International research team develops simple production process for acetone sensors

Registration for the English-language online lecture series "One Planet - One Ocean: From Science to Solutions" possible at any time.

Analysis of grave goods sheds light on the spiritual importance of cattle during the Neolithic

Kiel research team investigates reproduction mechanism in the bacterium Corynebacterium glutamicum

Study with the participation of the PMI Cluster of Excellence points out that the reduced life expectancy due to sugar consumption could have other…

Research team at Kiel University demonstrates a causal role of certain microorganisms in the formation of tumours

Researchers from Kiel control the size of molecular superstructures on surfaces

An international research team led by Kiel University develops an extremely porous material made of "white graphene" for new laser light applications

Administrative operations will be limited to a necessary extent. Advice centres can only be reached by telephone or e-mail.

Until April 19, all courses with obligatory attendance and all public events in CAU museums are cancelled.

Interdisciplinary research team at Kiel University develops adaptive frictional system modelled on grasshopper’s feet

Researchers from Kiel University investigate basic principles of microbiome composition

Research team from Kiel and Nijmegen studies magnetic spiral structure

The organisers have decided to cancel the Study & Information Days from 10 to 12 March.

Laying of the foundation stone for a highly technical new building for the Institute of Geosciences with Geotechnicum

International Master's degree programme in Materials Science celebrates its 20th anniversary

Kiel's Geography and a Hamburg-based environmental data service provider supply indicators and algorithms for the “German Strategy for Adaptation to…

Physicists have developed an extremely fast simulation technique to predict the time evolution of interacting electrons

An international comparative study demonstrates advantages of precision therapies for certain cancers

Study shows surprisingly high fertilisation of the ocean

Februar 15 to May 24

Computer Science students will complete the first level of their degree programme with “Space Invaders” and “Connect 4” on 26 and 27 February.

Martina Gerken and Christine Selhuber-Unkel from the nanosciences both receive a Proof of Concept Grant of the European Research Council

Mercator Fellow Richard D. James from the University of Minnesota investigates shape memory materials together with Eckhard Quandt

"Non-communicable diseases" could possibly be passed on from person to person via the microbiome

Puzzle of early Neolithic house orientations finally solved

Gelatinous zooplankton makes an important contribution to marine carbon transport

International research team lead by Kiel University developed more stable spin states

Research team from Kiel University’s microbiology discovers hitherto unknown regulation of sugar degradation in primordial bacteria

Volkswagen Foundation provides €1.5 million to support an international research project at the interface between cellular biology, evolution and…

Kiel physicists determine the barely-measurable property entropy for the first time in complex plasmas

Professor Nian X. Sun from the Northeastern University in Boston won the Humboldt Research Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. This…

Oxygen content in seawater continues to decline

European Space Agency publishes a 3D model of the Antarctic

Physicists from Kiel and Copenhagen elucidate the behaviour of electrons in graphene nanoribbons

The pain researcher Ralf Baron and the power electronics specialist Marco Liserre are once again among the most cited researchers in the world in…

German Research Foundation funds Collaborative Research Centre 1182 at Kiel University with 11 million euros

American slipper limpet is innocent. Zoological Museum Kiel reconstructs chronological sequence of decline

Marine researchers at Kiel University decipher adaptation mechanisms of biological communities to an active volcano in Taiwan

Kiel research team investigates how the pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa becomes resistant to antibiotics

Collaborative Research Centre 1182 honours physician and microbiologist Martin Blaser

Press release of the Excellencecluster "Precision Medicine in Chronic Inflammation"

The conference of the Department of Media Studies at Kiel University focused on the social and cultural role of ocean films

Kiel research project HEART takes stock and transitions to practice phase

Evolutionary mechanisms can be used for sustainable antibiotic therapy

CRC 1182 analyses how microorganisms affect elementary functions of their host organism

Smart Transformer goes into field trials

BMBF funds CAU and the Fraunhofer Institutes in Itzehoe and Freiburg with €2.3 million for a joint research project on microelectronics and…

Very good results in almost all areas

Kiel research team tests novel immunotherapy against certain blood cancer cells in preclinical model trials

International research consortium COSMICS discusses at Kiel University

A designer molecule to combat type 2 diabetes

Investigation of viral communities of sponges allows new insights into the mechanisms of symbiosis

Lively discussion about the Excellence Strategy

Kiel research team develops energy-efficient sensors for extremely low frequencies.

Comparative microbiome study enables new insights into the course of evolution

The German Research Foundation (DFG) funds three research projects in the field of plasma physics at Kiel University.

Kiel research team describes the interplay of environmental factors and internal regulation in determining the growth of an organism

International study: globalisation is much older than we originally thought

Research published in Cell on 29th August by the groups of Filipe Cabreiro from the MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences and Imperial College and…

Kiel research team deciphers adhesive mechanisms in pollination

Kiel biochemistry research team proves the existence of a previously unknown alternative cholesterol transport mechanism inside cells

Kiel University develops a new method for largescale mapping of seagrass in the Baltic Sea

Kiel-based ecologists receive 2.4 million euros from the federal and regional governments for research project on ash dieback

A research team from materials science has developed a method of connecting plastics which enables completely new applications. For example in heart…

Chemists at Kiel University built the first artificial molecular machines that perform synthesis

New approach for personalised medicine

Plate tectonics much older than previously thought

Kiel University honoured as a European University with a focus on marine sciences - 5 million Euros awarded for international cooperation

A botanical research team from Kiel describes the effect of certain proteins on the time of plant flowering

Worry, fear, panic, loss of control, phobia, uncertainty: anxiety has many faces, and it varies from culture to culture.

CRC 1182 research team proposes stochastic model to explain microbiome composition

Kiel nanosciences honours international visionary in nanotechnology and talented early career researchers

Results of extensive studies on wheat varieties are published in “Nature Plants”

For the first time, a student exchange with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) takes place.

Kiel Physics Department receives around €2.5 million in BMBF funding to set up new methods at the DESY X-ray sources

Eleven lectures will take place at different locations on the campus of Kiel University.

Symposium on the importance of teacher training at German universities - new cooperation with the Europa-Universität Flensburg

More than 60 international experts and researchers take part in the workshop “Narratives and Practices of Environmental Justice”.

Inflammatory diseases are possibly caused by an over-supply of food and disturbance of the intestine’s natural bacterial colonisation.

Photos of the disputation between Volker Beck and Dr Michael Schmidt-Salomon

Upon invitation by Kiel University, the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure discussed the technical details and requirements…

Presentation on the topic of immigration society on 28 May

Dr Arne Körtzinger and Dr Jörn Schmidt now share the UNESCO Chair for Integrated Marine Sciences

Third meeting of the EurEd network – public speech on 3 May

Dermatologist from Kiel coordinates large-scale European project to investigate inflammatory skin diseases.

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has approved a project coordinated by Kiel University: "Bioeconomy at Marine Sites (BaMS)" with…

Food technology presents whey protein at Hannover Messe

Kiel University and a partner company showcase new metal and plastic connections at the Hannover Messe

Latest Photos taken at the CAU-booth in hall 2 at Hannover Messe on Flickr.

A research team of material scientists present an innovative, sustainable energy storage concept at Hannover Messe

Research team at Kiel University presents a new approach for prevention of biofouling at the Hannover Messe

Control systems engineer at Kiel University presents methods for automated and autonomous shipping at this year's Hannover Messe

Kiel physicist demonstrates sensor for diagnosis and optimisation of plasma processes at the Hannover Messe

Universities and company partners from Germany and Denmark present project on organic components at Hannover fair