community and shall do its utmost to contribute towards the elucidation of the attacks. We will do everything within our power to combat xenophobic tendencies and to advocate a tolerant and respectful [...] abroad. In line with the Ministry of Education’s strategic goals, the University of Greifswald aims to consolidate its international relations and gain further internationals for studying, teaching and [...] www.uni-greifswald.de/weltoffen German Universities for Openness, Tolerance and against Xenophobia Contact at the University of Greifswald Press and Media Relations Office Domstraße 11, Entrance 1, 17489

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PhD student Monica Sheffer hosted two interns this summer to work on projects related to metabolomic responses to different winter conditions in Argiope bruennichi spiderlings. Jasper Murphy and Kate Miller [...] Miller, bachelors students from UC Berkeley, stayed from May 26th to August 17th, 2019. Monica applied for and received funding for Jasper's internship through the RISE DAAD Germany Program . Jasper's [...] the University of Greifswald and the Institute for European Studies in Berkeley. Kate's project aimed to test the homeoviscous adaptation hypothesis in A. bruennichi by investigating the fatty acid composition

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right to be proud of yourself and I would like to say a heartfelt thank you for the work you have put in! I am looking forward to continuing our joint efforts. Best regards, Frank Schütte Contact at the [...] Dear Colleagues, In the name of the entire Rectorate, I would like to take today’s United Nations Public Service Day to say a thank you and express our appreciation for the work you perform on a daily

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exchange visit. From 9-21 June, a group of four students training to be teachers and two university lecturers will visit Greifswald to participate in the school project “Schule Machen” and attend university [...] the University of Michigan-Flint (UMF) started their partnership in 2018. Both universities strive to internationalise teacher-training degrees by implementing measures such as joint research and student [...] university lectures and seminars. The visiting students will team up with German students to carry out research whilst putting their theoretical teaching skills into practice. The photo can be downloaded and

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hydrogen. Finally, both metal units are to be linked together to enable a single catalyst to perform the two reactions. Dr. Kumar brings expertise in hydrogen production to Greifswald and draws on the Greifswald [...] Following on from the latter, Dr Kumar intends to develop bio-inspired chemical systems that can be used to catalytically form hydrogen under mild conditions. In order to enable the oxidation of the formate in [...] particular interest for two reasons: a) they can potentially be used to reduce the greenhouse gas CO 2 and b) they could be used to release hydrogen as a source of energy from the very small and light

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History welcomes its new guest and is looking forward to exciting research impulses. ‘We are proud that with Professor Seppel’s decision to come to Greifswald for his Humboldt Fellowship, the Department [...] field of demesne farming in the territories east of the river Elbe. It therefore made sense for me to contact him when I was applying for the Humboldt fellowship,’ explains Prof. Seppel. And also the archives [...] Every year, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation enables 2,000 researchers from all over the world to come to Germany for a period of academic stay. The foundation maintains a network of more than 28,000 Humboldt

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type. They also sequenced the microbiome of juvenile spiders (“spiderlings”) to see if any bacteria were passed from mother to offspring. The sequencing analysis yielded an unexpected and exciting result: [...] on to the spiderlings. Dubbed “DUSA” (Dominant Unknown Symbiont of Argiope bruennichi ), this bacterium is unlike any other previously known bacterial species. The study revealed that it belongs to the [...] Institute and Museum General and Systematic Zoology Microbial Physiology and Molecular Biology To the media photos Contact at the University: Monica M. Sheffer & Gabriele Uhl Zoological Institute and Museum General

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Pursuant to the decision made on the 17 th January 2018, the University’s Basic Regulations will be changed to read as follows: “The University in Greifswald carries the name Universität Greifswald ; this [...] uniform appearance in legal matters must be ensured.” The change to the Basic Regulations will not be effective until it has been agreed to by the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern’s Ministry of Education [...] this can be preceded by the supplementary name Ernst Moritz Arndt subject to the provisions made in an ordinance that must be passed by the Reduced Senate after hearing the Extended Senate. At the same

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Act). The Rectorate urges all members of the University to turn against discrimination in the digital space, to support the affected people, and to ensure further clarification and understanding. No one [...] this regard, the Rectorate would like to point out that, in cooperation with the University Computer Centre, the technical and legal possibilities will be exhausted to secure the data of the persons involved [...] for the investigating authorities to work together with other social media operators. If students are involved in a criminal offence, the University has the right to deregister them on the grounds of §

