A proven expert for sustainable development, economic growth and environmental economics has been appointed Leibniz Professor for the winter semester 2018/19. Economist Sjak Smulders is a professor at Tilburg University and has made a name for himself with numerous publications and by co-editing…
Pathfinder projects of the International Coaching Courses: RB Leipzig player Yussuf Poulsen appointed programme patron for Tanzania
Islamophobia is widespread not only in Western Europe, but also in Eastern Europe – where in some areas very few Muslims live and where the population often only knows Islam and Muslims from the media. This phenomenon is referred to as “Islamophobia without Muslims” by several of the researchers who…
When competition is high, life can depend on making the right choice between fighting or fleeing. How this is done has now been revealed – at least in field crickets, which use brain chemicals that signal potential costs and benefits of fighting to lower or raise the tendency to flee.
For many decades, scientists at the Paul Flechsig Institute at Leipzig University’s Faculty of Medicine have been researching the causes, diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Now the University has been able to sell the exclusive licence for a specially developed blood test to a…
Fresh, visually appealing, user-friendly: today (3 December 2018) Leipzig University launched its new website, which has been optimised for mobile devices. The website was designed with simple navigation in mind, with clearly arranged pages providing up-to-date information on the wide-ranging…
