News Year: 2026

Vincent Heuveline: When Humans and Machines Make Music Together

12. August 2026

Today, artificial intelligence can compose melodies, imitate voices, and even create entire songs. But is that really creativity? In the talk …

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Now on YouTube: AI as a Tool in Protein Design

7. August 2026

Proteins are the molecular building blocks of life — they enable chemical reactions, facilitate communication between cells and transport substances throughout the …

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HITS: Call for “Journalist in Residence” in 2027

31. July 2026

Call for 2027: HITS Journalist in Residence program open for applications. Deadline: 15 October 2026

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Monika Mondal – Journalist in Residence 2026

29. July 2026

Indian science journalist Monika Mondal was the 14th Journalist in Residence at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) from February …

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ERC Advanced Grant for SIMPLAIX-PI Fred Hamprecht

25. June 2026

SIMPLAIX-PI Fred Hamprecht from the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing of Heidelberg University (IWR) has received an ERC Advanced Grant for …

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SDA7 – Brownian Dynamics Simulations of Proteins:  New features

15. June 2026

Researchers from the Molecular and Cellular Modeling (MCM) group at HITS are developing the software “Simulation of Diffusional Association” (SDA) 7. SDA7 …

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Issue 2 | 2026

8. June 2026

Tilmann Gneiting, head of the Computational Statistics group at HITS, has been awarded the 2026 Wald Memorial Award and Lecture by the …

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Not So Stable After All: Pulsations Reshape Massive Stars Before Explosion

21. May 2026

Pulsations undergone by red supergiant stars right before they explode significantly influence their observable pre- and post-supernova properties. A study by …

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4th SIMPLAIX Workshop: A big Thank You!

21. May 2026

A heartfelt thank you to all speakers and participants for helping make the 4th SIMPLAIX Workshop on “Machine Learning for Multiscale …

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HITS Open House 2026

19. May 2026

Climate, Molecules, Galaxies: One Institute. Many Dimensions. Every two years, the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) at Schloss-Wolfsbrunnenweg 35 in Heidelberg …

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