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Five reasons to choose Technische Universität Berlin: In the video, researchers discuss the opportunities the University offers them and what they value most here.

Fünf Gründe für die Technische Universität Berlin: Im Video verraten Forschende, welche Möglichkeiten ihnen die Universität bietet und was sie an ihr schätzen.

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“Learning for the future from the crisis”

07/07/2020

New Proofreading Service for Junior Scholars at TU Berlin

The service aims to improve the chances of a successful application for external funding while also enabling applicants to improve their language skills.

06/30/2020

Karl Scheel Prize Awarded to Dr. Tobias Heindel

Head of Quantum Communication Systems junior research group receives award for outstanding scientific achievement

06/29/2020

Grimme Online Award for “Eigensinn im Bruderland”

Web documentary produced by TU Berlin's Center for Research on Antisemitism shows how migrants lived in the GDR - an unexplored topic.

06/29/2020

Focus on Sustainability

Internal research funding: apply by 12 October 2020

06/16/2020

The TU Berlin Crisis Committee informs all University members by email of current developments and decisions. Useful tips, links and FAQs have been collected on the central overview page on how to deal with the novel coronavirus.

Organization name	Crisis Committee

Dagmar Schäfer wants to fundamentally modernize the West’s image of China – as not all important discoveries and developments from the Middle Kingdom reach the West. The honorary professor at TU Berlin was awarded the 2020 Leibniz Prize for her pioneering contributions to a comprehensive, global and comparative history of technology and science.

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“Joint Programmes” allows women in industry to come to TU Berlin as visiting professors for one to two semesters. The program aims to support equal opportunities and the advancement of junior scholars at TU Berlin. Katja Ninnemann and Enriqueta Martinez-Rojas share why they prefer to return to university rather than take a sabbatical and how they benefited from the program.

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“Our current knowledge of radiation protection is not only influenced by scientific and technical research. The social, political, economic and not least diplomatic issues addressed by the International Atomic Energy Agency also play a very important role,” says Professor Dr. Maria Rentetzi, who has now joined TU Berlin on an ERC Consolidator Grant.

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[Translate to English:] Spachtel, vom dem eine galertartige Flüssigkeit tropft

What links the probiotic microorganisms in yogurt and the flavors used in chewing gum? The answer is that they all require a certain type of “packaging”, known as a micro-capsule, which protects the ingredients and releases them precisely where their effects are required. Professor Dr. Stephan Drusch and his team focus on the “packaging materials” required.

[Translate to English:] Tageslichtmesskopf

Perched commandingly on the roof of the engineering building at TU Berlin is a unique piece of equipment in the form of a six-meter by four-meter aluminum construction. It houses a sky scanner, pyrheliometer, and a daylight measurement head. Professor Dr.-Ing. Stephan Volker and his team designed this “open air lab” to research the exact characteristics of daylight.

[Translate to English:] Flüssigchromatographie-Massenspektrometer

“They are the most diverse and variable building blocks of life. Nothing happens without proteins – they are key molecules in all living cells,” says Professor Dr. Juri Rappsilber. He and his team aim to understand how proteins fold in their natural environment, what they interact with, and how they arrange themselves into larger structures.

“I study visual perception in humans. The aim of the research in my “Computational Psychology” working group is the empirical characterization of human perception performance and an understanding of the processes involved.”

“I conduct research on fundamental experimental methods and techniques to create and store individual photons. Fortunately, research is at the exciting point where laboratory experiments could soon become usable quantum technology. As a result, I am increasingly looking at new applications.”

“One focus of my research is the topic of railway operations with its rules and regulations and the associated technology combined with issues of risk and safety. Other topics of current relevance are Rail Human Factors and resilience.”

24 newly appointed professors took up their posts at Technische Universität Berlin in 2019.

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Five reasons to choose Technische Universität Berlin: In the video, researchers discuss the opportunities the University offers them and what they value most here.

News

“Learning for the future from the crisis”

New Proofreading Service for Junior Scholars at TU Berlin

Karl Scheel Prize Awarded to Dr. Tobias Heindel

Grimme Online Award for “Eigensinn im Bruderland”

Focus on Sustainability

Coronavirus: Important information

Contact Crisis Committee

Women in research

A closer look at TU Berlin’s labs

Introduction to newly appointed professors at TU Berlin

Research on social media