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Education after the pandemic: “Thinking beyond where school is at today”
Who suffered most from school closures and what could be done to remedy this situation? An interview with educational researcher Annabell Daniel.
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Launch of nationwide CO2 removal research program CDRterra at LMU
Coordinated by LMU as part of the CDRterra research program, researchers are investigating how CO2 can be removed from the atmosphere. The kick-off is planned from 18-20 May.
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Scholarships for Europe's future
Anthropologist Alena Zelenskaia has just been accepted into the Europaeum Scholars Programme. She is part of the Research Training Group of the “Cultures of Vigilance” Collaborative Research Centre.
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LMU President Bernd Huber receives honorary doctorate from Tel Aviv University
Bernd Huber, President of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich and Professor of Public Finance, has been presented with an honorary doctorate by Tel Aviv University (TAU).
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“A new era in teaching”
An interview with Vice President Oliver Jahraus about the future of teaching and what it means for a university of excellence.
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The origin of life: a paradigm shift
According to a new concept by LMU chemists led by Thomas Carell, a novel molecular species composed out of RNA and peptides set in motion the evolution of life into more complex forms.
Read moreWar in Ukraine
Understanding what makes perpetrators tick
"Historical narratives often seek to justify mass violence": an interview with LMU literary scholar Juliane Prade-Weiss, who studies the discourses justifying mass violence.
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The German economy: “A huge shadow cast by war“
Professor Monika Schnitzer, economics expert at LMU, on the repercussions of the Ukraine conflict for the German economy.
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“We are anticipating a lot of mental problems”
Fleeing with your life in danger while some relatives have to stay behind: What does that do to refugees? We talked to a trauma expert.
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Events at LMU
27 May 2022 | 11th Dragon Boat Race
Traditional boat race between LMU and TUM on the lake of Munich's Olympic Park
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31 May–1 June 2022 | LMU Latin America Forum
Interdisciplinary conference organized by the LMU Latin America Network
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2 June 2022 | Linguistic and Cultural Diversity
Event within the framework of this year's Diverstiy Initiative "Diversity4Research@LMU"
Read moreINSIGHTS. Magazine
„Releasing Pressure“
What do young people need in the wake of Covid-19? Learning sciences expert Anne Frenzel, child and adolescent psychiatrist Gerd Schulte-Körne, and Sabine Walper, director of the German Youth Institute (DJI), on a post-lockdown generation.
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Hikikomori: Disappearing quietly
Alone in the room: There are hundreds of thousands of them, people who withdraw from the world at a young age. Japanologist Evelyn Schulz on a phenomenon of social withdrawal
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Living in the face of doom
“The society was constantly in motion": Ancient historian Martin Zimmermann on the spirit of optimism and sense of crisis in the Greek polis
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