BTU cutting-edge research goes into weightlessness: a new space project funded by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) "Dielectrophoretically Induced Convection (DEPIK II)" is researching how heat can be transported efficiently using electric fields, even without gravity.

Researchers at BTU are working on a new type of recycling process for electronic waste: metals such as copper, gold and silver are recovered from old circuit boards with the help of microorganisms. So far, biomining has rarely been used on an industrial scale, but it could help to conserve resources and protect the climate.

The scholar Prof. Dominik Lengyel has been appointed a Corresponding Member of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) as part of the Winckelmann Celebration of the DAI. The award recognises his internationally visible research achievements at the interface of archaeology, Architecture and digital visualisation.

The new year had barely begun when around 200 prospective students visited BTU's Campus Senftenberg on 15 January 2026 to find out about the university's Bachelor's study options as part of the Study Info Day.

The Chair of Architectural Conservation at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, headed by Prof. Dr Johanna Blokker, will in future be known as the UNESCO Chair in Heritage Studies. The BTU is thus continuing its successful collaboration with UNESCO in the field of heritage research, which began in 2003.

It aims to foster collaborations, research hubs and seed-funding for joint projects among other key objectives.

The Lausitz-Spreewald regional competition of the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) will be held on Saturday, 24 January 2026, from 9 a.m. in the Central Lecture Hall Building on the Cottbus main campus of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU).

Michelle is studying to become a primary school teacher at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg. She is currently spending the semester at Deakin University in Melbourne.

BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg is deeply shocked by the recent events in Iran. Reports of the extent of the violence are cause for grave concern. News from BTU students in the region has deeply affected us.

Prof. Dr Christoph Egbers, Chair of Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU), has been appointed to the Scientific Evaluation Committee of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).