
1.5 Million Grant for HITS Astrophysicist Volker Springel
Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) – 1.5 million Euros for research on dark matter and galaxy formation The astrophysicist Volker …

Humboldt Fellow Katja Markert Doing Research at HITS
The computational linguist Dr. Katja Markert (University of Leeds) has been staying at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) as …

HITS Researcher Alexandros Stamatakis Appointed Professor in Karlsruhe
Dr. Alexandros Stamatakis, head of the Scientific Computing (SCO) research group at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS), has been …

HITS 2011: Spider Silk, Phylogenetic Trees and Black Holes
The Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) Annual Report 2011 is out: Data-driven science – New insights into the structure of spider silk, …

100 Years Alan Turing – the Enigma machine
This content is only available in German. Exklusiv bei „Explore Science“: Original „Enigma“-Chiffriermaschine aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg – HITS-Direktor Andreas Reuter …

Math in daily life – HITS at Explore Science
This content is only available in German. Heidelberger Institut für Theoretische Studien (HITS) mit Experimenten bei „Explore Science“ – Mitmachstationen …

Volker Stollorz – first “Journalist in Residence” at HITS
This content is only available in German. Heidelberger Institut für Theoretische Studien fördert den Dialog zwischen Journalisten und Wissenschaftlern – …

Heidelberg Laureate Forum – Abel, Fields and Turing Laureates Meet the Next Generation
Winners of the prestigious Abel Prize, Fields Medal and Turing Award will meet ambitious young scientists – Established by the Klaus Tschira …

Black holes turn up the heat for the Universe
HITS astrophysicists discover a new heating source in cosmological structure formation So far, astrophysicists thought that super-massive black holes can only …

New International Research Initiative on the Evolution of Insects officially started
The 1KITE (1K Insect Transcriptome Evolution) project involves more than 50 scientists from all over the world. It will unravel the secrets …