https://www.uni-leipzig.de/ Neuigkeiten de-de Universität Leipzig Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:05:09 +0200 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:05:09 +0200 TYPO3 EXT:news news-177156 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0200 https://www.uni-leipzig.de/en/newsdetail/artikel/professor-beck-sickinger-appointed-founding-member-of-the-federation-of-european-biochemical-societies-research-academy-2026-10-07 Annette Beck-Sickinger, Professor of Bioorganic Chemistry and Biochemistry at Leipzig University’s Faculty of Life Sciences, has been appointed a founding member of the newly established Research Academy of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS). The new body brings together leading researchers in the molecular life sciences and related fields. As an international forum for scientific excellence, the Research Academy is intended to support FEBS in the strategic development of its activities and help advance research, collaboration and innovation. Fakultät für Lebenswissenschaften Institut für Biochemie Zentraler Webauftritt news-177378 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.uni-leipzig.de/en/newsdetail/artikel/incumbent-obergfell-nominated-for-re-election-as-rector-of-leipzig-university-2026-10-06 Leipzig University will elect a new rector on 24 November 2026. A selection committee appointed by the University Council oversaw the procedure and yesterday (5 October) informed the members of the Extended Senate of the outcome. The incumbent Rector, Professor Eva Inés Obergfell, will stand for election. Universität gesamt Rektor:innen-Wahl 2026 Rektorat und Verwaltung Uni allgemein Personalia Hochschulpolitik UniIntern Zentraler Webauftritt news-177362 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.uni-leipzig.de/en/newsdetail/artikel/leipzig-university-welcomes-new-students-2026-10-05 Leipzig University will welcome its new students to university life with a Welcome Day on Wednesday, 7 October 2026. This year, the central welcome activities for first-year students and the enrolment ceremony will take place on the same day for the first time. Zentraler Webauftritt Universität gesamt öffentliche Veranstaltungen Studium und Lehre news-177319 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:10:00 +0200 https://www.uni-leipzig.de/en/newsdetail/artikel/studienkolleg-sachsen-we-lay-the-foundations-for-academic-success-and-social-integration-2026-10-02 The Studienkolleg Sachsen’s work centres on helping international students make the transition to studying at university in Germany. The long-established institution is now entering a period of change: it is moving to a new location and has developed a new strategy for the years ahead. In this interview, the head of the Studienkolleg Sachsen, Katja Brachmann, explains what will change – and what her team and international students can continue to rely on. International Studienkolleg Zentraler Webauftritt news-177341 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.uni-leipzig.de/en/newsdetail/artikel/a-place-of-arrival-for-international-students-open-house-at-lumumbastrasse-ahead-of-move-to-new-location-2026-10-02 For generations of Leipzig University’s international students, Lumumbastraße 4 has been one of their first points of contact with the German language and with Germany. For more than 70 years, students from all over the world have learned German in this building and prepared for studying in Germany – academically, methodologically and transculturally. In spring 2027, the Studienkolleg Sachsen will leave the site and move to new premises at Grassistraße 12. To mark the departure, Studienkolleg Sachsen, the Herder Institute and interDaF e. V. are inviting people to an open house at Lumumbastraße 4 from 2pm on 10 October. For many years, the building was home to all three institutions. Members of the media are warmly invited to attend. Please register in advance. Universität gesamt Zentrale Einrichtungen Studienkolleg Philologische Fakultät Zentraler Webauftritt öffentliche Veranstaltungen Organisatorisches Uni allgemein news-177335 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.uni-leipzig.de/en/newsdetail/artikel/leipzig-university-moves-into-new-innovation-centre-at-the-baumwollspinnerei-2026-10-01 With the opening of the Smart Infrastructure Hub Leipzig innovation centre on 1 October, Leipzig University’s SMILE start-up initiative has moved into its new premises in Hall 7 of the Baumwollspinnerei in Leipzig. The centre is a joint project of SMILE, the City of Leipzig, SpinLab and HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management. It will provide start-up teams with everything they need to develop their businesses, all under one roof. Zentraler Webauftritt Universität gesamt Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät Uni allgemein Organisatorisches news-177246 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.uni-leipzig.de/en/newsdetail/artikel/new-approach-to-tackling-unstable-vascular-plaques-2026-09-29 Atherosclerosis develops when deposits known as plaques build up in the walls of blood vessels over many years. These plaques are particularly dangerous when they become unstable and rupture: blood clots can form, blocking blood vessels and potentially causing a heart attack or stroke. A research team at the University of Leipzig Medical Center has discovered a previously unknown mechanism that contributes to plaque instability: the speed at which vascular cells transcribe their genetic information into RNA. By selectively blocking this process, the researchers were able to reduce both pathological changes in the cells and typical features of unstable plaques. The findings have been published in the renowned journal Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. Exzellenz #LeiCeM Medizinische Fakultät Zentraler Webauftritt Forschung Publikationen news-177234 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:04:46 +0200 https://www.uni-leipzig.de/en/newsdetail/artikel/graduation-ceremony-a-day-of-farewells-and-new-beginnings-2026-09-28 Around 600 Leipzig University graduates came together on Saturday, 26 September, to celebrate completing their degrees, their time at the University and the start of a new chapter in their lives. The day was marked by happy faces and a very special atmosphere. Alumni Dezentrale Webauftritte Fakultät für Mathematik und Informatik Medizinische Fakultät Fakultät für Chemie Fakultät für Physik und Erdsystemwissenschaften Fakultät für Lebenswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät