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.

"Of dinosaurs, underground forests and wind turbines - structural change in Lusatia" is the title of the next children's university lecture at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) on 11 February 2026 in Senftenberg and 12 February in Cottbus.

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.

The research project "Optoelectronic Sensors for Application-oriented Systems for Life Sciences and Intelligent Manufacturing - OASYS" is developing a compact, AI-supported hyperspectral camera that visualises chemical material properties in real time.

The children's university of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) has a very special offer for the winter holidays. "Stage party for team players" is the motto on Tuesday, 3 February 2026, when the children's university will be a guest at the Piccolo children's and youth theatre on Erich Kästner Platz in Cottbus from 9:45 am to 12 noon.

Both BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg projects have successfully revitalised rooms in the Schlosskirchpassage after years of vacancy. In the immediate vicinity of Losmachen - Verein zur Förderung der Lausitzer Zivilgesellschaft e.V. and StudioProFitness, the offers are gladly accepted by a growing community of interested Cottbus residents.

The President of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) Gesine Grande and the Director of the Sorbian Institute (SI) Hauke Bartels sign a cooperation agreement.

State Secretary for Science Tobias Dünow, together with State Secretary for the Interior Frank Stolper, BTU President Gesine Grande and Dorit Wehling, Head of Student Services, today opened the extensively refurbished canteen at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU).