From dreamy castles to sprawling palaces and enchanted villages and cosmopolitan hubs here are our ideas for the best day trips to take from Tübingen past designs and concept cars in their dedicated exhibitions You can reach Ludwigsburg within an hour from Tübingen Esslingen is situated a mere 45-minute drive north from Tübingen and lures with an old town that oozes medieval charm The Neckar River and several canals cut through the old town of half-timbered houses and create picture-perfect vistas for your holiday snaps locals decorate their houses with fresh flowers even adding to the idyllic charm of the town you can explore Esslingen on foot or rent a paddle board to sail down the waterways Viacheslav Lopatin / Shutterstock If you’re into fairytale castles (who isn’t?) this one should take the number one spot of your list of priorities Perched on a hilltop 30 minutes south of Tübingen the beautiful castle emerges from the canopy and towers above a picturesque valley below The interior is best explores as part of a guided tour which takes you around the lavishly decorated royal chambers Sign up to our newsletter to save up to $800 on our unique trips See privacy policy © Kraft_Stoff / Shutterstock More magical bliss is brought about by Lichtenstein Castle you might feel as if you’re about to enter a Disney film You’re not alone – the serene setting has lured German filmmakers to the site before Some of the highlights are the 15th and 16th-century glass art in the castle chapel the weaponry and the royal chambers which are decorated with colourful murals See & Do A Guide to River Cruises in Germany: What to Know See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in July See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in Autumn See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in September Art 10 Masterpieces You Can Only See in Munich See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in Summer Design The Most Beautiful Churches in Berlin Guides & Tips The Best European Cities to Visit in November See & Do The Best Weekend Trips From Heidelberg Guides & Tips The Best European Cities to Visit in December See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in October See & Do Germany's Most Beautiful Abbeys and Monasteries US: +1 (678) 967 4965 | UK: +44 (0)1630 35000 tripssupport@theculturetrip.com © Copyright 2025 The Culture Trip Ltd Less than 40 minutes from USAG Stuttgart is the small city of Tübingen Filled with beautiful architecture and quaint strollable streets it has its own castle filled with history and museums plus plenty of places to eat Tübingen is big enough that there are tons of things for everyone to do but it is small enough to not feel overwhelming or tiring E-mail :ji-knkak@mail.doshisha.ac.jp fairy-tale city21 March 2022ShareSaveSrishti ChaudharyFeatures correspondentShareSaveWestend61/Getty Images(Credit: Westend61/Getty Images)Located in a German region famed for its frugality Tübingen is known for its fiercely green reputation where veganism and environmental friendliness are the default setting we published many inspiring and amazing stories that made us fall in love with the world – and this is one our favourites.) nestled between the alps of the Swabian region and the densely wooded Schönbuch nature park a university city that would put most Disney locations to shame The city is built around the almost perfectly preserved old town (While historical centres of most German cities were destroyed during World War Two just one bomb fell on Tübingen.) The river Neckar flows through the city centre forming a little island – the Neckarinsel – which is covered with blossoms in the spring and shines golden in autumn a German region famed for its frugality – and which is also one of the nation's sunniest spots making it considerably more cheery than other parts of the country with more gloomy I find it incredibly international," said Nele Neideck I first came to Tübingen eight years ago to visit a friend with its idyllic landscape and youthful vibe; out of the 90,000 residents more than 27,000 are students at the University of Tübingen feasted on Swabian specialties and travelled to parties in buses full of students I never imagined that years later I'd be returning to make it home But that's what Tübingen does: it pulls you in the ease of living in a place as small and vibrant as this makes you never want to leave But that's not all that characterises Tübingen: it's also innovative green and allows the existence of alternative lifestyles To put the city's singularity into context, Tübingen was one of the centres of the German student protests of 1968 which took place all over West Germany rejecting traditionalism and authority which influenced the city's leftist and environmental sensibility • Germany's futuristic city set in a forest • Is this Europe's greenest city? • How can we be sustainable post Covid? there are self-governed housing initiatives where cooking and grocery shopping is organised collectively and is mostly vegan," explained Jenny Bröder who has been living in Tübingen for 12 years and works at the university "The people running and living in these housings are often politically active cultivate an awareness for social and ecological topics and contribute to the cultural scene by organising concerts The food offered at these events is usually vegan too." a lot of people I have met since moving here are vegetarian or vegan and it's as common to ask if someone eats meat as it is to ask if they have allergies Tübingen is even an official participant in Veganuary the annual challenge that encourages people to go vegan for the month of January "Our vegetarian offering of the day gets sold out much quicker than the meat offering," said Alok Damodaran, who runs a South Indian food truck in the city This is significant in a country that is known for its sausage Green politicians have been a part of the District Council since way back in 1979 And as a third of its population are students the city is home to an educated community that is aware of environmental issues It is this young and energetic spirit that allows for sustainability to be functional Amelie Dietenberger and Kajetan Krott started baking vegan banana bread during the pandemic first making individual deliveries and then turning it to a business supplying to several cafes "Tübingen has a certain feel of being green and happy which fits our project," said Dietenberger "People are so supportive because it's a local initiative and they especially appreciate it that we deliver it in an electric car." virtually all the food is vegetarian or vegan There are delicious böreks filled with spinach "We are sold out every evening," Yalcin said "A vegetarian Turkish bakery works here because of all the students Tübingen is also constantly being redesigned and updated to be ever-more environmentally friendly. Wide and well-integrated bike lanes along with high parking fees makes the city very car unfriendly. An order passed in February 2022 declared that cars will no longer be allowed to drive on the city's central street which will be reserved for buses and bikes Students can travel on buses for free on weekends and after 19:00 in the evenings while bus travel is free for everyone on Saturdays (The local government even plans to make buses free all the time.) Tübingen spends three times as much per capita on bicycle infrastructure than Copenhagen And a new tax imposed at the beginning of 2022 – with Tübingen being the first city in Germany to implement it – has upgraded the green status of the city even further The Verpackungssteuer(packaging tax) imposes an extra payment of fifty cents on any disposable packaging from coffee cups to ice cream bowls to meal plates Even pizza boxes and the foil around a takeaway falafel are taxed Regardless of whether they're made from sustainable or recycled material anything that is one-time use will be costlier based on the principle that non-production is better than future recycling or disposal The tax is already off to an encouraging start: the first few weeks resulted in up to 15% less waste in the city's rubbish bins as more people get in the habit of bringing their own cutlery and restaurants start providing reusable dishes Both the residents and businesses of Tübingen have risen to the challenge. "I have stopped stocking any disposable plates," said Naresh Taneja, who has owned vegan Indian restaurant Maharaja in Tübingen for 30 years "We were already encouraging our customers to bring their own lunchboxes Yalcin added that the local government provided assistance to deal with the packaging tax and helped them buy dishwashers and reusable cutlery The ruling has not gone down well with Tübingen's only McDonald's, however, which is suing the city over the tax With more than 1,500 restaurants across the country McDonald's claim it's hard to customise solutions and are arguing for a uniform framework as opposed to rules differing across cities "We agree that the best packaging is the one that is not produced in the first place But local special paths of individual cities or communities stand in the way of a nationally successful and implementable concept," said a spokesperson as the company is implementing targeted trials of their own reusables system Palmer is confident that Tübingen's packaging tax will prevail when the case is heard in March 2022 "We believe that a city has the right to frame such a tax and then even a big company has to accept that I can't believe why an international company can't switch to reusables if every small business can do that." This gives us hope that there might be a way to overcome global warmingPalmer is credited by many for shaping Tübingen's green policies such as obligatory solar photovoltaic systems on roofs and the free buses on Saturdays "We have seen a reduction in the emission of carbon dioxide per capita by 40% in the last 15 years while Tübingen's economy has grown by 40%," he said "This gives us hope that there might be a way to overcome global warming and keep growing." While much can be learnt from Tübingen's model, perhaps it's hard to replicate the city's victories, as they emerge from a uniquely supportive social and political landscape. Some worry Tübingen runs the threat of going too far: a 2011 Spiegel article described the French Quarters one of the greenest neighbourhoods in the city – and the country – as a "green hell" presenting its residents as intolerant and hypocritically green many feel that Tübingen is too academic to be considered a real-world example "You will stay very much in the academic bubble if you live there," said Kathi Winkler who lived in Tübingen for several years before moving to Berlin the example of Tübingen shows that paving the way for a greener planet can be achieved on a small scale Join more than three million BBC Travel fans by liking us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter and Instagram If you liked this story, sign up for the weekly bbc.com features newsletter called "The Essential List". 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This content is hosted by a third party (www.youtube.com) you need to consent to cookies by selecting Accept all in the popup banner and then select On under Functional Cookies Performance Cookies and Advertising Cookies The Amazon Scout devices were created by Amazon and roll along sidewalks at a walking pace currently delivering packages to customers in four states in the U.S. but will continue to expand to more customers Our investment in this new Amazon Scout team in Germany which will consist of dozens of software development engineers and applied scientists is driven by our partnership with the academic community in Tübingen and made possible by the talented people who live here We’re now hiring software engineers and applied scientists in the fields of computer vision who are at the forefront of robotics and autonomous systems technology Establishing a new group for Amazon Scout in Tübingen is another example of Amazon's continued investment in Germany Amazon Scout joins other teams that form Amazon's innovative Tübingen Development Center which hosts groups focused on other pioneering areas such as explainable AI causality and how AI systems can comprehend their environments the creation of the Amazon Scout team in Tübingen is in line with our plan to further grow the local development center by hiring highly skilled employees including high skilled jobs in our development centers in Berlin The University is currently operating under normal conditions A delegation from UNC-Chapel Hill discussed shared interests and collaboration with the German university’s new president Leaders at UNC-Chapel Hill and its longtime strategic partner Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen in Germany are finding new pathways for interdisciplinary collaborations complex problems demand global partnership and a multidisciplinary approach,” said Chancellor Kevin M Guskiewicz during a summer visit to Tübingen “Our partnership is an example of how we’re contributing to society by breaking out of silos and solving the grand challenges of our time.” Guskiewicz was there with a Carolina delegation that included Vice Chancellor for Research Penny Gordon-Larsen Vice Provost for Global Affairs Barbara Stephenson and Hussman School of Journalism and Media Dean Raul Reis The group discussed the universities’ shared interests and collaborations with Tübingen’s new president and other leaders which included a substantive meeting with Tübingen’s new president affirmed the strength of the UNC-Tübingen partnership,” Stephenson said but we are also committed to similar goals for producing research that benefits society.” the two universities share similarities in size collaborative approach and research in cancer “Our shared emphasis on research excellence innovation and impact transcends disciplines and borders,” she said The visit coincided with the conference “The Weaponization of Knowledge” and the workshop “Humanities and Science: Exploring the Power of Narratives.” Both the conference and the workshop were funded by a joint seed fund established in 2022 by Carolina and Tübingen to support interdisciplinary collaborations in data science “Weaponization” conference organizers included Carolina faculty members Tori Smith Ekstrand (Hussman School of Journalism and Media) Priscilla Layne (College of Arts and Sciences) and Francesca Tripodi (School of Information and Library Science) Health and Science” workshop with Carolina English department faculty members Courtney Rivard “The problems we face in democratic governance worldwide will only be addressed through interdisciplinary dialogue,” Ekstrand said “This kind of cooperation among colleagues and global partners is essential to defining the problem and addressing it.” Stephenson sees faculty engagement as a cornerstone of the partnership “While this partnership has long counted on strong support from university leadership faculty play a critical role in making our relationship with Tübingen vibrant This visit has clearly demonstrated their integral involvement,” she said The dean of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy talks about her research The Well compiled all the details you need before attending UNC-Chapel Hill’s May 10 graduation The Well newsletter updates Tar Heels on UNC-Chapel Hill’s top stories NC Children’s will be North Carolina’s first freestanding hospital dedicated to caring for kids The Carolina sophomore shares her life through her poems Heather Wasser focuses her work on safe infant feeding a concern after the storm hit western North Carolina Neha Varrier did CPR on a patient until help arrived nearly a thousand Tar Heels got help from fellow students through this free Learning Center program © 2024 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill A new director establishes the Department of Complex Biological Interactions at Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen focusing on the molecular interactions and coevolution between carnivores and their prey Yen-Ping (“Ping”) Hsueh heads one of the sixth Departments at the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen the institute expands its expertise in molecular mechanisms in evolutionary biology “We are thrilled that Ping is joining us,” said Ruth Ley the Managing Director of the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen “She brings an exemplary international research record and a perfect fit with the institute’s research goals of advancing the knowledge of evolutionary biology.” At the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen Hsueh will lead the Department of Complex Biological Interactions focusing on understanding the cross-kingdom predator-prey interaction and co-evolution between carnivorous fungi and nematodes Hsueh and her team’s research will significantly advance our understanding of the biology of nematode-trapping fungi such as the oyster mushroom Their work seeks to answer how carnivorism arose in the fungal kingdom and to open new avenues for developing biocontrol methods and novel treatments for parasitic nematode infections in the long term Her research also aims to understand how the model nematode C elegans senses and responds to fungal predators and to unveil the secrets behind the predatory mechanisms and evolution in the fungal kingdom Yen-Ping Hsueh was born in Taipei and received her undergraduate and master’s degrees at the National Taiwan University majoring in Plant Pathology and Microbiology she joined the Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology at Duke University for her PhD and stayed on as a postdoctoral fellow under the guidance of Dr she studied the genetics and evolution of the sexual cycle and the mating-type locus of the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans where she worked as a postdoctoral fellow in Dr investigating the predatory-prey relationship between Caenorhabditis elegans and the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora Yen-Ping Hsueh established her independent laboratory at the Institute of Molecular Biology Hsueh received the Taiwan Outstanding Women in Science (TOWIS) 2022 Award in the Most Promising Young Scientist category and is a member of the EMBO Global Investigator Network (GIN) and Young Investigator Program (YIP) dateFormat['de_DE'])+ ' - '+item['institution']+' Weitere Pressemitteilungen dieser Einrichtung On behalf of the iFIT spokespersons Lars Zender it is our pleasure to inform you about and invite you to the next episode of our iFIT Seminar Series 2024 that will take place at Big Lecture Hall in the CRONA (Hoppe-Seyler-Straße 3 “Dynamics and Structure of Engineered Immune Synapses” Adoptive cell therapy using chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells has shown unprecedented efficacy in treating hematological malignancies such as relapsed/refractory B cell lymphomas challenges remain in improving long-term responses and expanding the use of CAR T cells to a broader range of hematological malignancies and difficult-to-treat solid tumors Achieving these goals requires a deep cellular and molecular understanding of how CAR designs influence three essential aspects of their function: 1) the dynamics of CAR T cell-tumor cell interaction at the immune synapse and 3) the mechanisms of target cell killing The group surrounding Benita Wolf has developed a novel super-resolution microscopy technique to study the native ultrastructure of CAR T cell-target cell interactions— a first in the field they mapped the nanoscale architecture of physiological and engineered immune synapses and found that CARs with different co-stimulatory molecules varied in immune synapse actin architecture their work explores the impact of CAR designs on CAR T cell short- and long-term efficiency All members of the University Hospital and University of Tübingen are invited to participate We look forward to this Seminar Series session and to see you there Cooperation for transparency and quality in healthcare Stern: Germany's Outstanding Employers in Nursing 24/25 Subsidies from the Hospital Future Fund financed by the European Union © 2025 University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine Tübingen the mayor of Germany’s southwestern city of Tuebingen 2023 that he was taking some “time out” after coming under fire at the weekend for using a racist slur at a conference BERLIN (AP) — The mayor of Germany’s southwestern city of Tuebingen said Monday that he’s taking some “time out” after coming under fire over the weekend for using a racist slur Boris Palmer also said he’ll resign from the Green party following criticism over his repeated use of a racist term for Black people at a conference Friday which prompted some attendees to walk out in protest Palmer then repeatedly used the racial slur and suggested he was being victimized “If someone uses the wrong word then they’re a Nazi to you,” he told the activists and suggested that this reputation would stick with him like “the Star of David” that Jews were forced to wear during the Third Reich Palmer apologized to “those I’ve disappointed” and said that a mayor “should never speak that way.” The 50-year-old added that he’s “incredibly sorry” at having given the impression that he downplays the significance of the Holocaust Palmer said he would seek “professional help” to prevent himself from reacting inappropriately when he feels unjustly attacked in the future Palmer was first elected mayor of Tuebingen in 2006 and won re-election running as an independent last year Under the University’s Excellence Strategy the Department of Population-Based Medicine hosted a workshop in collaboration with colleagues from the University of the Witwatersrand (a strategic partner located in Johannesburg we developed an interdisciplinary project proposal aimed at addressing stress factors and coping mechanisms in teachers These two distinct settings will offer a rich context for comparison and we are excited to move forward in realizing the ideas generated during the workshop We hope that the project will have meaningful real-world implications for teachers including training programs and policy applications Photogallery is designed to specifically bind to two different proteins located on different cell types One protein is located on the surface of immune cells The other protein is found on tumor cells as well as in the surrounding tissue and blood vessels which means that both structures can be specifically targeted by the antibody 🤞 The researchers hope that this dual effect will be particularly effective in combating the tumor 🎯The aim of the clinical trial is to test the safety and efficacy of the antibody in patients with metastatic cancer of the upper gastrointestinal tract breast and sarcoma.👏 Congratulations Juliane on this great recognition 🍀 Wishing you and your team much success with conducting the clinical trial The Measures give an overview of all research activities in the FONA Strategy international cooperation and research infrastructures The NETPEC concept envisages using artificial photosynthesis to extract CO2 from the atmosphere and convert it into products that can be stored over the long term An initial process is being developed and tested for efficiency and usability If negative emissions have to be realized on the scale that is currently emerging aspects such as long-term storability and land consumption will become very important in addition to costs The artificial photosynthesis approach investigated in the project allows to minimize land consumption and associated challenges CO2 is converted into another substance using energy from sunlight The choice of the photoelectrochemically generated product can be adapted to the storability oxalate and coal flakes are investigated first the NETPEC project scrutinizes which of the products have the greatest potential in terms of long-term safe storability and what conversion efficiencies can actually be achieved adapted catalysts and solar cells are developed and combined to form a photoelectrochemical carbon sink the climatic conditions will be modeled and the sustainability of the entire process chain will be evaluated The project will allow a first assessment of whether and to what extent photoelectrochemical approaches could be a useful complement to the methods of terrestrial carbon dioxide removal that have been mainly investigated so far Matthias MayUniversität TübingenAuf der Morgenstelle 15 Phone: +49 7071 2976232Email: matthias.may@uni-tuebingen.de Geo- und UmweltforschungszentrumSchnarrenbergstraße 94-96 Phone: +49 7071 2974791Email: kira.rehfeld@uni-tuebingen.de NETPEC homepage Carolina and Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen in Germany are jointly pursuing how to use academic partnerships to address data science challenges. UNC-Chapel Hill is deepening inroads with its longtime strategic partner Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen in Germany as the two universities jointly pursue how to best use academic partnerships to address global challenges. As part of this visit, Stephenson invited Stan Ahalt, inaugural dean of the School of Data Science & Society to join. “Tübingen is a German University of Excellence and a leader in machine learning and data science,” said Stephenson. “And we spotted an opportunity to connect Dr. Ahalt with experts not only in data science research but administrators of data science programs and graduate students with interests related to data science as part of the Royster Conference.” Ahalt joined conference sessions and attended meetings with Stephenson and Tübingen leadership to discuss their efforts on data science. According to Ahalt, he found inspiration in Tübingen’s approach that he plans to implement in Chapel Hill, and the student discussions have already informed his thinking as he prepares for the 2023 launch of the School of Data Science & Society. “In many ways it was the perfect trip to take at just the right time,” said Ahalt. Over the past year, while international travel was limited due to the pandemic, Carolina and Tübingen held a series of virtual meetings between university leaders, research offices and faculty to keep the relationship strong. Participants explored shared academic strengths and goals, and through these conversations, teams from both institutions hypothesized that they could have greater impact by working together. “Around the world Carolina is known for being good at collaboration, a place where researchers can reach across silos and come together on work that benefits society,” said Stephenson. “Our partners at Tubingen share that core value, as manifested in the cluster of excellence focused on machine learning, and this visit reinforced a commitment to closer collaboration to solve global challenges.” Carolina and Tübingen are incentivizing joint research projects through a newly created seed fund. Together the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs (OVPGA) and UNC Research have established a fund with Tübingen to support interdisciplinary collaborations in the fields of data science and health, data science and democracy, and data science and urban planning. The OVPGA is currently accepting applications for funding on a rolling basis. Scholars from across multiple disciplines and both institutions will gather in Tübingen next summer for a workshop to discuss how to study the weaponization of intellectual thought and its impact on democratic processes. Following the workshop, the group will begin gathering data and will collectively seek funding for further joint research initiatives. The OVPGA will continue to support faculty interested in collaborating with Carolina’s international partners to address global challenges. As part of this experience at Tübingen, Ahalt will be able to apply what he’s learned to address global challenges through the School of Data Science & Society. “Global challenges, like climate change and health as an example, are going to require international dialogue,” said Ahalt. “What we need to do from a scholarly perspective is to be able to motivate our networks of scientists, humanists, researchers and have a dialogue that persists long enough that we can actually solve problems.” This visit not only paved the way for new ideas and new global collaborations. It also led Ahalt to deepen his appreciation for the Carolina community. “This experience makes me more and more proud to be part of this wonderful University.” For more information about Carolina’s collaboration with Tübingen and to inquire about joint seed funding, contact Melissa McMurray (melissa_mcmurray@unc.edu), OVPGA associate director of global partnerships. The dean of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy talks about her research, rural initiatives and leading the No. 1 pharmacy school in the nation.  