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German-Polish ‘Pomerania Nostra Prize’ was endowed to honour persons who have made considerable contributions to the fields of art, science, politics, or to the communities and the industry of Vorpommern and [...] biennial prize has been awarded since 2004, alternating between Greifswald and Szczecin. In addition to prize money of 3,000 euros, the awardee receives a statuette that was designed and produced by artist [...] photo of Dr. Uwe Schröder can be obtained from the Press Officer of the State Museum of Pomerania. Contact at the University of Greifswald Press and Media Relations Office Domstraße 11, 17489 Greifswald +49

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Dr. Katharina Riedel to be ‘a very good’ or ‘ideal appointment’ for the leadership role. Moreover, she was the best placed female on the list of 54 rated rectors. ‘I am thrilled to have attained the good [...] placement, which honours the achievements of the entire team of the Rectorate. A sincere thank you must go to the Pro-Rectors and the Acting Registrar for their committed and constructive collaboration, which [...] serves as the professional association of higher education professors and lectures, uses its ranking to honour exemplary higher education management. The results were gained from an online survey of its

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the percentage of women funded by the research fellowship programme is to be increased, as the scouts’ first proposal is to be to a female scientist. The nominated junior researchers will directly receive [...] the first time in May 2020, the Humboldt Foundation would like to open up a new way of accessing the Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme to attract talented junior researchers who, for various reasons [...] The aim is to attract more researchers for a collaboration with a research institution in Germany and for the Humboldt Network. Furthermore, new subject-specific and regional target groups are to be reached

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extending the number of Pro-Rectors from previously two to four and to enable the election of a student Pro-Rector. This will make it possible to incorporate the student point of view in the University’s [...] is well suited for connecting multidisciplinary research. It makes it possible to secure excellence for the future and to sustainably establish application-oriented fields of research. My new role as [...] the wealth of ideas and energy brought in by the students. I aim to focus on the topics of sustainability and student culture.’ Contacts at the University of Greifswald Chairman of the Senate Prof. Dr.

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The goal is to elucidate the host-pathogen interactions, the course of illness and the host immune response in order to produce new strategies for fighting and preventing illness. Pigs are to be established [...] clinical use. Contact at the University of Greifswald Press and Media Relations Office Domstraße 11 17489 Greifswald Tel.: +49 3834 86-1150 pressestelle(at)uni-greifswald(dot)de Contact at the Friedri [...] infections in which not only bacterial, but also viral pathogens are found in the organism, leading to severe courses of illness. Coinfections can affect both humans and animals. In particular, coinfections

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President stated that the eleven women and ten men have made outstanding contributions to the search for solutions to contemporary global challenges, such as the war of aggression against Ukraine, the COVID-19 [...] climate change, or have made efforts to strengthen solidarity in our country. The Office explains the reasons for honouring the native Dutchman as follows: ‘Thanks to Hans Joosten, we now know that drained [...] Ecology. In more than 600 scientific publications and many research trips to peatlands all over the world, he drew attention to the complex interrelationships of the peatland habitat. Federal President

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a digital event series. Access to the talks is provided via the software Zoom. A link will be activated 15 minutes prior to the start of the event, taking participants to a waiting area. They will then [...] also plans to address and discuss perspectives of using digital forms of communication for the acquisition and teaching of minority languages. Those interested must register for the event prior to 7 December [...] then be forwarded automatically to the digital lecture hall at the time of the event. Register online here Conference homepage Conference poster Conference flyer Contact at the University of Greifswald PD

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until now it was presumed that these females only help to catch prey and build webs, as only females who are at the stage of maternal care, are able to regurgitate. This is true for spider species that do [...] her genes to the next generation. The so-called kin selection increases the evolutionary overall fitness of the unmated females and explains how this seemingly selfless behaviour was able to evolve from [...] together in nests, with several hundred of their own kind. In such a nest, the animals work together to catch prey and build webs. Mothers with offspring even help each other out with the arduous care of

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Programme to explicitly strengthen fundamental research in the arts and social sciences from 2017 to 2020. The programme's namesake is the classicist Kurt von Fritz, who was the only German Professor to refuse [...] refuse the oath to Adolf Hitler in 1934, as he felt it was not compatible with the freedom of research. “Arts and social sciences help us to gain understanding for the world. They analyse human history, the [...] professor). In addition to the 10 projects at the University of Greifswald, 15 projects at the University of Rostock and two at the HMT Rostock also received funding, amounting to a total of 2.5 million

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