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The children have the impression that people think they are lying and then feel even worse. Picture: Fotolia

Stop the Pain – Psychologist Petra Warschburger provides training programs for children suffering from functional abdominal pain as part of a trial

While adults often suffer from backache or headache, children repeatedly complain of twinges and pain in their tummies. The reason could be an …
Picture: Diana Banmann

Vanderbijlpark/Pretoria, May 4th, 2015, Day 10

On our last day off before we go back to the university tomorrow, we are making a trip to the capital of South Africa, Pretoria. Quite contrary to our …
Pilanesberg National Park. Picture: Arne Petersen

Pilanesberg, May 1st, 2015, Day 7

The first of May is a public holiday in South Africa and so we decide to drive in the Pilanesberg National Park. Early in the morning we start off …

Vanderbijlpark, 28/04/2015, day 4

After breakfast we are driven to the campus of the North-West University for the first time. There we have to forget about the German punctuality and …
Dr. Emmanuel Nuesiri. Picture: Karla Fritze

Forests all over the World – BRAIN Research Fellow Emmanuel Nuesiri Examines How Climate Policy Reaches the People

Emmanuel Nuesiri’s work often takes him to the forest but he is not a forester, biologist, or lumberjack. Nuesiri is a political scientist who …
Picture: Diana Banmann

Vanderbijlpark/Sterkfontein, May 2nd 2015, Day 8

Today we get off to a sporty start for our group and take a jog around the block. After breakfast we drive to the Cradle of Humankind ("cradle of …
In their experiments the researchers grow the algae under specific conditions. Picture: Elly Spijkerman

A Question of Transport – Microalgae Fixate Carbon Dioxide

They are invisible to the naked eye. Only in massive quantities do they color water green. Aquatic microalgae are tiny organisms, which usually …
Picture: Arne Peters

Vanderbijlpark/Johannesburg, 27. April 2015 - Freedom Day, Day 3

We start today's holiday (The Freedom Day) very active. So we meet early in the morning at seven for a small workout. Six students and Prof. Dr. Wolf …
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Women Earn with Beauty, Men with Strength – Prof. Marco Caliendo has researched the relationship between career and bodyweight

With a wasp waist like Heidi Klum’s you can boast in the office – and also earn more. Women with supermodel measurements have higher incomes than …
Picture: Arne Peters

Vanderbijlpark, 26/4/2015, day 2

Since today is Sunday and we cannot do a lot, we take the opportunity to walk to a small supermarket very close by. We get many new impressions of the …