The Well compiled all the details you need before attending UNC-Chapel Hill’s May 10 graduation. Want more Carolina news? The Well newsletter updates Tar Heels on UNC-Chapel Hill’s top stories, upcoming events and campus accolades, arriving in your inbox every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday morning. NC Children’s will be North Carolina’s first freestanding hospital dedicated to caring for kids. The Carolina sophomore shares her life through her poems, tours and activities on campus. Text by David Kasparek. In the Swabian city of Tübingen, the Stuttgart-based office VON M has completed the new headquarters for the municipal housing company GWG, which is both a homogenizing urban building block and a contemporary architectural flag ship for the client. The surroundings are heterogeneous. It takes a quarter of an hour to walk here from the train station and you find yourself between a branch of a retail group, two-story turn-of-the-century houses with mansard roofs, and three-story post-war modernism. Courtesy of VON MHere, on Eisenbahnstrasse, GWG has set up its new company headquarters. The company builds, sells, rents, and manages residential buildings. The design for the company's new flagship building was created by Stuttgart-based VON M. The architects' maxim was to translate the company's contemporary self-image into an appropriate architectural form and functional spaces. the VON M team has ensured that the local housing company has an architectural calling card that reflects its own vision but does not egotistically occupy a space in the city Coupled with carbon dioxide-binding materials the building represents a contemporary approach to architecture The way in which it stands as an unpretentious cube in the urban space consciously and thus literally withdrawing from the actual address in terms of urban development and thus creating something for the microclimate and the general public and not timeless idea of what architecture can be today You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email - The new science lab’s focus is to research fair and explainable Artificial Intelligence (AI) - The Lablet aims at establishing a culture of sharing research results in the form of publications - To build trust in AI and to serve the public the science team’s aim is a steady interchange with science - AI research in the Lablet follows a curiosity-driven approach which gives scientists full freedom of choice 2019 – Amazon announced to establish a Lablet in Tübingen a new kind of research center that is dedicated to the open research in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its applications to work on long-term challenges in AI will conduct fundamental research in the field of AI Their particular interests are explainability causality and research on AI that comprehends its environment To foster scientific progress and reproducibility the Lablet team will strive to share the research in the form of publications The research is curiosity-driven instead of aiming at incrementally improving products and applications The freedom of research and above all the freedom to choose what to scientifically examine are only the first two steps towards an unbiased fair and open AI,” said Bernhard Schoelkopf scientific advisor of the Tübingen Lablet and director at Max Planck Institute of Intelligent Systems “Another important step is a steady interchange with science We are convinced that AI should serve the public we must build trust in AI – and we can only succeed if we make AI as transparent and understandable as possible.” Amazon plans to establish more Lablets to conduct fundamental research in AI worldwide Focus on exchange with scientific and local communities Research in Artificial Intelligence in the Tübingen Lablet will focus on the following areas: causality and explainability The choice of location is also based on this substantive focus As a globally renowned research location in Germany Tübingen and the local Cyber Valley initiative are characterized by a lively and reflective debate culture Amazon harnesses this potential to let both the scientific community and the public participate in the Lablet research The research center welcomes an open dialogue and lively discussions with leaders from politics “Amazon prioritizes long-term results over short-term benefit which is exactly what we need for curiosity-driven Operative Head of the Amazon Lablet in Tübingen we want to understand AI and make AI understand its environment Our goal is to empower humans to question and explain data-based decisions and to provide causal explanations for an algorithm’s behavior.” As part of its local commitment in Tübingen Amazon has a close collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems and the University of Tübingen this collaboration is open to scientists from other institutions New building for the Amazon research center Amazon announced to open a research center in Tübingen and to create jobs for 100 high-skilled employees The company also joined the Cyber Valley initiative which brings together international key players from science and industry to concentrate their research activities in the field of AI The Tübingen site is the fourth Amazon Research and Development Center in Germany after Berlin The new Lablet will be part of this Amazon Research Center in Tübingen the city council of Tübingen approved the sale of land adjacent to the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems to a developer Amazon will lease this building to set it up as its new research center in Tübingen The building was planned according to the requirements of the municipality as well as local Amazon research teams all of which will be accessible to the public to foster scientific exchange and discussion with local communities Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews Combining PET and MRI techniques can provide a more detailed view of the molecular and functional changes in tumours.Credits: University Hospital Tuebingen / Beate Armbruster Science has made great strides in treating cancer yet many tumours eventually become resistant to therapy The Image-guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies (iFIT) Cluster of Excellence at the University of Tübingen Founded in 2019 with a grant from the German Research Foundation (DFG) iFIT is the only oncology cluster of excellence in the country The group unites three key areas of cancer research: functional target discovery and molecular therapies By bringing these fields together under one institutional roof the cluster aims to generate new insights on the biological processes within tumours informing the development of therapies that target weak points and help keep resistance at bay “We realized we’re in a unique situation,” says Lars Zender that all three disciplines are pursued at such a high level in the same place “With teams working at the boundaries of these areas you can really do holistic translational cancer research.” Functionally instructed molecular therapy is Zender’s area of expertise They use technologies such as RNAi and CRISPR to screen tumours for new therapeutic targets The university’s strong medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry departments mean their findings are being translated into new experimental treatments led by iFIT co-founder Hans-Georg Rammensee who researches personalized peptide vaccines for cancer patients The cluster also develops bispecific antibodies which direct T cells to specific targets on malignant cells which combines imaging methodologies to unlock new molecular insights the university has a long track record — PET-MRI The cluster now has its own pipeline for PET imaging tracers targeted molecular labels that can reveal features such as metabolic activity within a tumour including professorships and new independent research groups to foster innovation at the interface between these three disciplines It has attracted high-flying lab heads from around the world a cell biologist specialising in microscopic imaging technologies “I was able to build this infrastructure of microscopic imaging and integrate it with the macroscopic imaging.” Combining PET and MRI techniques can provide a more detailed view of the molecular and functional changes in tumours.Credit: University Hospital Tuebingen / Beate Armbruster Weigelin is using her expertise in microscopic imaging of the behaviour of immune cells within tumours to create a bridge between fundamental cell biology and larger-scale clinical imaging Her work helps clinicians decode what their images are revealing about tumour behaviour "We can go from the sub-cellular scale to the whole body of a mouse in preclinical imaging,” says Weigelin “We’ve already translated some of the new PET tracers to the clinic and they have been used successfully in patients.” One such tracer identifies a treatment stress response in tumour cells called senescence Senescent tumour cells secrete factors involved in therapy resistance and being able to target them could transform cancer treatment iFIT's molecular therapies team is already pursuing this and other tumour stress responses To find out how you can contribute to the groundbreaking research being done at the University of Tübingen’s iFIT Cluster of Excellence, visit us here. a global pioneer in the production of green and renewable hydrogen has built and will operate a green hydrogen production plant for Deutsche Bahn in Tübingen The electrolysis plant in the innovation hub of DB Energie has an annual production capacity of up to 30 tons (installed electrolysis capacity of 1 MW) The green electricity comes from Deutsche Bahn’s green electricity portfolio DB Energie is testing new technologies for sustainable rail energy supply including in the “H2goesRail” project a climate-neutral hydrogen train will be put into operation this year on a test route in Baden-Württemberg – between Tübingen “This project demonstrates the economic viability of hydrogen solutions in the transport and mobility sector Sustainable energy sources and innovative technologies are needed to decarbonize the transport sector One of these technologies is hydrogen-powered trains which are a clean and efficient alternative to conventional diesel-powered trains as they are virtually CO2-free The H2goesRail project is a pioneer in the field of passenger and freight transportation,” says Luc Graré Head of Central and Eastern Europe at Lhyfe Lhyfe wants to gain experience for a largely autonomously operated system as well as the direct coupling of hydrogen production with a filling station on a large scale The commissioning of the complex system with its many different dynamics Lhyfe is taking on this challenge in order to provide Deutsche Bahn and subsequent partners with a hydrogen production plant that can be used to test the integration of green hydrogen production into customer processes Lhyfe develops customized solutions throughout Europe for the construction of local production and distribution systems for green hydrogen The site in Tübingen is Lhyfe’s first plant in Germany Another 10 MW plant is currently being built in Schwäbisch Gmünd which will produce up to 4 tons of green hydrogen per day Lhyfe aims to become a major player in the mobility and industry sector through customer deliveries in tube trailer (bulk) in France and Germany by 2025 Several other sites throughout Europe are already under construction or being expanded Lhyfe has been operating its first green hydrogen site in France since the second half of 2021 and two other sites were opened in France in 2023 Click to access the Lhyfe Media