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.

Exciting insights into practical research work and future-oriented study programmes await pupils in years 11 to 13 from Tuesday to Thursday, 27 to 29 January 2026, at the Cottbus main campus of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU).

Numerical simulations will be the subject of the Student University on Wednesday, 28 January 2026, at 3:30 pm at the Cottbus main campus of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU).

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.

Once again, the canteen on the Campus Senftenberg of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus Senftenberg (BTU) will be transformed into a ballroom on Saturday, 24 January 2026. The 3rd Snowflake Ball welcomes not only BTU members, but also external guests.

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).

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).

Strengthening Indo-German cooperation: On 8 January 2026, Science Minister Dr Manja Schüle signed an agreement with Dr Ranjit Kumar Sinha, State Secretary for Technical Education of the Uttarakhand government, on future science and research cooperation between the state of Brandenburg and the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Reducing the environmental impact of global video streaming services is the subject of a new project at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg. The three-year project is being funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) to the tune of around 332,000 euros.

"GENial - why do I look so much like my parents?" is the title of the first children's university lecture of 2026 at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) on 14 and 15 January.