News Year: 2025

HITS: Call for “Journalist in Residence” in 2026

21. July 2025

Call for 2026: HITS Journalist in Residence program open for applications. Deadline: 5 October 2025

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Schematic representation of the prediction of a protein 3D structure.

New Infrastructure for AI-based biomacromolecular structure prediction

18. July 2025

The newly established Bio-Structure Hub at the Heidelberg University Scientific Software Center (SSC) provides an accessible entry point into the world …

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15. July 2025

Wir freuen uns, dass Sie sich bei uns bewerben wollen. Im Folgenden möchten wir Ihnen erklären, wie wir Ihre …

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VLT image of a double-detonation supernova

Double detonation: new image shows remains of star destroyed by pair of explosions

2. July 2025

For the first time, an international team of astronomers have obtained visual evidence that a star met its end by detonating …

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Issue 2 | 2025

18. June 2025

In April, HITS welcomed its current Journalist in Residence: Australian science journalist Jackson Ryan. He kicked off his six-month stay with …

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LAMOST, National Astronomical Observatories, China (image created with ChatGPT-4o)

The faster they rotate, the more magnetic they become

11. June 2025

Rotation rate and magnetic fields: Binary stars behave significantly different from single ones. A new study in “Nature Astronomy” investigates their …

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Group Picture, SIMPLAIX 3rd Workshop on Machine Learning for Multiscale Molecular Modeling

3rd SIMPLAIX Workshop: Thanks to all participants!

29. May 2025

A big thank you to all the speakers and participants for making the 3rd SIMPLAIX Workshop on “Machine Learning for Multiscale …

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Kai Polsterer and Rebecca Wade

Excellence Strategy: HITS researchers successful with two clusters on astrophysics and life sciences

27. May 2025

How do stellar explosions or the evolution of galaxies influence our universe today? How can synthetic biology and specially designed …

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Jackson Ryan, HITS Journalist in Residence 2025

Jackson Ryan named “Journalist in Residence” at HITS

13. May 2025

The Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies gives science journalists the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of computer-based, data-driven science with a …

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PAL: Parallel Active Learning – automated, modular, and parallel active learning workflow

29. April 2025

See more here: https://github.com/aimat-lab/PAL

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