Kit (press releases and visuals) Lhyfe inaugurated the first industrial-scale green hydrogen production plant in the world to be interconnected with a wind farm it inaugurated the first offshore green hydrogen production pilot platform in the world and currently has several sites under construction or expansion across Europe Lhyfe is represented in 12 European countries and had 195 staff at the end of December 2023. The company is listed on the Euronext market in Paris (ISIN: FR0014009YQ1 – LHYFE). Lhyfe.com Click to access the Lhyfe Media Kit (press releases and visuals) We are pleased to recognize the outstanding achievement of Sophia Kieferle who was recently awarded the MoBBEL Prize of the Tübingen Biochemists for outstanding master's theses In her master's thesis in Professor Schindler's working group Sophia dealt with the BioNTech corona vaccine she treated primary cells such as connective tissue cells vascular cells and muscle cells with the mRNA vaccine from BioNTech The different cell types serve as a model to replicate the most important cells at the vaccine injection site Sophia then investigated how much spike protein the cells produced and whether the spike protein is incorporated into extracellular vesicles We congratulate Sophia Kieferle on this great achievement and wish her continued success on her scientific path Elekta Unity combines advanced diagnostic standard MR imaging and precision radiotherapy technologies giving doctors the “vision” to zero in on tumors and avoid healthy tissues the radiation oncology department at Tübingen University Hospital introduced its new Elekta Unity MR-linac a groundbreaking cancer treatment system that integrates two critical but distinct technologies in a single platform: a state-of-the-art high field wide bore 1.5 Tesla MR imaging system and a next-generation linear accelerator This new technology enables clinicians to confidently see and track the target during treatment and respond accordingly personalizing therapy for each patient every time they are treated “Elekta Unity ushers in a new level of personalized patient care in radiation therapy,” said Richard Hausmann “We are pleased to celebrate with Tübingen University Hospital as they prepare to bring our shared vision of transformative cancer therapy to their patients prolonging and saving lives and to supporting our customers as they work with patients every day to achieve these critical goals.” “Elekta Unity will give our clinicians the ability to see crystal-clear high-field MR images while the radiation is being delivered Tumors and surrounding tissues can be located and their movement monitored with accuracy at the time of treatment This allows treatment plans to be adapted while the patient is on the table in response to changes in tumor position biology and the relationship to sensitive organs over time,” says Daniel Zips Professor Radiation Oncology at Tübingen University Hospital “We expect that this enhanced real-time visualization of cancer targets will allow us to avoid healthy tissue as much as possible during the delivery of therapeutic radiation leading to improved outcomes for cancer patients and positioning Unity as a truly unique way to treat cancer.”   The hospital imaged the first patients with the 1.5 T MR imaging system and calculated the first MR-based treatment plans on June 19 when the Unity CE mark was issued Tübingen University Hospital expects to use Elekta Unity to treat a wide range of cancers and potentially enable new therapeutic options for hard-to-treat cancers with anatomies that require high-field imaging to effectively distinguish the tumor from nearby healthy tissues and organs-at-risk This allows anatomical structures that previously were deemed unsuitable for radiotherapy to be considered for treatment and gives the care team greater flexibility in their approach to radiation therapy It also ensures each patient receives optimal care based on individual tumor characteristics every time treatment happens “It was exciting to showcase Elekta Unity during the open house,” added Dr Chair Research Section Biomedical Physics at Tübingen University Hospital “We are especially proud to serve this community advanced technology that will potentially transform how we treat individuals with cancer.” Elekta Unity has CE mark but is not available for commercial distribution or sale in the U.S https://www.elekta.com Posted in: Device / Technology News | Medical Condition News Cancel 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UNC Hussman School of Journalism & Media Dean Raul Reis recently traveled to Tübingen to continue discussions on the universities’ shared interests and collaborations with Tübingen’s new president and other leaders affirmed the strength of the UNC- Tübingen partnership,” Stephenson said collaborative approach and areas of research strength including: cancer “We’ve identified many complementary research areas that benefit from this collaboration and our mutual desire to address the most pressing global challenges,” she said innovation and impact transcends disciplines and borders.” The visit coincided with the conference “The Weaponization of Knowledge” on the shared concern of “the misuse manipulation and reappropriation of knowledge for anti-democratic purposes.” The organizers included UNC-Chapel Hill faculty members Tori Smith Ekstrand (Hussman School of Journalism and Media) Priscilla Layne (Department of Germanic & Slavic Languages & Literatures) and Francesca Tripodi (School of Information and Library Science) and Guido Zurstiege from Tübingen’s Institute for Media Studies Twenty-one graduate students and faculty members from six institutions joined the conference “‘The Weaponization of Knowledge’ is an outgrowth of a variety of social political and economic factors; the problems we face in democratic governance worldwide will only be addressed through interdisciplinary dialogue,” Ekstrand said Both the conference and the workshop were funded by a joint seed fund established by Carolina and Tübingen in 2022 which supports interdisciplinary collaborations in data science Carolina’s portion of the fund is provided by the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research complex problems demand global partnership and a multidisciplinary approach,” Guskiewicz said in welcome remarks at the conference As the universities continue to identify areas of collaboration across multiple disciplines faculty play a critical role in making our relationship with Tübingen vibrant; this visit has clearly demonstrated their integral involvement,” she said “They are highly engaged in collaborative research and teaching with international partners and the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs is here to support them as a facilitator Applications for the joint seed fund will open soon. Subscribe to the UNC Global Affairs newsletter to receive updates Many law students spend their summers working at a firm or doing research with a professor, but five students were selected to spend two weeks in Tübingen, Germany, with UNC School of Law Dean Martin H. Brinkley ’92, Professor Lissa L. Broome and Professor John F. Coyle as part of a new study abroad program Through research workshops and courses, the Tübingen-Chapel Hill Law Program facilitates trans-Atlantic collaboration among students through a strong teaching component designed to promote mutual understanding of each other’s legal systems and cultures Andrew Wisniewsky 2L and Carleigh Zeman 2L visited the Eberhard Karls University Faculty of Law July 1-12 to take courses—taught in English—alongside German students They studied issues relating to corporate law and participated in excursions to institutions like the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg and the European Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt The UNC students also had the opportunity to explain U.S law and legal institutions to German law students Professor Jonas Monast, director of Carolina Law’s environmental law center also visited Tübingen in June to cohost a workshop on energy transitions in federal legal systems with scholars from Germany The UNC Center for Banking and Finance offered each student a stipend to defray the costs of travel and housing One of those stipends was funded through an endowment for the center established by the law firm Williams Mullen which was supplemented by a personal gift from Williams Mullen attorney Camden Webb ’95 Students will speak about their Tübingen experience at the August meeting of the center’s board of directors will not scrap its formal name despite calls for the change - Count Eberhard Im Bart was a virulent 15th-century antisemite who expelled all the Jews living in the city Rob Hyde 3 min read A leading German university has voted to keep the name of a notorious antisemite as part of its official title —prompting fury among students and Jewish groups made the decision not to scrap its formal name despite calls for the change Count Eberhard Im Bart was a virulent 15th-century antisemite who expelled all the Jews living in the city and surrounding area vice-president of the Jewish Student Union of Germany (JSUG) told the JC the university’s decision was “utterly disappointing” the commissioner against antisemitism for the state of Baden-Württemberg Ms Veiler said: “Of course we respect the fact that it was a democratic decision “We find it so disappointing that the university had the chance to change this situation and to set an example “We realise that you cannot just change a difficult past but it had the opportunity to draw the right conclusions Here the university has just failed.” In a written statement to the JC Mr Blume said: “The fact that the senate of my alma mater did not even listen to me before making its brief and wrong decision despite my letter of support for the Jewish students unfortunately speaks for itself.” Founded in 1477 the university is internationally renowned In the hope of ending a decades-long controversy over its name it commissioned a six-strong team of expert historians to determine the extent to which Count Eberhard could be deemed