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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.

New observations confirm computer models how massive stars are born as multiples

16. January 2024

Astrophysicists have predicted the multiplicity of massive star births for a long time. But so far, there was little observational evidence …

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EBRAINS research infrastructure secures €38 million in funding for new phase of digital neuroscience

9. January 2024

The European Commission has accepted the EBRAINS 2.0 proposal submitted in response to the INFRASERV call, granting €38 million for the further development …

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Season’s Greetings

19. December 2023

We have reached again the season in which many of us are getting ready to take time off and  wind down. …

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Felicitas Mokler to be “Journalist in Residence” at HITS

11. December 2023

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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Issue 4 | 2023

5. December 2023

What makes a planet habitable? How do you keep it habitable, how do you develop life, and what strategic decisions put …

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With AI towards new cardiac drugs

28. November 2023

In a recently published perspective (“Aktuelle Kardiologie” 2023; 12(06): 450 – 458), researchers in the “Molecular and Cellular Modeling” group at HITS and the “Section of …

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Phylogenetic trees and biodiversity research: “Highly Cited Researcher“ at HITS

22. November 2023

For eight years running, computer scientist Alexandros Stamatakis from the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) has been named one of …

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Anil Ananthaswamy – Journalist in Residence 2023

15. November 2023

Indian-American science journalist and author Anil Ananthaswamy was the 11th “Journalist in Residence” at the Heidelberg Institute for …

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CCC Group Retreat

14. November 2023

On October 5-6, the CCC group travelled to Pfalz to recuperate and brainstorm. After visiting the historic Cochem castle and admiring …

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Accelerating the design of therapeutics through simulations

2. November 2023

Since October 2023, Fabian Grünewald is the second fellow of the HITS independent PostDoc Program. The program offers an opportunity for …

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