Research at Technische Universität Berlin

In 2020, the German Nursing Professions Act introduced changes to replace specific nursing training. As of now, the focus is on training generalist nursing staff rather than nursing staff specifically for eldercare, nursing, or pediatrics. Following the general drive towards digitization, training is now increasingly offered as a mixture of classroom and digital teaching. In a Citizen Science project, teachers and students are developing a digital academy for the nursing professions that meets both professional requirements and the need for digital teaching.

Feeling safe in public spaces is essential to quality of life. However, as a subjective feeling, safety it is difficult to measure. The free Sensafety app enables members of the public to show how safe or threatened they feel when out and about. Assessments of safety are displayed on an interactive map.

A survey conducted by the German Physical Society’s Working Group on Equal Opportunities examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on work-life balance. The main problems reported were the absence of a clear division between work and family life, a feeling of isolation, and the lack of communication with managers and colleagues.

Hydrologist Professor Dr. Reinhard Hinkelmann discusses the impacts of flash floods in Germany.

Reconnecting interrupted chains of knowledge in museum collections – double exhibition planned in Dakar and Oxford – 1.5 million euros provided by the Volkswagen Foundation.

17th July 2021 marked the 30th anniversary of TU Berlin’s first satellite launch. To date, 26 satellites have been sent into space following TUBSAT-A, the most recent just two weeks ago.

Dr. Sophia Becker is professor of sustainable mobility and transdisciplinary research methods and leader of the interdisciplinary junior research group EXPERI at TU Berlin and the Institute of Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) Potsdam. Her research explores ways of creating climate-friendly mobility in Germany.

Long-term catalytic stability is of key importance in industrial processes. Professor Dr. Franziska Hess researches the predictability of catalyst degradation at the Institute of Chemistry’s Chemical Catalysis Group in Faculty II Mathematics and Natural Sciences at TU Berlin, where she was appointed to a junior professorship at the end of April 2020.

It is a matter of asking the right questions. If you know the right questions and how to ask them, you can learn a lot about the quality of patient care in Germany just by studying invoices. Professor Dr. Verena Vogt conducts research to identify the right methods and criteria to find out about the quality of patient care using invoice data. Vogt is junior professor for health care services research and quality management in the ambulatory care sector at the Institute of Technology and Management at Faculty VI Economics and Management.