antisemitic The investigation was led by Sigrid Hirbodian director of the Tübingen Institute for Regional History who concluded in her report: “Eberhard is hostile to Jews and thus in no way differs from the vast majority of his contemporaries and peers.” The university senate then voted 16-15 to keep the name As a two-thirds majority was needed to change the title the university will continue to be called the Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen Mr Blume said: “I consider the present report on the exculpation of Count Eberhard im Bart to be historically one-sided and weak and assume that there will be a new vote on renaming in just a few years Nobody should have to study at a university that is named after a Jew hater Jew expeller and public adulterer.” He suggested to the university’s rector that the university should be renamed after Eberhard’s mother Students have campaigned since the 1970s to rename the university Ms Veiler wrote in the Jewish newspaper the Jüdische Allgemeine last year: “How is it possible that with all the lip-service German politicians repeatedly claim to have learned from history Jewish students still have to go in and out of institutions named after staunch antisemites And how can it be that the discourse on this is conducted so far away from the students “We cannot and will no longer tolerate the unwillingness of German institutions to stand by their antisemitic past.” Another name proposed is that of Ernst Bloch a Jewish Marxist philosopher who died in 1977 and remains a popular figure with radical students Flags bearing the legend “Ernst Bloch University Tübingen” are a familiar site at left-wing protests some Jewish students want the name to remain the same board member of the Jewish Student Association for the Region of Baden told the JC: “The JSUD (Jüdische Studierendenunion Deutschland) started a large-scale campaign last year: ‘Remembering means changing.’ “But we say changing does not mean deleting and erasing this opportunity for a necessary confrontation with the person is thereby completely taken away He posted on Facebook: “The demand for this clearly stems from woke cancel culture The evidence for Eberhard’s antisemitism is by no means drastic in the context of the time.” Despite repeated attempts by the JC changed its name to the Berlin University of Applied Sciences and Technology because of the antisemitic history of 19th-century Prussian statesman Christian Peter Wilhelm Beuth Germany Antisemitism signed a new Memorandum of Understanding and announced the new round of joint investment during a trip to Tübingen She was joined by our Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global) Professor Claire O’Malley and our Executive Dean for Arts and Humanities A long and proud history of collaboration  Formalised by a Memorandum of Understanding signed in April 2017 our relationship with the University of Tübingen is one of Durham University’s flagship strategic partnerships in Europe It dates back to 1989 and builds on a successful track record of student exchanges a precedent for research collaboration and membership of the Matariki Network of Universities.    There is a long history of collaboration between Durham and Tübingen Durham City Council has been twinned with the city of Tübingen since 1969 took part in a DCC student exchange with a family in Tübingen.  Durham and Tübingen have student exchange agreements in Chemistry A partnership for mutual benefit   When the strategic partnership was established it was agreed that the senior leadership teams of both institutions would take part in delegation visits on a regular basis to allow senior colleagues to develop a close working relationship with their counterparts They could learn more about the partner institution The visits would also provide the opportunity to explore issues pertinent to the senior leadership at both universities.  Durham and Tübingen colleagues would also share updates on key institutional developments and priorities Delivering impact through research collaborations  A key part of the institutional relationship between Durham and the University of Tübingen has been a mutual commitment to supporting joint research projects These have been selected and funded through a joint Strategic Development Fund.   both institutions have invested €150,000 per partner in support of collaborative projects we have secured a £970k grant from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council on the topic of plant immunity and a £250k European Commission Archaeology Grant focusing on Climate An additional collaboration between Durham and Tübingen archaeologists resulted in a successful joint seedcorn project “Death and Demographics: Comparing Settlement and Burial Records in the Ancient Near East” This collaboration secured a £1m European Research Council grant to fund Durham’s work with Tübingen on the use of remote sensing and GIS techniques in archaeological analysis.  Working together to address global challenges  The fourth call of the fund was launched on 22 January 2024 with a deadline of 17 May 2024 The priority themes for this call will be:   This additional investment will not only benefit Durham and Tübingen but also the wider society and economy in the UK and Germany Both institutions look forward to enhancing further this partnership through the seedcorn fund.  The Palatine CentreDurham UniversityStockton RoadDurham DH1 3LE Our weekly email is chockful of interesting and relevant insights into Jewish history When members of the Protestant TOS church in Tuebingen began to investigate the hidden Nazi history of their city and their own families they were in shock “Many were horrified to discover that their fathers and grandfathers had been actively or passively involved in the Holocaust as SS guards civil servants or in other capacities,” explains Claudia Kiesinger had been unaware of any personal connection to the Holocaust Although she had seen photos of her maternal grandfather in his army uniform she assumed it was a closed chapter in Germany’s history When encouraged to explore their families’ hidden past Pfeiffer was shocked to discover that her grandfather Pfeiffer was shocked to discover the terrible family secret that her paternal grandfather It took weeks for her to come to terms with that horrific realization Then in 2012 she traveled to Auschwitz with her church and addressed a group of Holocaust survivors “I wanted to speak the words that my grandfather never spoke he told his family what he had done and said nobody must know.’ And so the whole story remained a secret,” explained Pfeiffer At the end of the war near the city of Tuebingen there had been eight concentration camps well-known for their cruelty and high death rate In April 1945 the surviving inmates were sent on brutal death marches to Dachau Along the way thousands were shot in front of German civilians Survivors and their descendants walked side by side with the descendants of Nazi perpetrators the first March of Life took place in April following the same route through the German countryside Holocaust survivors and descendants of survivors from the United States joined the March walking side by side with the descendants of Nazi perpetrators started by Jobst and Charlotte Bittner and members of TOS Church in Tuebingen is now an independent organization though still affiliated with the church In 2018 almost 60 Marches of Life took place worldwide ranging from small Marches in Ueckermünde Germany with 40 participants to the large March of the Nations in Jerusalem that had 6000 participants Approximately 20,000 people ventured into the streets with a March of Life in over a hundred cities and towns all over Germany including Heidelberg Marches have been held in other countries like Romania Claudia Kiesinger feels there has been an overall positive response to Marches of Life in Germany “The message about looking into the history of one’s own family concerning the Nazi era is a challenging concept but something that every German can relate to Occasionally there is criticism that March of Life is connecting remembrance with a clear pro-Israel stance or asking “Why do we still have to talk about the Holocaust?” In 2015 the organization established a house in Caesarea for Holocaust survivors with weekly gatherings and a luncheon “Each time both the survivors and the descendants of Nazis share their stories It is a very emotional experience and sometimes not easy but new friendships are always formed,” explains Kiesinger An emotional moment for a Holocaust survivor and the descendant of a Nazi Sometimes special encounters take place such as one last June between Berta Feinstein and Riva Leibovich who had known each other in the ghetto of Mohyliv-Podilskyi in Ukraine Berta was 13 years old when she came to the ghetto with her family in 1941 Riva's mother asked Berta to take care of her little daughter the two girls lost all contact with each other Berta graduated from Kiev University with a degree in Russian Literature and Linguistics and became a teacher in Minsk for 40 years recognizing and excitedly hugging each other in the March of Life house the March of the Nations brought 6000 people from 50 nations to the streets of Jerusalem on the 70th anniversary of the State of Israel Its motto: MiShoah LeTkuma – from Holocaust to New Life 2019 the March of the Nations will take place in a condensed format in different cities throughout Israel The March of Life has been honored by the Israeli Knesset for its special efforts on behalf of Holocaust survivors The March of Life is also involved with sending volunteers on a regular basis to ALEH Negev “The idea is practical reconciliation: the descendants of Nazis serving the weakest members of Israeli society.” “The idea is practical reconciliation: the descendants of Nazis serving the weakest members of Israeli society We have had several exchange and encounter programs with schools in Ashdod and other cities and also a special encounter in Yad Vashem of members of the Krembo Wings Youth movement and young people from Germany Poland and other nations,” says Kiesinger When asked about