Press Releases

On these pages you can find all the latest press releases of HITS. We regularly report on personal changes, achievements, events, and of course the latest research news. If you would like to be added to our email distribution list, please register here: https://www.h-its.org/registration/

New Scientific Director: Kai Polsterer

2. January 2025

As of January 2025, Kai Polsterer is the new Scientific Director of the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS). As the position …

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Jackson Ryan to be “Journalist in Residence” at HITS

9. December 2024

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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Biodiversity research and Phylogenetic trees: “Highly Cited Researcher“ at HITS

20. November 2024

For nine years running, computer scientist Alexandros Stamatakis from the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) has been identified as one …

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Five days to go: Call for “HITS Journalist in Residence” in 2025

10. September 2024

Call for 2025: HITS Journalist in Residence program open for applications. Deadline: 15 September 2024

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Deadline 15 September: Call for “HITS Journalist in Residence” in 2025

13. August 2024

Call for 2025: HITS Journalist in Residence program open for applications. Deadline: 15 September 2024

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HITS: Call for “Journalist in Residence” in 2025

3. July 2024

Call for 2025: HITS Journalist in Residence program open for applications. Deadline: 15 September 2023

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Frauke Gräter Appointed Director at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research

25. June 2024

After fifteen years at the Institute, HITS group leader Frauke Gräter will be new Director at the Max Planck Institute …

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Digital babies created to improve infant healthcare

24. June 2024

Researchers at University of Galway, the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) Heidelberg University, and Heidelberg University Hospital have created digital …

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Felicitas Mokler named HITS “Journalist in Residence”

29. May 2024

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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Stretched beyond the limits of the cell: the molecular biomechanics of collagen

22. May 2024

HITS researcher Frauke Gräter receives an HFSP Research Grant Award for a project on a novel form of mechanosensing. Together …

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