Al Zahrawi University in Iraq and the Chair of Therapy Sciences II at Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) want to cooperate in the training of medical professions and healthcare.

Great success for Dr Charlotte Gerling from BTU. She came out on top in a tough competition. The Postdoc Network Brandenburg is now supporting her with 1 million euros to set up a research group on species conservation and agriculture under the difficult conditions of climate change.

The storm is getting stronger. WE too - Be Pippi!" is the title of an interactive lecture with Heike Horn, which aims to inspire women to keep an eye on themselves in all their goals and challenges.

Prof. Dr Robert Ranisch, Junior Professor of Medical Ethics with a focus on digitalisation at the Brandenburg Faculty of Health Sciences, has been appointed to the newly created Specialised Ethics Committee for Special Procedures by State Secretary Dr. Thomas Steffen at the Federal Ministry of Health.

Dr Owen Ernst from BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg was delighted to receive the Young Scientist Award from the German Society for Crystal Growth and Crystal Growth (DGKK) at the Franco-German Conference on Crystal Growth. A brief interview with the award winner.

A two-day conference on 20 and 21 March 2025 will explore the impact of digital technologies on the present and future of Sorbian/Wendish culture. The transdisciplinary forum offers a series of specialist lectures, workshops, an interactive trade fair and round table discussions.

As an international university with regional roots, the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) expressly positions itself against all forms of discrimination and violence. The BTU is aware of its special responsibility for its students and employees, also in view of current social developments.

When perpetrators use firearms, they leave behind obvious and latent traces. At BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, students are taught both the shooting process and how to analyse the traces of gunfire as part of a practical exercise.

Prof. Dr. Arnd Garsuch, an expert from BASF SE in Ludwigshafen, has strengthened the Institute of Materials Chemistry at Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg. As an honorary professor of technical electrochemistry, he will contribute his expertise to joint research projects and the further development of the courses on offer at the Senftenberg campus.

Together with 18 other well-known universities, colleges and research institutions from Berlin and Brandenburg, BTU has founded the non-profit organisation UNITE Sciences. The aim is to create an active network for scientific start-ups together with innovative companies from the capital region.