Welcome to the Leipzig Science Network

The network of the science location Leipzig

Great names stand for science in Leipzig: Leibniz, Wundt, Ostwald. And today? Today, excellent scientific findings testify to Leipzig's vibrant spirit of research, be it with Svante Pääbo in paleogenetics, Annette Beck-Sickinger in biochemistry, or Dieter Kopinke in environmental research. Leipzig is an outstanding science location and, with its university, several colleges, and numerous non-university research institutions, it has an unusually high density of renowned scientific institutions. Thanks to the commitment of the major German research communities, with the help of EU funding and investments by the Free State of Saxony, an outstanding infrastructure has been created in close cooperation with the city of Leipzig. Today, Leipzig plays in the premier league! With this network, we want to increase the visibility of Leipzig as a science location and support our scientists to work creatively, freely, and cooperatively.

7 good reasons for Leipzig

1. 1 university, 11 colleges, and further study institutions
2. Continuous cooperation in the Leipzig Science Network association
3. accelerated research on digitals, life sciences, environment, and climate
4. close involvement in the Integrated Urban Development Concept 2030
5. constant coordination in the Knowledge and Technology Transfer Working Group
6. internationally oriented research
7. Continuous expansion in science areas provided in urban planning

The new workshop plan from Startbahn 13 is here!

10. April 2025

The new workshop plan from Startbahn 13 is here!

Free workshops on marketing, financing & pitching in April and May ...

Ice cream shop and virtual reality: University information day and gaming night invite you

05. May 2025

Ice cream shop and virtual reality: University information day and gaming night invite you

Discover HTWK Leipzig on May 10 at two events - free admission! ...

High turnout at 'Leipzig shows courage'

06. May 2025

High turnout at 'Leipzig shows courage'

Media production students film for floidTV at the festival ...

Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology in Leipzig Celebrates 20th Anniversary

30. April 2025

Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology in Leipzig Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Leipzig, April 29, 2025: Exactly 20 years ago, the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology was founded in Leipzig. Together with over 400 ...

From Biogenic Residues to Renewable Methane and Green Hydrogen: DBFZ Puts Modern Pilot Plant into Operation

19. March 2025

From Biogenic Residues to Renewable Methane and Green Hydrogen: DBFZ Puts Modern Pilot Plant into Operation

The project 'Pilot-SBG', financed by the Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport (BMDV), focuses on providing renewable methane as an energy carrier ...

HHL Again Named Germany's Best Startup School

03. March 2025

HHL Again Named Germany's Best Startup School

HHL remains unchallenged at the top: For the seventh consecutive time, the Leipzig Business School ranks first in the Startup Radar of the Stifterverb ...

University and Max Planck Institute mourn Professor Sayan Mukherjee

02. April 2025

University and Max Planck Institute mourn Professor Sayan Mukherjee

Humboldt Professor Sayan Mukherjee passed away unexpectedly on March 31, 2025. ...

Expectations for Évian

17. March 2025

Expectations for Évian

Martin Jost in conversation with Kim Wünschmann as part of 'Leipzig reads' ...

Leibniz Research Network 'Value of the Past' Receives Four More Years of Funding

26. March 2025

Leibniz Research Network 'Value of the Past' Receives Four More Years of Funding

The Leipzig Dubnow Institute is part of the network ...

“Banners, Flags, Transparencies”: Discussion on the Leipzig winning design for the Freedom and Unity Monument (16.04.)

10. April 2025

“Banners, Flags, Transparencies”: Discussion on the Leipzig winning design for the Freedom and Unity Monument (16.04.)

With civil rights activist Gesine Oltmanns and the winning team in the series “Positions” of HTWK Leipzig – further exciting topics in the summe ...

Elevators in Lipsius and Zuse buildings back in operation

30. April 2025

Elevators in Lipsius and Zuse buildings back in operation

Accessibility restored ...

Everything is Different: 100 Years of Quantum Mechanics

14. April 2025

Everything is Different: 100 Years of Quantum Mechanics

Public lecture series in the summer semester dedicated to the anniversary year of physics – starts on April 16, participation without registration & ...

Top position for Merseburg University: Strong in founding support - Merseburg University ranks among Germany's best

04. March 2025

Top position for Merseburg University: Strong in founding support - Merseburg University ranks among Germany's best

Strong in founding support - Merseburg University ranks among Germany's best. ...

Newly appointed: Lisa Schmalzried takes over the professorship for cultural and social philosophy at Merseburg University of Applied Sciences

03. April 2025

Newly appointed: Lisa Schmalzried takes over the professorship for cultural and social philosophy at Merseburg University of Applied Sciences

Starting in the summer semester of 2025, Prof. Dr. Lisa Schmalzried will strengthen Merseburg University of Applied Sciences as a professor of cultura ...

Christian Wirth receives certificate as a new member of the Leopoldina

10. April 2025

Christian Wirth receives certificate as a new member of the Leopoldina

Prof. Dr. Christian Wirth has been admitted to the Leopoldina and received his certificate from President Prof. Dr. Bettina Rockenbach. ...

Undetected Lesions in the Brain Slow Down Thinking

10. April 2025

Undetected Lesions in the Brain Slow Down Thinking

In addition to Alzheimer's disease, changes in the vascular system of the brain are the most common cause of dementia. So-called white matter lesions ...