the organization’s response to the disturbing rise in anti-Semitism in Europe “We believe that the most effective way to combat anti-Semitism today is to learn from the past by confronting the unfortunate anti-Semitic history in a personal way relating to the mostly hidden family histories in Germany concerning the Nazis Also in other European countries like Austria France and Switzerland there was collaboration and sympathizing with the terrible acts committed during the Holocaust We are continuing to call and train people to do annual Marches of Life in their own cities to lift a relevant voice for Israel and against modern anti-Semitism and to keep organizing Marches ourselves.” Born in South Africa and raised in Canada, Menucha Chana Levin B.A. M.Ed. has lived in Jerusalem with her family for over twenty 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Institutul de Cercetare al Universității din București (ICUB) vă invită la cel de-al 38-lea seminar ArchaeoSciences de la Universitatea din Tübingen va susține prelegerea intitulată „Sinagovtsi on Vidbol and its importance for the study of the contacts along the Middle and the Lower Danube during the Early Neolithic period” Evenimentul va avea loc în data de 3 aprilie 2025 Această ediție a seminarului se concentrează pe o descoperire arheologică de excepție din Bulgaria Proiectul recent de construcție de la Sinagovți situat pe râul Vidbol – un afluent sudic al Dunării în apropiere de Vidin – a scos la iveală un sit neolitic ce conține o groapă mare (cu suprafață de aproximativ 18 metri pătrați) și un șir de trei schelete: un bărbat adult toate aflate la circa trei metri sub nivelul actual al solului Cei doi adulți au fost înhumați în interiorul gropii în timp ce copilul a fost depus în exterior Modul de înhumare a fost diferit pentru fiecare individ: unul a fost așezat în poziție dorsală Deasupra scheletelor au fost depuse oase de animale Sincronizarea umpluturii gropii și a mormintelor este susținută de datarea radiocarbon directă a oaselor umane și animale Având în vedere numărul redus de situri neolitice timpurii cercetate în nord-vestul Bulgariei descoperirea de la Sinagovți oferă un potențial semnificativ pentru analize multi-proxy Acestea urmăresc corelarea practicilor funerare cu datele genetice antice (ADNa) informații despre dietă obținute prin analiza faunei și a izotopilor stabili din oasele umane și animale dar și proveniența mineralogică și geochimică a materialelor litice O scurtă trecere în revistă a progreselor recente în studiile asupra Neoliticului timpuriu din nord-vestul Bulgariei și din regiunile învecinate va pune în perspectivă importanța acestor descoperiri Petar Zidarov este cercetător asociat la Universitatea din Tübingen și arheolog independent În ultimii patru ani a lucrat în colaborare cu Institutul Național de Arheologie și Muzeu din Sofia Muzeul Regional de Arheologie din Plovdiv și cu Centrul de Arheologie Subacvatică din Sozopol a lucrat timp de 12 ani (2008–2020) în cadrul Laboratorului de Arheometrie și Arheologie Experimentală de la Universitatea Nouă din Bulgaria unde a susținut o teză de masterat dedicată sitului chalcolitic de la Durankulak iar studiile doctorale – aflate în curs de finalizare – s-au concentrat asupra industriei osoase din Epoca Bronzului de la Troia Activitatea sa de cercetare include analize ale uneltelor și podoabelor din os din perioada neolitică și chalcolitică desfășurate în cadrul unor colaborări internaționale precum cele de la Pietrele (cu Svend Hansen) Teleac (alături de Nick Boroffka și Horia Ciugudean) și Bucova Pusta (cu Raiko Krauss și Dan Ciobotaru) La Pietrele și Bucova Pusta s-a ocupat de studiul materialului osteologic prelucrat iar la Pietrele și Teleac a realizat prospecțiuni geomagnetice Zidarov a studiat materiale provenite de la numeroase situri preistorice de referință precum Troia A efectuat prospecțiuni magnetometrice pe peste 120 de situri din Bulgaria proiectele desfășurate în zona siturilor pre-neolitice de la Göbekli Tepe Evenimentul este organizat de Universitatea din București sub umbrela proiectului „Centru regional de Orientare și Consiliere în Cariera de Cercetător – București-Ilfov – de la educație preuniversitară la cercetare avansată” (SciResCareer)” finanțat în cadrul PNRR/C9/ Investiția „I10 – Înființarea și susținerea financiară a unei rețele naționale de opt centre regionale de orientare în carieră ca parte a ERA TALENT PLATFORM” Aceste seminare sunt o inițiativă originală a Platformei ArchaeoSciences (ASp) din cadrul ICUB care își propune să ofere un cadru de exprimare profesioniștilor din domeniul științelor arheologice din diferite părți ale lumii pentru a împărtăși cunoștințe și a transmite informații semnificative despre cele mai recente probleme referitoare la metodele și abordările actuale utilizate pentru studierea 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All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention Volume 11 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1159622 population mobility remains the main reason for the spread of SARS-CoV-2 The state of Baden-Württemberg (BW) approved a model study in Tübingen (TÜMOD) to evaluate how mandatory rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) could reduce transmission approximately 165,000 residents and visitors to the city were screened for SARS CoV-2 infection using Abbott Panbio™ COVID-19 Antigen rapid test device We assessed incidences and recorded epidemiological characteristics in a subset of 4,118 participants recruited at three of the nine testing stations PCR tests were performed in RDT-positives to determine the positive predictive value (PPV) and circulating variants of SARS-CoV-2 were identified by whole-genome sequencing 2,282 RDT-negative samples were tested by pooled PCR to calculate the false negative rate (FNR) 116 (3%) participants were positive by RDT 52 SARS-CoV-2 genomes were successfully sequenced which had a high viral load (average Ct = 19) had reached the incidence in the state of BW While it is difficult to assess the impact of TÜMOD on incidence independent of confounding factors further studies are needed to identify the effect of close-meshed testing on infection rates Population mobility remains the main reason for the spread of SARS-CoV-2, and various forms of contact restrictions, including lockdowns, have been enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in enormous economic burdens at both the individual and societal levels (1, 2) One way to limit this burden is to introduce a large-scale rapid SARS-CoV-2 test as a complementary measure to overcome the lockdown and enable a safe resumption of public life while containing the risk of an increase in infections In Germany, several infection control measures were taken in early 2021, such as restricting retail, catering and cultural events, and limiting the size of public gatherings, while RDTs have been available since late 2020 (6). In this context, the state of Baden-Württemberg (BW) approved the implementation of a model study in the city of Tübingen (Tübingen Model Study, TÜMOD) (7) Its main objective was to assess how mandatory RDT testing could enable the reopening of public facilities without risking an increase in infections In addition to continuous monitoring of incidence the study had three main objectives: (a) to conduct an epidemiological survey among individuals with positive and negative RDT results for SARS-CoV-2 (b) to compare SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR with RDT results and determine the positive predictive value (PPV) and false negative rate (FNR) (c) to conduct SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing to determine viral lineages in circulation During the TÜMOD study from 16 March to 24 April 2021 (7) and cultural facilities could only be visited by clients holding a negative RDT certificate no more than 24 h old nine testing stations throughout the city offered free RDT testing every day individuals were reported to the health authorities and subsequently referred for PCR testing positive RDTs were not included in the 7-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants which is calculated from positive SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR only participants undergoing RDT testing were included from 22 March to 19 May 2021 (Cohort1) cohort 2 was recruited at RDT testing sites for university staff members from 26 April to 22 June 2021 RDT: Rapid Diagnostic Test; PCR: Polymerase Chain Reaction; ITM: Institute for Tropical Medicine University of Tübingen; Ct: cycle threshold If PCR was performed at the local reference laboratory in Tübingen the same swab material was used for RT-qPCR for independent confirmation at the ITM (n = 65) if PCR was analyzed at another laboratory outside of Tübingen participants were asked to provide a second oropharyngeal swab at the testing site on the same day for analysis at the ITM (n = 47) Four RDT-positive individuals could not be confirmed by PCR at the ITM because no sample could be obtained Participants with a positive RDT result were recruited from 22 March to 19 May 2021 Although the model study ended on 24 April the testing facilities in Tübingen remained accessible to the Tübingen population and recruitment of RDT-positive participants continued until 19 May 2021 As a high rate of false positive RDTs became apparent it was decided to also investigate the false negative rate (FNR) Pooled PCR testing was performed in 2,282 RDT-negative individuals to determine the FNR Since the model study had already ended and the demand at the test stations in the city had diminished participants were recruited between April 26 and June 22 2021 at five testing stations set up for University of Tübingen staff and PCR testing was performed in pooled samples at CeGaT RT-qPCR was performed within a median of two days (range: 0–11 days) after sample collection The 7-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants as well as the number of new infections with SARS-CoV-2 was obtained from the website of the Robert Koch Institute, the central federal authority for disease surveillance and