New Scientific Director: Kai Polsterer
As of January 2025, Kai Polsterer is the new Scientific Director of the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS). As the position …
Jackson Ryan to be “Journalist in Residence” at HITS
The Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies gives science journalists the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of computer-based, data-driven science with a …
Biodiversity research and Phylogenetic trees: “Highly Cited Researcher“ at HITS
For nine years running, computer scientist Alexandros Stamatakis from the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) has been identified as one …
Five days to go: Call for “HITS Journalist in Residence” in 2025
Call for 2025: HITS Journalist in Residence program open for applications. Deadline: 15 September 2024
Deadline 15 September: Call for “HITS Journalist in Residence” in 2025
Call for 2025: HITS Journalist in Residence program open for applications. Deadline: 15 September 2024
HITS: Call for “Journalist in Residence” in 2025
Call for 2025: HITS Journalist in Residence program open for applications. Deadline: 15 September 2023
Frauke Gräter Appointed Director at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
After fifteen years at the Institute, HITS group leader Frauke Gräter will be new Director at the Max Planck Institute …
Digital babies created to improve infant healthcare
Researchers at University of Galway, the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) Heidelberg University, and Heidelberg University Hospital have created digital …
Felicitas Mokler named HITS “Journalist in Residence”
The Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies gives science journalists the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of computer-based, data-driven science with a …
Stretched beyond the limits of the cell: the molecular biomechanics of collagen
HITS researcher Frauke Gräter receives an HFSP Research Grant Award for a project on a novel form of mechanosensing. Together …