Joint press release: MUL - CT, BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, CHESCO and Airbus Helicopters lay the foundation for an innovation ecosystem in healthcare, digitalisation and mobility

The hydrogen tour makes a stop at BTU, a visible sign of the university's central role in research and the transformation of the energy and industrial region of Lusatia. Minister of Economic Affairs Daniel Keller is exchanging ideas with companies, local authorities, networks and science on site and visualising projects along the entire value chain.

Prof. Johanna Blokker speaks calmly, almost tentatively, when she talks about buildings. As if she were listening to them. For her, walls are not silent witnesses, but storehouses of experiences, hopes and ruptures. "I'm not just interested in what we preserve," she says, "but why we need it."

As part of a semester project at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Master's students of Urban and Regional Planning have looked at the requirements and design of so-called third places in rural areas. On Tuesday, 17 February 2026, from 16:30, they will discuss their findings together with stakeholders from the district of Spree-Neisse.

Research results from the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) show: Counselling usually only comes into play once the crisis has arrived.

A delegation of ten researchers from Bar-Ilan University (BIU) in Israel visited the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) on 3 and 4 February 2026. Together with researchers from BTU, the guests will explore opportunities for closer collaboration.

Prof. Dr Sven Michel, Head of the Chair of Therapy Sciences II at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU), has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the National University of Pharmacy (NUPh) in Ukraine. In addition, the BTU scientist was honoured with the Honorary Chevron of Ukraine.

New findings show why muscles recover more slowly after injury in old age: As we age, muscles lose their ability to regenerate quickly and efficiently after injury. A commentary by Julia von Maltzahn, published in the renowned journal Science, now sheds light on the central mechanisms behind this process.

How can young people actively participate in shaping a sustainable future when their phase of life is characterised by uncertainties and political processes remain abstract for them? Researchers at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg are investigating how young people experience the consequences of structural change in Lusatia and which forms of participation make sense for them.

Researchers from BTU and TU Braunschweig have shown that industrial fibre hemp can be grown successfully even under extremely dry and nutrient-poor conditions. The latest study, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research, sheds light on the potential of the hemp variety Santhica 27 for sustainable agriculture in sandy soils.