prevention in Germany (16, 17). The population of BW and its districts in the second quarter of 2021 was retrieved from the State Statistical Office of BW (18) These included the BW cities of Heidelberg (weight 0.431 in the synthetic control model) and Freiburg im Breisgau (weight 0.300) and the districts of Enzkreis (weight 0.254) and Heilbronn (weight 0.016) It was expected that incidence in Tübingen district would increase during TÜMOD because of increased testing leading to the detection of more infections but not necessarily reflecting more infections in the district the number of true positive RDTs was estimated from the number of total positive RDTs based on a PPV of 0.5 for each week these true positive tests were subtracted from the number of new infections per 100,000 population in a week as they were possibly detected only because of the increased testing during the TÜMOD The proportion of different SARS-CoV-2 lineages was compared by residence of infected individuals and viral load by Ct values was compared between lineages in the Student’s t-test The epidemiological characteristics of the study participants are shown in Table 1 the regulations as to who was allowed to participate in activities of the model study changed on 1 April 2021 the place of residence can only be compared between uninfected and infected individuals until then there was no major difference in the places of residence between the groups one around the mid-twenties and one around the 60s in both groups Three of the 46 infected individuals were children (aged 7 to 16 years) belonging to two families the proportion of males among those infected was higher (p = 0.01) The infected more often lived with children in their household (p = 0.02) and had more children than the uninfected (p = 0.008) They also were less likely to work in home office (p = 0.0002) The proportion of people who had received at least one dose of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine was higher among the uninfected although the difference was not significant (18% versus 9% There were no differences in the proportion of people with a positive test on a previous occasion between infected and uninfected people (p = 0.71).Remarkably those infected were much more likely than those not infected to give other reasons for testing (none of the reasons “shopping,” “tourism,” “going to restaurants or private meetings” applied) (46% vs False and true RDT-positives were also compared (Table 2) False positives did not differ from the true positives in age (p = 0.15) The two groups did not differ in sex distribution (64% vs The reason “Other” was also much more prevalent among true positives (46% vs while “Shopping” was given less frequently (15% vs The number of participants who had received at least one dose of a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 was high among false positives but was not significant (26% vs To assess the performance of the Abbott Panbio™ COVID-19 Ag rapid test under real-life conditions, swabs from participants with positive RDT were analysed by RT-qPCR. A PPV of 51% (57/112, 95% CI 41–60%) was observed (Supplementary Table). Among vaccinated individuals, the PPV was even lower at 24% (4/17, 95% CI 7–50%). As shown in Figure 1 a subset of 65 samples were subjected to RT-qPCR at CeGaT before sending the remaining swab materials to the ITM for confirmatory RT-qPCR and sequencing which was negative for SARS-CoV-2 infection at CeGaT all remaining 64 samples had concordant results in the RT-qPCR at both laboratories One RDT positive sample had a Ct > 34 at both laboratories which was considered a negative result for this analysis A second cohort for the FNR determination was recruited at testing stations for members of the University of Tübingen only A total of 2,282 individuals with a negative RDT result participated and were tested by RT-qPCR for SARS-CoV-2 in 135 Pools None of the pools yielded a positive result therefore the FNR in this cohort was zero (95% CI 0–0.0016) the incidence at the pool-testing sites was very low throughout the period as none of the over 11,000 RDTs conducted there was positive 0.15% of all RDTs performed at the testing sites in the city were positive Assuming a similar prevalence at the pool-test stations about 15 positive RDTs would have been expected there in total the prevalence at these sites must have been lower than at the testing stations in the city of Tübingen It is therefore not possible to combine the two datasets to calculate sensitivity and specificity of the RDT the increase in infections was steeper in Tübingen than in the whole state of BW leading to an assimilation of 7-day incidence in Tübingen to that of the state during the model study TÜMOD = Tübingen model study TU = district of Tübingen FR = city of Freiburg im Breisgau BW = Baden-Württemberg The difference between these two groups was significant (p < 0.01) the phylogenetic tree likely did not contain sufficient temporal information to conduct a meaningful analysis on phylodynamics during TÜMOD the infected persons often made use of the testing opportunities because they already had a reason to believe that they were infected This might explain the fact that they more often stated “other reasons for testing.” Informal communication between subjects and examiners revealed that they often had contact with an infected person or had symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection Since persons already suspected of being infected should be separated from tourists and shoppers at the testing sites to reduce the risk of transmission while waiting for the test it is important to set up separate testing sites for them This was done at the referral PCR testing centre but apparently not communicated clearly enough to the community This is consistent with our finding that participants who reported a reason for testing other than shopping visiting restaurants or private gatherings had more true positives which may indicate a higher prevalence in this subgroup the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 might have been very low in this cohort represented exclusively by university staff - a selected group that might have been more privileged in terms of exposure to the virus than the average visitor to the Tübingen model project The vaccination rate could also be higher in this subgroup The alpha variant of concern (line B.1.1.7) was identified in most SARS-CoV-2 isolates from TÜMOD participants. Higher viral loads (27) and infectivity (28) were observed in infections with this variant which replaced the B.1 lineage in Europe in early 2021 The number of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the districts of Tübingen increased fivefold during the study period and reached an equilibrium as in the federal state of BW in April As this trend was observed in most areas of Germany between March and April 2021 it is difficult to draw conclusions about a causal relationship with the model project The incidences of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the district of Tübingen was analysed and compared to a synthetic control model by Diederichs and colleagues (20) By creating a “virtual twin” of the Tübingen district they aimed to determine the effect which TÜMOD had on the incidences The authors compared the 7-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants between Tübingen and their synthetic control and calculated the incidence in Tübingen without cases detected only due to the model study They found that there were fewer cases in Tübingen at the beginning of the model study than would have been expected without the study but that the case numbers rose in early April more than can be explained by increased testing alone it can be argued that TÜMOD was responsible for a modest increase in documented infections in early April Limitations included the fact that only a fraction of RDT positives could be interviewed so that their group was significantly smaller than that of RDT negatives the negative ones were only interviewed during a short period at the beginning of the study the first cohort for PPV determination and epidemiological analysis and the second cohort for FNR analysis were not recruited from the same parent population due to organizational restrains they cannot easily be compared to each other and sensitivity and specificity of the RDT cannot be calculated no epidemiological data at the level of the city of Tübingen were available for a detailed evaluation of the infection incidence The Tübingen model project intended to assess the effects of cautious revival of social and economic life under close-meshed testing incidence increased to the level of the state of BW to draw firm conclusions about the impact of TÜMOD on district incidence due to several possible confounders and the natural lack of a “control group,” which would have to consist of a second the model trial allowed the city to return to a freer public life to some extent The implementation of broad-based testing strategies in low-prevalence settings also resulted in a low PPV which must be accounted for in the assessment of the endemic situation informing the population about the intended use of the test offers is crucial to direct people with suspected infection to separate test centres Epidemiological surveys suggested an increased risk of infection for males and people living with children in their household and a protective role of working in home office The dominating lineage was B.1.1.7 during the whole model project The vaccination rate has now reached 75% or more but new variants such as Omicron and its sub lineages are dominating the community These new factors could have a major impact on the sensitivity and PPV of RDTs and must equally be given consideration in future testing strategies this is an interesting study model that the city of Tübingen has carried out with the perspective of keeping business and social life alive in the city while accounting for the risk of an increase in infections The datasets presented in this study can be found in online repositories. 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