Excellence Strategy: HITS researchers successful with two clusters on astrophysics and life sciences
How do stellar explosions or the evolution of galaxies influence our universe today? How can synthetic biology and specially designed …
Jackson Ryan named “Journalist in Residence” at HITS
The Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies gives science journalists the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of computer-based, data-driven science with a …
New Klaus Tschira Guest Professor at HITS
HITS welcomes Swiss-British astrophysicist Raphael Hirschi as the 6th Klaus Tschira Guest Professor at the Institute. He has been Professor of …
Manfred Fuchs Prize for SIMPLAIX researcher
Congratulations to our SIMPLAIX Principal Investigator Pascal Friederich (KIT) on the award of the Manfred Fuchs Prize 2025 for his outstanding research …
Issue 1 | 2025
HITS kicked off the new year with a change in the scientific leadership. Since January 2025, physicist and computer scientist Kai Polsterer …
We are hiring! Full Professorship (W3) in “Molecular Biophysics”
We are seeking an outstanding candidate to lead a research group at HITS and contribute to the research and teaching initiatives …
Registration now open: 3rd SIMPLAIX Workshop on “Machine Learning for Multiscale Molecular Modeling”
The 3rd SIMPLAIX Workshop on “Machine Learning for Multiscale Molecular Modeling” will take place in the Studio Villa Bosch in Heidelberg …
New Scientific Director: Kai Polsterer
As of January 2025, Kai Polsterer is the new Scientific Director of the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS). As the position …
Season’s Greetings
While many of our international students have returned home to their families abroad, other HITSters are staying to celebrate the festive …
Frauke Gräter: “I will miss HITS.”
After fifteen years at HITS, group leader Frauke Gräter will leave the institute at the end of the year. As …
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