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Part of everyday life - tablets at school. Photo: Fotolia/Syda Productions.

Striking a Balance – Educationalists develop concepts for modern elementary school teaching

Simply using laptops and smartphones in class is not modern education. But these new tools also cannot be ignored. This is the balance Prof. Dr. …

Layer by layer - Geologists research sedimentary basin formation in the Andes

Millions of years ago, rivers and seas helped shape the sediment layers of geological basins. Some of these layers were then covered by further …

Up on the road: online Diary Nigeria – October, 20th 2017

 October, 20th – Ibadan Today is the last day of our Nigeria adventure. We eat a last breakfast at the alumni restaurant, before we say goodbye to …

Up on the road: online Diary Nigeria – October, 19th 2017

  October, 19th – Ibadan This is our last full day at the University of Ibadan. We spend the morning in Prof. Igboanusi’s office and meet up with a …
Photo: Fotolia/Elnur.

The Human Factor – Professor Emmanuel Müller is working on new data analysis methods

For most people, “big data” is just an abstract term, an obscure mass of numbers, data, and formulas. Emmanuel Müller, however, is at home in this …

Up on the road: online Diary Nigeria – October, 18th 2017

 October, 18th – Ibadan Today we are visiting the International School Ibadan (ISI), which is right on campus. We are warmly welcomed by the …
At the campus radio. Photo: Valerie Pobloth/Isabel Dückert.

Up on the road: online Diary Nigeria – October, 17th 2017

October, 17th – Ibadan We almost feel like regular students at the University of Ibadan now and have another lesson coming up today. This time some …

Up on the road: online Diary Nigeria – October, 16th 2017

October, 16th – Ibadan We are back on campus of the University of Ibadan. We have already missed our fellow students, so today we have some more …

Up on the road: online Diary Nigeria – October, 15th 2017

October, 15th – Osogbo We spent the night at Nike's guest house at the outskirts of the town Osogbo. The owner of it is the lovely artist who we met …

City, Country, Climate - Why global climate policy is also a matter of administration

Climate change affects us all. It confronts humanity with problems that we can only overcome together – if at all. Year after year, representatives …