Philologische Fakultät Erziehungswissenschaftliche Fakultät Sportwissenschaftliche Fakultät Juristische Fakultät Fakultät für Sozialwissenschaften und Philosophie Theologische Fakultät Veterinärmedizinische Fakultät Zentraler Webauftritt news-177121 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:42:00 +0200 https://www.uni-leipzig.de/en/newsdetail/artikel/german-informatics-society-names-professor-erhard-rahm-a-fellow-2026-09-24 The German Informatics Society (GI) has named Professor Erhard Rahm of Leipzig University a GI Fellow in recognition of his outstanding commitment to the GI and to computer science. In explaining its decision, the society said that Rahm had established a national and international reputation in the fields of database systems, data integration and data management. He also founded one of six interdisciplinary German competence centres for artificial intelligence and data science funded by the Federal Ministry of Research. Research Fakultät für Mathematik und Informatik ScaDS.AI Zentraler Webauftritt news-177131 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:24:36 +0200 https://www.uni-leipzig.de/en/newsdetail/artikel/leipzig-biologist-contributes-to-two-complete-wiring-diagrams-of-the-fruit-fly-nervous-system-2026-09-22 Two international research teams have mapped the entire central nervous system of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster for the first time. They identified similarities and differences between the sexes and also showed that the fly’s nervous system is not controlled centrally by the brain. Dr Katharina Eichler from Leipzig University’s Institute of Biology contributed to both studies, which have been published in the journals Nature and Cell. She played a leading role in reconstructing and describing the descending neurons. These nerve cells transmit commands from the brain to the body. Research Fakultät für Lebenswissenschaften Zentraler Webauftritt news-177114 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:45:53 +0200 https://www.uni-leipzig.de/en/newsdetail/artikel/professor-michael-schaefer-wins-world-title-in-road-cycling-2026-09-21 Professor Michael Schaefer won the title in his age group at the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships in Niseko, Japan – Germany’s only gold medal at this year’s championships. For the pharmacologist from the Faculty of Medicine, it was his third world championship triumph in road cycling, following victories in 2022 and 2023. He will now be entitled to wear the world champion’s rainbow jersey for the next year. Medizinische Fakultät Zentraler Webauftritt news-177092 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:07:00 +0200 https://www.uni-leipzig.de/en/newsdetail/artikel/research-into-personalised-treatment-for-chronic-skin-disease-2026-09-17 Dr Benjamin Klein, a dermatologist at the University of Leipzig Medical Center, has been awarded an Else Kröner Memorial Fellowship. The €250,000 funding will allow him to devote two years to his research project on personalised treatment for a chronic inflammatory skin disease. Medizinische Fakultät Zentraler Webauftritt news-177074 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200 https://www.uni-leipzig.de/en/newsdetail/artikel/connecting-biodiversity-climate-change-and-human-behaviour-as-a-whole-2026-09-17 Biodiversity loss and climate change are urgent challenges that humanity must address in order to safeguard the basis for human life. This can be successful only if we consider both issues together and take into account how human behaviour can both drive and tackle these problems. Because biodiversity, climate, and human behaviour have long been considered in isolation even within the scientific community, many interactions between them have so far been explored only to a limited extent. At the joint invitation of Leipzig University and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), researchers from a range of disciplines and over 30 countries will gather in Leipzig from 21 to 24 September for the Connecting Biodiversity, Climate and Human Behaviour (CBC2026) conference. They will discuss the current state of knowledge in this new field of research, identify new research topics, and expand networks at an international level. Research Exzellenz #ExcellenceStrategy #BreathingNature Fakultät für Physik und Erdsystemwissenschaften Fakultät für Lebenswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät Institut für Infrastruktur und Ressourcenmanagement Inwertsetzung von Natur Zentraler Webauftritt news-177044 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200 https://www.uni-leipzig.de/en/newsdetail/artikel/mikroschwimmer-wechseln-auf-kommando-den-schwimmstil-2026-09-16 Physicists at Leipzig University and Charles University in Prague have developed a method for changing the swimming style of tiny artificial microswimmers in real time. They can make a single microscopic particle switch at will between modes of swimming inspired by bacteria and algae. The researchers have thus turned a property that was previously fixed during production into a programmable parameter. They believe their findings pave the way for an evolutionary approach to the development of synthetic active matter. Their study has now been published in Nature Communications. Forschung Publikationen Statements Fakultät für Physik und Erdsystemwissenschaften Peter-Debye-Institut für Physik der weichen Materie Zentraler Webauftritt news-177031 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:31:00 +0200 https://www.uni-leipzig.de/en/newsdetail/artikel/pilot-project-paves-the-way-for-recognition-of-internationally-trained-midwives-2026-09-15 The first adaptation course for midwives who trained outside the European Union has been successfully completed. The midwives were given an official send-off at Leipzig University on 15 September. The women, who come from Ukraine, Serbia, Kosovo and Iran, each followed an individually tailored programme reflecting differences in national education systems, medical standards and legal requirements. In recognition of the high quality of its training, the Institute of Midwifery Science and Interprofessional Perinatal Medicine has successfully been certified as an education and training provider. The second adaptation course, which began on 1 September, will be expanded to other federal states. The pilot project was supported by the Saxon State Ministry for Social Affairs, Health and Social Cohesion. Instagram-Links Internationale Fachkräfte Medizinische Fakultät Zentraler Webauftritt