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Over 500 people attended our open day last Saturday. Not only did we show the public our premises and garden, our researchers also gave scientific talks and offered hands-on stations which were huge fun for young & old alike. Thanks for visiting us at HITS! Photos © Gülay Keskin

For everyone who missed our open day last Saturday, here are some impressions. We hope to see you at our next open day in 2026! 👍🏼 youtube.com/watch?v=X0ZhfF… Video © Dirk Weiler (brand-X films)

Happy Space Exploration Day! Today, we celebrate the achievements of space exploration throughout history. At HITS we seek to inspire the next gen of scientists, while promoting public awareness and support for space research and exploration. Credits: ESO/VPHAS+ team. Ack. CASU

Today, we would like to give special thanks to our HITS system administrators and other IT workers who sort out the troubles behind the scenes every day. Thank you for all your hard work and for keeping our institute up and running!

"𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐰 [𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘮𝘴] 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤." - New Scientist⁣ ⁣ I think of New Scientist as my "𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞" -- where I began my writing career and learned

Recommended: The new book "Why Machines Learn" by our former Journalist in Residence Anil Ananthaswamy

Tomorrow, 31 July, 4.15 pm, #Heidelberg Area: Felicitas Mokler , HITS Journalist in Residence 2024, will speak on Journalism and AI - how do both get along with each other?" #AI #Science #journalism typo.iwr.uni-heidelberg.de/fileadmin/user…

You are into membranes & MD simulations? Two postdoc positions: highly collaborative setting @ beautiful Heidelberg - apply now! We are also seeking a PhD candidate within the #SFB1638 - just contact me directly if interested. More details to follow

We’re starting August with a new calendar page. This time with our magnificent friends in fur coats – Bumblebees. Fun fact: Just like humans, they need quite a lot of sleep every night. Some even find a warm and safe space inside of flowers, as blossoms close up at night.

Job Alert - Postdoc position: Excited about cryoEM/ET, alphafold, integrating experimental data and revealing the inner secrets of collagen's structure? Join us in Mainz! European Research Council (ERC) Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung tinyurl.com/y9kvt46n

The contentious/storied history of the 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 algorithm that ignited the 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 revolution: Geoff Hinton and co. are often credited for it, but even he acknowledges the algorithm’s precedents. Why then do we regard the

We say goodbye to Amelia Niklas (Jelenia Gora🇵🇱) and Zacharie Cotton (Montpellier🇫🇷), participants in the 2024 International Summer Science School Heidelberg (ISH). Time flew while they spent 3 weeks at HITS in the Astroinformatics group with tutors Iliana Cortes & Kai Polsterer.

HITS-Gruppenleiter Fabian Schneider spricht über das Thema „The Sound of Silence: Wie klingen Schwarze Löcher?“ Der Vortrag wurde beim Tag der offenen Tür des HITS am 13. Juli 2024 aufgezeichnet und ist jetzt auf YouTube zu sehen: youtube.com/watch?v=q73r-3…

Ready for a new adventure in your journalistic career? Check out our HITS Journalist in Residence program! It supports free and independent journalism. Application deadline: 15 September 2024. #HITSJIR2025 h-its.org/hits-job/call-… Picture © Nick Morrison/Unsplash

Jetzt auf YouTube: HITS-Wissenschaftlerin Debora Monego spricht über das Thema "Solving Biological Puzzles with Computer Simulations". Der Vortrag ist auf Englisch und wurde beim Tag der offenen Tür des HITS am 13. Juli 2024 aufgezeichnet: youtube.com/watch?v=wrlAu4…

HITS-Gruppenleiter Jan Stühmer spricht darüber, wie Faktenwissen in großen Sprachmodellen wie ChatGPT gespeichert wird. Der Vortrag wurde beim Tag der offenen Tür des HITS am 13. Juli 2024 aufgezeichnet und ist jetzt auf YouTube zu sehen: youtu.be/NjDTpIDRYuI?fe…

Just like that, summer falls into September and the first messengers of the approaching fall, such as the spiderwebs in the morning dew, are already showing. As nature unveils its most stunning palette, we observe how wildlife is preparing for cooler days. 🕸️🌿🌸

HITS Independent Postdoc Program HITS Do you have an ambitious research idea that you wish to pursue in your postdoc? We invite you to apply for the HITS Independent Postdoc Program jobrxiv.org/job/hits-ggmbh… #ScienceJobs #job jobrxiv.org/job/hits-ggmbh…

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