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Menschen sitzen vor einem Bildschirm und unterhalten sich. Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity
Studying cyber security
Cyber security has become extremely important in business and society. German colleges offer bachelor and masters courses. Here are three examples.
Zwischen März und April 2026 brach das Ebola-Virus in Ostkongo aus. Democratic Republic of the Congo
Africa
Fighting Ebola: how Germany is supporting people in eastern DR Congo
The Ebola virus is spreading in eastern DR Congo. There is currently no approved vaccine for this outbreak. Germany is providing support in cooperation with local partners and regional networks.
Gedenken an ermordete Juden: die Halle der Namen in Yad Vashem Yad Vashem education centre
Israel
Yad Vashem: new Holocaust education centre planned in Munich
Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, is planning to build an education centre in Munich in three years’ time - its first outside Israel. What are the reasons behind its decision?
Der preußische Offizier Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben History
USA
The Prussian who drilled America’s army
250 years after the Declaration of Independence: what influence did German immigrants such as Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben have during the founding period of the United States?
Michael Frei und Muhammad Shahedul Alam im Gewächshaus der Universität Gießen Food security
Asia
Resilient rice despite polluted air
How two researchers from Giessen and Bangladesh bred an ozone-resistant rice variety – potentially protecting millions of tonnes of rice.
Zwei Personen in Schutzanzügen stehen auf einem Hof vor Klinikgebäuden; daneben ein Metallbettgestell. Medicine of the future
Africa
Faster than the virus
How the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine is working with partners in Africa to help the world prepare better for the next pandemic.
Manche Krankheiten wurden wegen Geschlechtsunterschieden lange nicht erforscht. Healthcare of the future
Gender-sensitive medicine
“In women, heart attacks are detected less often”
Sabine Oertelt-Prigione specialises in gender-sensitive medicine.
Therapies tend to designed for men, she says, and the consequences are
harsh for women.
Im Hochsicherheitslabor des Bernhard-Nocht-Instituts untersuchen Forschende hochgefährliche Viren. Medicine of the future
Infectious diseases
“The probability of another pandemic is 100 per cent”
When a virus first appears, speed matters. Relying on mobile labs in East Africa, Hamburg’s institute for tropical medicine is looking out for new pathogens.
Museums-U-Boot U-434 in Hamburg Port stories
Submarine museum
A deep dive into history
An old Soviet submarine in the Port of Hamburg serves as a monument for peace. It is shrouded in mystery, but could be made operational again any minute.
Cosma und ihr Bruder Jesco am Kennedy Space Center der NASA in den USA Space travel
Interview
“Is it possible to have children in space?”
Questions like these about the female body in zero gravity are what drive 19-year-old Cosma Heckel. Her dream is to become an astronaut – and she is already in contact with NASA.
Eine leuchtende Staubwolke im Weltall. Space travel
Astrobiology
Is there a second Earth?
Astrobiologists at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy are searching for life in space. One star system in particular is of special interest to them.
Argumentationstraining des Vereins 80 years since the end of the war
Social engagement
“Democracy cannot be taken for granted”
How the association uses its educational activities and argumentation training to strengthen commitment and counter polarisation.

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