19
Feb 2018
Winter excursion
At the winter excursion, students from different years, alumni and faculty of the Elite Graduate Program “Theoretical and Mathematical Physics” had a chat beyond mathematical quantum mechanics and topological spaces.
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08
Feb 2018
Two days of "Gender Gaga" in Beilngries
Is gender research my business? Yes, it is, according to the Max Weber scholars conference on gender research in April 2018 in Beilngries. The Max Weber Program invited its scholars to approach the subject from different professional perspectives.
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06
Feb 2018
Figuring out light
The Junior Research Group is well connected to the research community of the University of Bayreuth. Her group is linked to the Elite Graduate Program “Biological Physics”, which aims at an interdisciplinary education of excellent students of biology, physics and biochemistry.
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01
Jan 2018
Challenges of mid-sized cities in Asia
For six months, Maria Mejia worked at the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as an intern for Capacity Development and Sustainable Cities. This gave her access to the inner soul of two of the greatest multilateral organizations boosting development projects worldwide.
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01
Jan 2018
Schrödinger’s Thought Experiment
By entangled atom-light states, researchers of “ExQM” and the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ) realized an analogue to Schrödinger’s thought-experiment in the lab.
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01
Jan 2017
Research In-Situ in the Maldives
Max Weber Program scholarship holder Sebastian Steibl spent three months conducting research in the Maldives with the support of the Research In-Situ program. His research was focused on how human activities impact small (island) ecosystems.
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12
Apr 2016
Come together, work together
Every year, the PhD students in the Doctorate Program "Topological Insulators" of the Elite network of Bavaria meet to present their research and exchange ideas. This year, the PhD students met in Leuven, Belgium.
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