Announcements

Zu den verbreiteten Atemwegsviren zählt auch das RS-Virus, das insbesondere für Neugeborene, ältere Menschen und Menschen mit geschwächtem Immunsystem gefährlich werden kann. Für Letztere, zu denen etwa Menschen mit chronischen Krankheiten und transplantierten Organen zählen, gab es bislang keine verlässlichen Daten, ob und wie eine Impfung gegen RSV wirkt. Diese Lücke konnte ein Team der Saar-Universität nun schließen. Die Studie wurde im American Journal of Transplantation veröffentlicht. [...]

Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) ist nicht nur ein Thema der Informatik, sondern auch in den Ingenieurwissenschaften unverzichtbar: Wie Ingenieurinnen und Ingenieure KI, speziell Maschinelles Lernen, sowie allgemein datenbasierte Methoden für die Industrie nutzen, beleuchtet eine Ringvorlesung im Wintersemester 2025/26 anhand von Grundlagenvorlesungen und Beispielen aus der Forschung. [...]

The number of students enrolled at Saarland University has risen slightly compared to the previous winter semester. While 16,031 students were registered this time last year, there are now 16,114 young people studying at Saarland University. The number of first-year students is slightly below last year's level. The overall increase is primarily due to a growing number of doctoral candidates and continuing education students. [...]

3D-gedruckte Objekte, die ihre Farbe wie ein Chamäleon wechseln. Vielversprechende neue Behandlungsmöglichkeiten im Kampf gegen multiresistente Keime. Vorhersagemodelle, die voraussagen, welches Krebsmedikament bei einem Patienten am besten wirkt. Oder: Die Wirkung virtueller Influencer in sozialen Medien. Dies sind Beispiele dafür, welche Themen die Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler erforscht haben, die die Universitätsgesellschaft des Saarlandes mit Eduard-Martin-Preisen auszeichnet. [...]

Pericarditis—an inflammation of the pericardium—is treatable if diagnosed early. Left undetected, however, it can become life-threatening. In some cases, the condition subsides only to return months later. Researchers from Italy and Germany have now identified a new link behind such recurrent pericarditis. Central to their findings is a naturally occurring substance in the body that disrupts anti-inflammatory processes. [...]

Sustainability is no longer solely the concern of the natural, material or environmental sciences—the humanities also make a vital contribution to the critical reflection on and ethical underpinning of sustainable models of the future. This winter semester, the European Cultural Studies lecture series will focus on the topic of 'Sustainability in the humanities'. The lectures will take place every Monday from 4 to 6 p.m. at Saarland University (Building B3 1, Lecture Hall 0.14). [...]

Professor Rolf Müller, Scientific Director of the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS) and Professor of Pharmaceutical Biology at Saarland University, has been awarded the Mannich Medal by the German Pharmaceutical Society (DPhG). [...]

Digitalization and the increasing use of artificial intelligence in everyday business processes are transforming the world of work in profound ways. To highlight the challenges this presents for business management, employees and their representatives—and to develop possible solutions—the World of Work Partnership Office at Saarland University, together with its partners, will be hosting a series of four public lectures during the winter semester. [...]

The Käte Hamburger Centre for Cultural Practices of Reparation (CURE) will officially welcome its 2025/2026 cohort of fellows on Wednesday, 15 October at 6 p.m., with a festive reception at Saarland University’s Innovation Center (Building A2 1). The twelve incoming scholars, who this year are from Africa, South America, Europe and Asia, will spend a year in Saarbrücken conducting research into the cultural practices of reparation in response to war, colonialism and climate change. [...]

From 13 October, students at Saarland University facing financial hardship will once again be able to receive a free meal every day in the university canteen. The initiative is expected to run until 31 March 2026, subject to the availability of sufficient funds. [...]