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Welcome Liza!

4. February 2021

A warm welcome to Liza who has recently joined the MBM group. Here are a few words from Liza about herself: …

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New Scientific Director: Frauke Gräter

5. January 2021

As of January 2021, Frauke Gräter is the new Scientific Director of HITS. As the position of Scientific Director rotates through …

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Radicals in collagen and the sound of the stars: ERC Consolidator Grants for two HITS researchers

9. December 2020

The biophysicist Frauke Gräter and the astrophysicist Saskia Hekker have won ERC Consolidator Grants awarded by the European Research Council (…

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Stretched beyond the limits

8. May 2020

It is a common phenomenon we know from cracked sneakers and burst tyres, and when it occurs it is usually in …

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The best of both worlds

2. December 2019

KIMMDY is born! A new simulation scheme combining Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations with Kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) enables bond scissions in …

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Max Planck School Matter to Life – Application Portals now open

6. November 2019

The new Matter to Life Master’s programs at Heidelberg University, Göttingen University, and Technical University …

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Opening Ceremony of the Max Planck Schools

12. September 2019

The three pilot Schools officially welcome their first students at the Harnack House Berlin, September 11th: The Max Planck Schools have …

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HITS shareholders Heidelberg University and KIT are “excellent”

26. July 2019

Heidelberg University and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have been awarded the Status of Excellence by the German Council of …

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Two Humboldt Fellows at HITS

1. July 2019

Since 2012, HITS has been the host for eight fellows of the Humboldt foundation. This year, the institute was glad to welcome …

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Welcome Martin!

28. May 2019

A warm welcome to Martin who has recently joined MBM group.He is a physics master student in Heidelberg. In …

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