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Welcome Liza!
A warm welcome to Liza who has recently joined the MBM group. Here are a few words from Liza about herself: …
New Scientific Director: Frauke Gräter
As of January 2021, Frauke Gräter is the new Scientific Director of HITS. As the position of Scientific Director rotates through …
Radicals in collagen and the sound of the stars: ERC Consolidator Grants for two HITS researchers
The biophysicist Frauke Gräter and the astrophysicist Saskia Hekker have won ERC Consolidator Grants awarded by the European Research Council (…
Stretched beyond the limits
It is a common phenomenon we know from cracked sneakers and burst tyres, and when it occurs it is usually in …
The best of both worlds
KIMMDY is born! A new simulation scheme combining Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations with Kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) enables bond scissions in …
Max Planck School Matter to Life – Application Portals now open
The new Matter to Life Master’s programs at Heidelberg University, Göttingen University, and Technical University …
Opening Ceremony of the Max Planck Schools
The three pilot Schools officially welcome their first students at the Harnack House Berlin, September 11th: The Max Planck Schools have …
HITS shareholders Heidelberg University and KIT are “excellent”
Heidelberg University and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have been awarded the Status of Excellence by the German Council of …
Two Humboldt Fellows at HITS
Since 2012, HITS has been the host for eight fellows of the Humboldt foundation. This year, the institute was glad to welcome …
Welcome Martin!
A warm welcome to Martin who has recently joined MBM group.He is a physics master student in Heidelberg. In …