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April 2026

Research funding

Heidelberg Geoscientist Coordinates Priority Programme on Research Vessels

Research funding

Universität Heidelberg: New Research Unit in Physics

März 2026

Ruperto Carola Honours Geoffrey Boulton with Great University Medal

Pentaquarks: Quasi-Molecular or Compact Systems?

Ranking

Universität Heidelberg: Top Placements in QS Rankings by Subject

Classics and Ancient History, Theology, and Biological Sciences once again achieve top positions in Germany

Katrina Jordan Becomes New Director of the Rectorate’s Communications and Marketing Department

ECHo Collaboration: Hunting for the Neutrino Mass with “Cool” Detectors

Stefan Pfister Honored for Pioneering Contributions to Research into Childhood Brain Tumors

New Findings on the First Steps in Protein Synthesis

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize

Fundamental Contributions to Precision Physics

Ideas Competition 2026 for Research Results with Potential for Application

Photorespiration Contributes to Epigenetic Regulation in Plants

On the Way to a University Career

Great University Medal for Dorothee Supp

Excellence Strategy

Universität Heidelberg Defends its Status as a University of Excellence

Thermogenetics: How Proteins Are Controllable by Heat

Research funding

DFG Funds Research Project in Galactic Archaeology

A “Plug” for Light-Controlled Chips

Februar 2026

Hope Café: Dialogue on the Topic of “Hope”

Ambitious Climate Policy Ensures Reduction of CO2 Emissions

Research Centre on Antigypsyism

Sources on the Nazi Genocide of the Sinti and Roma in Europe

Measuring Exhaust Emissions of Heavy Duty Vehicles in Real Traffic Using “Plume Chasing”

NXTGN Startup Factory Succeeds in International Ranking

Machine Learning Helps Solve Central Problem of Quantum Chemistry

Psychology Study: You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks

Dissertation with Great Relevance for Environmental Research

Meeting of Newly Appointed Professors: “We’re Proud We Were Able to Attract You to Our University”

Research funding

ERC Funding for Hellmut Augustin and Michael Platten

Wolfgang Wick Re-elected Chairman of German Science and Humanities Council

Ranking

THE Subject Ranking: Universität Heidelberg with Top Placings

Among the best three universities in Germany with four subject groups – Internationally, Ruperto Carola ranks five times in the Top 50

“Chinese Was the Challenge I Needed”

“We Mustn’t Turn our University into a Fortress”

Januar 2026

Using AI to Retrace the Evolution of Genetic Control Elements in the Brain

When Artificial Intelligence Creates Stronger Emotional Closeness than a Human

“Research Workshop”: Support for Heidelberg Early-Career Researcher

Heidelberg Physicists Bridge Worlds of Quantum Matter

Thomas Pfeiffer is New President of German Arbitration Institute

Hospital merger

Merger of the Heidelberg and Mannheim University Hospitals Launched

Dezember 2025

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125 Years of Women Studying at Universität Heidelberg

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