The Ruhr Innovation Lab will receive federal and state funding as a University Consortium of Excellence. The University of Duisburg-Essen congratulates its partners, Ruhr University Bochum and TU Dortmund University on this sucess.

How do political parties communicate with their members – and what do they say about one another? Who has a voice in the digital public sphere? The new series of the ‘Politische Pausen’ podcast, on the theme of ‘The Language of Democracy’, explores these and other questions.

Every child brings own potential to school. For being able to develop them, learning environments that prioritize relationships are needed. Prof Dr Laura Ferreira González investigates how they navigate their initial problems.

How can a good idea become a viable business model with social impact? AI will soon support students along the way. In the new “AURORA seizmic EIT-KIC” project, UDE and its partners are developing an existing platform into an AI-powered mentoring environment.

Why can the young heart recover remarkably well from injury, while this ability is largely lost later in life? Prof. Dr Mona Mohammadi, new Assistant Professor of ‘Translational Immunocardiology’ at UDE, aims to develop new therapies for the regeneration of adult hearts.

Who contributes most to the climate crisis, who is hardest hit? These are some of the questions at the heart of the new doctoral research programme “The Political Economy of the Social-Ecological Transformation” at the UDE.

How do fireflies suddenly manage to flash in perfect synchrony, with hundreds of them blinking at the same rhythm? This natural phenomenon is the focus of Dr Thorsten Kimmeskamp. He will soon reveal the answer on Die große Maus-Show, broadcast on 12 September on ARD.

Andreas Niedrig’s journey from junkie to Ironman is inspiring. On September 14, he will speak at the Health Days from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Glass Pavilion on the Essen campus. His topic: “Who says life always has to be easy?!” We spoke with him ahead of the event.

A UDE study shows that criticism of German reunification has shifted politically in East Germany. In the 1990s, it was mainly associated with the left and social issues; today, it is especially pronounced on the right and more closely linked to migration and the AfD.