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What´s new at HITS? On this page you can find the latest news from and about HITS, including the latest scientific discoveries, personal achievements by our researchers or general changes at HITS.

Issue 4 | 2025

10. December 2025

This year, the Heidelberg Laureate Forum once again offered 200 early-career researchers the opportunity to engage with leading laureates in mathematics and …

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Monika Mondal to be “Journalist in Residence” at HITS

1. December 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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Phylogenetic trees, biodiversity and research policy: “Highly Cited Researcher“ at HITS

12. November 2025

For ten years running, computer scientist Alexandros Stamatakis from the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) has been identified as one …

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Jackson Ryan, HITS Journalist in Residence 2025

Jackson Ryan – Journalist in Residence 2025

29. October 2025

From April to October 2025, Australian science journalist Jackson Ryan was the 13th Journalist in Residence at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical …

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TOS and SET Group at the MESA Summer School 2025

30. September 2025

The TOS and SET groups were strongly represented at this year’s MESA Summer School, held at KU Leuven, Belgium, from 21…

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A person standing in front of a brick wall.

Fair and Faithful Language Processing

29. September 2025

Computer scientist Vagrant Gautam joined HITS as an Independent Postdoc in September 2025. The program offers young researchers the opportunity to shape …

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Deadline 5 October: Call for “HITS Journalist in Residence” in 2026

22. September 2025

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

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Issue 3 | 2025

10. September 2025

Centered around the theme “Experiment, Tinker, Do-It-Yourself – Energy for You and Your Environment!”, HITS once again took part in this year’…

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Massive stars also partner in metal-poor environments

10. September 2025

Massive stars in metal-rich galaxies, such as in our own Milky Way, often have close partners. That this is also true …

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Ke-Jung Chen (left) and Wun-Yi Chen

Supernovae and cosmological impact

29. July 2025

Humboldt Fellow from Taipei, Taiwan, at HITS – Invitation by the Physics of Stellar Objetcs group HITS has welcomed a new Alexander …

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