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News from the University of Heidelberg

HAUS Scholarships available for Study at Heidelberg University

Heidelberg Alumni U.S. (HAUS) is pleased to invite applications for the 2025 HAUS Scholarships. The stipends are available to qualified students from a United States university planning to study at Heidelberg University.

News from the GHI Washington

Gerda Henkel Fellowship in Digital History at the GHI Washington and Roy Rosenzweig Center/GMU

With the generous support of the Gerda Henkel Foundation, the German Historical Institute (GHI) and the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at the George Mason University (RRCHNM) invite applications from postdoctoral scholars and advanced doctoral students based in Europe for a 12-month fellowship in digital history. Deadline for applications is February 28, 2025.

News from the University of Cologne

Astrophysics: Mystery of the ‘Missing’ Binary Stars Solved

A University of Cologne-led research team discovered a binary star system in the center of the Milky Way that provides new clues as to how stars form around the central black hole.

News from the University of Hamburg

University of Hamburg: Top German University in QS Sustainability Ranking

The University of Hamburg has established itself as a leading university in the field of sustainability. In the current QS Sustainability Ranking, it moved up 2 ranks and secured the top position in Germany. It also belongs to the top group internationally: It ranks 17th in Europe and 29th worldwide.

News from the University of Bochum

Neurobiology: Switching Off Fear

The extended amygdala plays a major role in assessing diffuse threats and in persistent fear reactions. Studies show that it is also involved in learning and unlearning specific fear stimuli. Katharina Spoida wants to know what happens in the brain when a fear memory is formed and how this fear is later extinguished.