is now finally available in print. It was published in 2025 by the university as a way to commemorate the scientist who was murdered in Auschwitz and who was dismissed from the university after 1933 on political or racist grounds. MLU continues to play a pioneering role when it comes to examining its own history during the dictatorships of the 20th century. Read more
The university’s Transfer and Entrepreneurship Office made great developmental strides in 2025. Start-up support and entrepreneurship education are growing in visibility and impact thanks to a new personnel structure, an expanded focus, and additional funding. Read more
How should artificial intelligence be used at MLU? Do students and teachers need particular skills to use it? Which technical resources need to be provided by the university? Questions such as these are being addressed by a working group of the Rectorate Commission on the Future of Studies and Teaching. Read more
