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What´s new at HITS? On this page you can find the latest news from and about HITS, including the latest scientific discoveries, personal achievements by our researchers or general changes at HITS.

Siobhan Roberts and Carl Smith to be “Journalists in Residence” at HITS

25. November 2019

The Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies gives science journalists the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of computer-based, data-driven science with a …

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From Brazil to Germany: Challenges and Advantages

21. November 2019

An Interview with HITS researcher Ariane Nunes-Alves about her experiences in Brazil and Germany. You were born and raised in Sã…

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Again: “Highly Cited Researcher” at HITS

19. November 2019

HITS scientist Alexandros Stamatakis belongs to the most cited researchers worldwide, according to this year’s “Highly Cited Researchers” ranking by …

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The way of making memories

7. November 2019

Human beings live and learn and this usually happens through experience and environmental interactions. But how does the brain translate information …

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Data visualization with SABIO-VIS

6. November 2019

Collecting and curating data has never been more important – especially for systems biology. If already existing data isn’t available to …

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Max Planck School Matter to Life – Application Portals now open

6. November 2019

The new Matter to Life Master’s programs at Heidelberg University, Göttingen University, and Technical University …

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The irresistible pull – when massive stars collide

9. October 2019

All neutron stars are magnetic, but some are more magnetic than others. The latter, so-called magnetars, are the strongest magnets in …

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Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019

9. October 2019

At the CCC-organised ChemNobel, Coffee and Cake event, we have successfully predicted the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry going to John …

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Auf der Suche nach der Wahrheit (in German)

30. September 2019

HITS „Journalist in Residence“ Andreas von Bubnoff spricht am 7. Oktober, 16:00, in Heidelberg über Wissenschaftsjournalismus in Zeiten von post-truth und reproducibility crisis …

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“Best Poster and Demonstration Award” for HITS NLP scientist

16. September 2019

Mark-Christoph Müller from the Natural Language Processing (NLP) group at HITS has been awarded the “Best Poster and Demonstration Award” …

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