As part of its Strategy 2030, Leipzig University has reached another milestone in the strategic development of its research profile. At the conclusion of a call for proposals and selection process led by the Research and Transfer Commission, the Rectorate has recognised eleven emerging fields of…
A major milestone was reached today on Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz in Leipzig. At the topping-out ceremony for the new Global Hub, State Minister of Finance Christian Piwarz, State Minister of Science Sebastian Gemkow and Leipzig University’s Rector, Professor Eva Inés Obergfell, joined the construction…
Five researchers from Leipzig University have been elected to the prestigious scientific academy Academia Europaea: chemist Professor Evamarie Hey-Hawkins, medical scientist Professor Markus Löffler, historian Professor Stefan Troebst, communications researcher Professor Christian Pentzold, and…
Material grievances – especially high youth unemployment – are a far greater breeding ground for extremism than religious or political beliefs. This is the conclusion of a major international study involving the Research Centre Global Dynamics at Leipzig University. Researchers examined local and…
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