Wie können Hochschulen und Städte gemeinsam Herausforderungen wie Klimawandel, Digitalisierung oder Strukturwandel meistern? Diese Frage steht im Zentrum des „Transformationsforums Hochschulstadt“ am Dienstag, 5. Mai, in der Händel-Halle. Ausgerichtet wird es vom Stifterverband in Kooperation mit der Hochschulrektorenkonferenz, dem Deutschen Städtetag, der MLU und der Stadt Halle. Die Universität stellt ihre Forschung zur Transformation in Sachsen-Anhalt vor. 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
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
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
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
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
Er hat in Halle im Chemie-Labor der Pharmazie gestanden und in Kanada gemeinsam mit Biologen direkt an Tuberkulose-Bakterien geforscht. Die Kombination von medizinischer Chemie und Mikrobiologie prägt mittlerweile die Arbeit von PD Dr. Adrian Richter. Für seine Habilitationsschrift zur Bekämpfung gefährlicher Mykobakterien erhält der Wissenschaftler heute auf der Festveranstaltung der MLU den Christian-Wolff-Preis der Universität. Read more
