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What do the European Commission's latest plans mean for data protection? Will the planned changes make the law easier to implement, or will it lose its teeth? This year, the Institute for Legal Informatics at Saarland University will once again provide a platform for discussing current topics with the public lecture series 'Data Protection Law in Practice'. Eleven German state data protection commissioners, all recognized experts in the field, will speak on data protection during the series. [...]

Vom 21. bis 25. September 2026 findet die zweite Summer School des Käte Hamburger Kollegs für kulturelle Praktiken der Reparation (CURE) in der Villa Vigoni – Deutsch-italienisches Zentrum für den europäischen Dialog am Comer See statt. Sie beschäftigt sich mit dem Thema „Beyond Division / Über die Spaltung hinaus“ und fragt nach kulturellen Praktiken, in denen Spaltungsprozesse bearbeitet, aufgelöst oder verhindert werden können. [...]

Mattias Kettner has been appointed as the new Professor of Forensic Medicine at Saarland University. His research centres on reconstructing violent crimes using forensic techniques. This includes, among other things, bloodstain pattern analysis at crime scenes and employing imaging technologies to capture and digitally reconstruct crime scenes for use in criminal proceedings. [...]

Till Patrik Holterhus has been appointed Professor of Public, European and International Law at Saarland University. He will also serve as co-director of the Europa-Institut and hold a joint appointment within the Cluster for European Research. Previously, Holterhus was a professor at Leuphana University Lüneburg, where he headed the Center for European and International Law. [...]

Die Bigband der Universität des Saarlandes "Windmachine" lädt am Freitag, 6. Februar, zum Abschlusskonzert des Wintersemesters unter Leitung von Cordula Hamacher in den Musiksaal auf dem Uni-Campus (Geb. C5 1) ein. Das Konzert beginnt um 19:30 Uhr. Der Eintritt ist frei. [...]

The Supervisory Board of Saarland University Medical Center (UKS) in Homburg has appointed Professor Michael Zemlin as Acting Medical Director and Chair of the Board. He succeeds Prof. Jennifer Diedler, who stepped down from her role at the end of the year at her own request, effective 1 January 2026. [...]