The foundations of the science of forecasting
HITS Scientific Director Tilmann Gneiting receives the 2024 Ulf Grenander Prize in Stochastic Theory and Modeling for seminal work in environmental and …
Habitable: More than just a game
What makes a planet habitable? How do you keep it habitable, how do you develop life, and what strategic decisions put …
HABITABLE Game testing with students from Hebel-Gymnasium Schwetzingen at HITS
On Thursday, 12 October 2023, HITS welcomed a school class from the Hebel-Gymnasium Schwetzingen at Studio Villa Bosch. The occasion was one of …
Oscillating stars and inner secrets
HITS Group Leader Saskia Hekker (TOS) was invited as an expert to participate in the “AstroGeo Podcast”, hosted by science journalists …
In “Campus Report”: The universal sound of black holes (in German)
The earth usually seems very big to us and, if we disregard the climate, also quite stable. In fact, it is …
Simulating the common envelope
HITS welcomes Croucher Fellow Mike Lau as Postdoc in the Physics of Stellar Objects group
Deadline 28 September: Call for “HITS Journalist in Residence” in 2024
Call for applications: HITS Journalist in Residence program open for science journalists. Applications deadline: 28 September 2023
Dieter Kranzlmüller appointed third Board Member of the HITS Foundation
The council of the HITS Foundation has appointed Professor Dieter Kranzlmüller as third director of the board. He joined the …
HITS: Call for “Journalist in Residence” in 2024
Call for 2024: HITS Journalist in Residence program open for applications. Deadline: 28 September 2023
A special honor for a splendid scientist
Former HITS group leader Anna Wienhard received recognition as a “HITS Fellow”, the highest distinction that the institute awards. The award …