, can be used to make new plastics. If it is not possible to directly re-use the building blocks, the plastic should be degraded as far as possible to relieve the environment and provide access to the raw materials. Modern biotechnology can make a substantial contribution to both the end-of-use recycling of plastics as well as [...] insects.” Prof. Lars Blank from RWTH Aachen emphasises: “We need to distinguish two aspects: plastics, which we deliberately expose to the environment, such as mulching foils for agriculture, need to

https://www.uni-greifswald.de/universitaet/information/aktuelles/detail/n/circular-economy-for-plastics-biotechnological-solutions-for-degradation-and-recycling-of-plastics-77041/

the University of Reading (United Kingdom) in 2011. She went on to work at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL in Switzerland before starting her PhD at the University [...] quality and the nice atmosphere in the working group inspired her to apply for the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship to pursue her own project. “I believe the high standards of scientific research, the [...] photo can be obtained from pressestelle@uni-greifswald.de ​​​​​​​ Contact at the University of Greifswald Prof. Dr. Martin Wilmking Chair of Landscape Ecology Soldmannstraße 15, Room 1.37 Tel.: +49 3834

https://www.uni-greifswald.de/universitaet/information/aktuelles/detail/n/new-humboldt-fellow-at-the-institute-of-botany-and-landscape-ecology-48827/

August 2017 The Summer Academy invites young international artists to Dresden. Participants will have the opportunity to attend a course of their choice during the first week. The second week offers the [...] contemporary art/ design and speak English or German fluently. HOW TO APPLY Please send your portfolio (PDF, max 25 MB) and mention your favourite course and an alternative course to: soak@sommerakademie-dresden.de Deadline 18.6.2017 We are looking forward to your applications! CONTACT International Dresden Summer Academy for Visual Arts Susanne Altmann (artistic director) Tel.: +49 (0)351

https://cdfi.uni-greifswald.de/lies-mehr/n/apply-for-a-scholarship-at-the-20th-international-dresden-summer-academy-for-visual-arts-10107/

Greifswald, Tübingen, Dublin and Pavia in Italy have developed methods to measure the force with which a single platelet closes a wound. With these results, the treatment of people with rare congenital platelet [...] people with a defect in the MYH9 (myosin heavy chain 9) gene is due to the fact that the platelets are impaired in their ability to exert force. ‘This is a prime example of how the Collaborative Research [...] : 35584211. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abn2627 Contact at University Medicine Greifswald Prof. Dr. Andreas Greinacher Head of the Department of Transfusion Medicine Ferdinand-Sauerbruch-Straße

https://www.uni-greifswald.de/universitaet/information/aktuelles/detail/n/changes-in-the-cytoskeleton-of-platelets-influence-haemostasis/

habilitation and worked as a surgeon at TU Munich before coming to University Medicine Greifswald in 2001, where he took over the Chair of General and Visceral Surgery and the role of Director of the [...] Surgery. He was Dean of Studies at the Faculty of Medicine from 2002 to 2012. In 2011 he completed the master’s degree course Health Care Management at the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences. Contact

https://www.uni-greifswald.de/universitaet/information/aktuelles/detail/n/professor-dr-claus-dieter-heidecke-new-chair-of-the-board-at-university-medicine-greifswald-44639/

she understands as an ethical obligation – as an academic. Due to her remarkable contributions to academia and society, Kaisa Häkkinen was chosen as the professor of the year in a Finland-wide and [...] decision, this remarkable anniversary provides an excellent occasion to bestow the title of honorary doctor to a Finnish academic. In 1921, the first Teaching Unit for the Finnish Language in the entire [...] was established much earlier. Among other things, this is due to Greifswald’s historian Friedrich Rüh, who was the first person to compose an encompassing work on Finnish History, which became a

https://www.uni-greifswald.de/universitaet/information/aktuelles/detail/n/finnish-linguist-to-be-awarded-title-of-honorary-doctor-by-the-university-of-greifswald-83443/

of science. In this thank-you speech, Professor Olesen referred to the central importance of universities for the upholding of a free and critical formation of opinion and to aspects of the long and [...] include the Danish and Swedish Crusades, the Kalmar Union from 1397 to 1520 and Nordic history of the 19 th Century. Professor Olesen has maintained partnerships with colleagues at the University of Helsinki [...] countries. Further Information News article from Uni Helsinki Contact University of Greifswald Press and Media Relations Office Domstraße 11 17489 Greifswald Tel.: +3834 420 1150 pressestelle@

https://www.uni-greifswald.de/universitaet/information/aktuelles/detail/n/greifswald-professor-is-new-honorary-doctor-of-the-university-of-helsinki-11657/

Greifswald (Institute of Advanced Studies). The project’s goal is to increase Greifswald’s international visibility as a research location and thus make it more attractive to international researchers. [...] as well as established scientists.’ The DFG award allows us to establish sustainable structures for marketing Greifswald as a research location; therefore, it promotes the international visibility [...] Projektträger. Further Information Press release of the DFG [de] Contact at the University of Greifswald Press Officer: Jan Meßerschmidt Press and Media Relations Office Domstraße 11, Entrance 1 17489

https://www.uni-greifswald.de/universitaet/information/aktuelles/detail/n/dfg-funds-project-on-international-research-marketing-at-the-university-of-greifswald/

