At MLU, 2024 was marked by major successes when it came to acquiring third-party funding for research, but also by the process revolving around the University Development Plan. In this interview, Rector Professor Claudia Becker looks back and talks about how she sees the university positioned for the future. 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
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals play a major role at the university. A new research atlas lists more than 450 projects that deal with them - from education, to medicine and physics. Read more
Physicists from the MLU and the start-up NORCSI are working on a new generation of lithium-ion batteries. They want to make them much more powerful through the use of silicon. Read more
Dr Johannes Pohl conducts research alongside Professor Gundula Hübner on the acceptance and possible stress effects of wind turbines. In a conversation, he explains how participation and trust play an important role in increasing the acceptance of wind energy. Read more
The climate crisis and energy transition are a topic for many different scientific disciplines. A German studies scholar at the university is examining how art and literature are tackling these issues. Read more
Climate change and the energy transition are two of the defining issues of our time. The literary scientist and sociologist, Professor Ingo Uhlig, explores how art and literature are able to contribute to this debate and to a greater acceptance. Read more
For many people, food and chemicals just don’t belong together. But does a long list of ingredients and additives mean that our food is unnatural or even unhealthy? Professor Daniel Wefers, a food chemist from the University of Halle, advocates a more pragmatic view of things. Read more
