For the past five years, researchers at Leipzig University have been working on fundamentally new methods for selectively assembling gaseous, charged molecular fragments into new, complex molecules. The synthesised substances are deposited onto surfaces. This innovative process opens up new…
Five researchers from Leipzig University have been elected to the prestigious scientific academy Academia Europaea: chemist Professor Evamarie Hey-Hawkins, medical scientist Professor Markus Löffler, historian Professor Stefan Troebst, communications researcher Professor Christian Pentzold, and…
From March 23rd-26th, 2025, the 9th Area Selective Deposition Workshop ASD2025 took place in the charming city Leipzig, Germany, with 135 participants from 18 countries. This is the most important event of the scientific community that deals with the area-selective deposition of thin films – a key…
The “Faculty of Chemistry and Mineralogy” is now called the “Faculty of Chemistry”, as the field of mineralogy is no longer represented in research and teaching. The rector's office approved the faculty's application to change its name on March 6, 2025. The official German name is “Fakultät für…
This year’s transfer prizes from Leipzig University have been awarded to Dr Alexander Leistner from the Institute for the Study of Culture and the Translating Soil Biodiversity team from the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research Halle-Jena-Leipzig (iDiv). The winners under the “Science…
A new study that provides unprecedented insights into the chemical bonding of antimony could have a profound impact on materials research. The collaboration between scientists from Leipzig University, RWTH Aachen University and the DESY synchrotron in Hamburg combined experimental measurements with…
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School vacations don't always mean days off for parents. Our FerienCampus offers a diverse holiday programme for children aged 6 to 12 during the 2nd and 5th weeks of the Saxon summer holidays in 2025.
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Twice a year, Leipzig University and the Studentenwerk Leipzig organise a family breakfast in the Mensa am Park. Student parents from all Leipzig universities and their children as well as pregnant women are invited.
Orange your City
Orange Your City – On 25 November, Leipzig University will once again take part in the worldwide lighting campaign to mark the “International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.” To raise awareness, the Augusteum and the Paulinum (facing Augustusplatz) will glow in bright orange. This…