The Myxomycetes (slime mould) are one of these groups. They belong to the Amoebozoa, but have migrated to live on land and produce small fruiting bodies, whose spores are spread with the wind. The actual [...] but there is still a lot more to learn about lower Eukaryotes such as slime mould,’ says Humboldt fellow Professor Leontyev. Dmytro Leontyev completed his doctorate [...] can already be found online on the research portal Research Gate. To the media photos Contact at the University of Greifswald Prof. Dr. Martin Schnittler Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology Research

https://www.uni-greifswald.de/universitaet/information/aktuelles/detail/n/humboldt-fellow-from-ukraine-at-the-institute-of-botany-and-landscape-ecology-57247/

door handles or hospital bedside tables? Which methods can be used to kill them effectively? A research team from Greifswald and Bochum has compiled all of the published data known to researchers today [...] future textbook. “Under the circumstances, the best approach was to publish these verified scientific facts in advance, in order to make all of the information available at a glance,” says Eike Steinmann [...] (“limited virucidal activity”). “As a rule, this is sufficient to significantly reduce the risk of infection,” explains Günter Kampf. Findings should be transferable to 2019-CoV The experts assume

https://www.uni-greifswald.de/universitaet/information/aktuelles/detail/n/how-long-coronaviruses-persist-on-surfaces-and-how-to-inactivate-them-60255/

The calculations gave prices to the following factors in the organic and conventional production of food: emissions of greenhouse gases, reactive nitrogen emissions [...] current market prices and the true costs, above all when it comes to foods of animal origin. According to the calculations, conventionally produced mixed minced meat would have to be about three times [...] and Applied Geography is contributing toward until September 2021. To the media photo The photo can be downloaded for free for editorial purposes in combination with this media release. Contact at the

https://www.uni-greifswald.de/universitaet/information/aktuelles/detail/n/the-true-costs-of-food-73635/

lectures, presentations, and field trips with the opportunity to present your research to a panel of academics and peers. The ‘Translating Memories’ project focuses on how memorial forms and acts of [...] . Finally, students will be able to present their research to their peers and instructors, providing valuable presentation experience as well as the opportunity to gain [...] A. PhD participants are expected to pre-circulate their paper to the other members of their panel and to the organizers at least 3 weeks in advance of the school. They

https://www.uni-greifswald.de/universitaet/information/aktuelles/detail/n/cfp-translating-memories-summer-school/

are dedicated to the preservation, the sustainable use or the conveyance of the importance of biodiversity. The joint project Treasure on the Coast ( [...] the sociological questions in the project region and is trying to give light to biodiversity from the view of the population. To achieve this, the professorial chair is implementing three measures in [...] landscape are personally important for most of the people, changes to biodiversity are hardly recognised. The term biodiversity is known to a large proportion of the population, its meaning is however

https://www.uni-greifswald.de/universitaet/information/aktuelles/detail/n/treasure-on-the-coast-has-been-awarded-the-title-of-un-decade-project-for-biodiversity-3931/

in four time periods from the baroque era to present day (17 th to 21 st centuries). The staff members at the University of Greifswald created the database that is connected to the models. They enter source texts that date back to the Middle Ages. They also enter metadata for the large number of illustrations, drawings, photographs and films and link these to [...] expects to deliver results that can be used in education institutions and museums. It is already possible to create tours of the city that are

https://www.uni-greifswald.de/universitaet/information/aktuelles/detail/n/project-transraz-transforms-lost-cultural-heritage-into-virtual-places-of-remembrance-57561/

overcoming personal restrictions and hurdles that occur in life due to special situations. During the ceremony, donor Mirko Bröcker from the Anklam Extrakt GmbH and scholarship holder Gina Barzen spoke [...] studying Human Medicine. A Deutschlandstipendium scholarship amounts to € 300/month and is granted for a period of at least one year. Half of the sum is provided by the national government. The University [...] and private individuals. This year, the University would like to thank the following scholarship donors: Anklam Extrakt GmbH apoBank-Stiftung Apothekerkammer Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Elisabeth and

https://www.uni-greifswald.de/universitaet/information/aktuelles/detail/n/deutschlandstipendium-scholarships-awarded-at-the-university-of-greifswald-37535/

The institutions involved now use a joint technological platform to digitise their holdings and enrich their digitised content with meta data according to uniform international standards. It is only [...] Library provides private and scientific users with free access to sources which are relevant to cultural history. It makes it possible to study the State’s cultural historical treasure, irrespective [...] Rostock and Greifswald. Storage: High-performance storage systems to guarantee the high availability of the content and sustainability. To do so, the capacities of both of the State’s university computer

https://www.uni-greifswald.de/universitaet/information/aktuelles/detail/n/official-start-of-the-digital-library-mecklenburg-vorpommern-12217/

The Research Training Group’s proposal was successful due to its integrative approach and previous success. The integrative approach is based on a network of researchers with complementary areas [...] and outstanding training and working conditions. They are able to develop their competencies in a structured training programme, which comprises individual research projects, formal tuition and [...] career chances of the participating early-career researchers. ‘Due to our holistic approach, the doctoral students who took part in this research training group during the first phase of funding have

https://www.uni-greifswald.de/universitaet/information/aktuelles/detail/n/research-training-group-2010-response-enters-second-phase-of-funding-54151/