Dr. Agnes Schulze is a new advisory board member of DGMT

18. March 2025

Dr. Agnes Schulze is a new advisory board member of DGMT

At the General Assembly of the German Society for Membrane Technology (DGMT) in February this year, Dr. Agnes Schulze, head of the... ...

Deepening the Development of Alternative Polyoxometalate-Based Data Storage Materials at IOM

27. March 2025

Deepening the Development of Alternative Polyoxometalate-Based Data Storage Materials at IOM

Application for funding approved by the German Research Foundation (DFG) ...

"Banners, Flags, Banners": Discussion on the Leipzig winning design for the Freedom and Unity Monument (April 16)

GO OUT! - I'm off: Information Day on Mobility Abroad 2025

26. May 2025

GO OUT! - I'm off: Information Day on Mobility Abroad 2025

Students of HTWK Leipzig were invited to the International Day 2025 ...

High-Ranking Visit at IOM!

22. May 2025

High-Ranking Visit at IOM!

On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, we had the honor of hosting Prof. Dr. Heike Graßmann, Secretary of State in the Saxon State Ministry for Science, Culture a ...

Ministry of Science Funds Research on Jewish Emigration from Eastern Europe

21. November 2022

Ministry of Science Funds Research on Jewish Emigration from Eastern Europe

Project 'Wandering Knowledge' at the Dubnow Institute ...

Leibniz Association Funds Research at the Leipzig Dubnow Institute

12. December 2019

Leibniz Association Funds Research at the Leipzig Dubnow Institute

Project 'The Short Life of Soviet Yiddish Literature' ...

69th National Jewish Book Awards

16. January 2020

69th National Jewish Book Awards

Publication from the Dubnow Institute awarded ...

Leibniz Research Consortium 'Value of the Past' Receives Four More Years of Funding

26. March 2025

Leibniz Research Consortium 'Value of the Past' Receives Four More Years of Funding

The Leipzig Dubnow Institute is part of the consortium ...

Team Massima wins HTWK soccer tournament

20. May 2025

Team Massima wins HTWK soccer tournament

Soccer action in the HTWK sports hall ...

Leipzig is informed - Program and app for the Night of Science online

20. May 2025

Leipzig is informed - Program and app for the Night of Science online

The HTWK program for the Long Night of Sciences on June 20, 2025, in Leipzig is online - and the app developed at HTWK Leipzig is also available ...

"Lunch & Learn": 3rd HTWK Teaching Award awarded

"Research meets ..." 2025 - Review of the networking event

The new workshop schedule from Startbahn 13 is here!

10. April 2025

The new workshop schedule from Startbahn 13 is here!

Free workshops on marketing, financing & pitching in April and May ...

Two HTWK graduates awarded by the Construction Industry Association East for their thesis

26. May 2025

Two HTWK graduates awarded by the Construction Industry Association East for their thesis

Josefine Knoche and Antonella Polzin honored in the field of civil engineering ...

PFAS Influence Cellular Immune Response to Coronavirus

08. May 2025

PFAS Influence Cellular Immune Response to Coronavirus

UFZ study also uncovers gender-specific differences. ...

Daniel Kráľ Takes Up Humboldt Professorship

06. May 2025

Daniel Kráľ Takes Up Humboldt Professorship

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How Our Brain Organizes Action Plans

05. May 2025

How Our Brain Organizes Action Plans

How are the relationships between different action plans organized and structured in the brain to support our rich repertoire of behavior? Irina Barna ...

Film Series 'Return' of the Dubnow Institute

05. May 2025

Film Series 'Return' of the Dubnow Institute

Kick-off with 'I Was Nineteen' by Konrad Wolf on May 8, 2025, at 6 PM in the Passage Cinemas Leipzig ...

Attention, phishing emails!

24. April 2025

Attention, phishing emails!

The ITSZ informs: Please do not click on links with subject 'more storage space' and similar! ...

Start Your Studies: Information day for international prospective students on April 30

25. April 2025

Start Your Studies: Information day for international prospective students on April 30

Consultation and exchange on the topic of study - with numerous universities and institutions from Leipzig and the region ...

Bike Day @HTWK on May 21

28. April 2025

Bike Day @HTWK on May 21

With the self-help workshop from bikelab or bike-related modules in the Contrainer, you will be ready for your journeys on two wheels! ...

Printed Electronics Using a Known Printing Process

07. April 2025

Printed Electronics Using a Known Printing Process

Manufacturing organic electrochemical transistors using the pad printing process – Master's thesis in the field of printing and packaging technology ...

D2C2 Graduation Semester

07. April 2025

D2C2 Graduation Semester

The digitization project D2C2 presents project results within the framework of a graduation semester ...

Awarded: Mechthild Meinike awarded the Citizen's Medal

27. February 2025

Awarded: Mechthild Meinike awarded the Citizen's Medal

For her years of volunteer work at the Planetarium Merseburg, the city of Merseburg awarded Mechthild Meinike, a research associate, laboratory engine ...

Top ranking for Merseburg University: Strong in startup support – Merseburg University ranks among Germany's best

04. March 2025

Top ranking for Merseburg University: Strong in startup support – Merseburg University ranks among Germany's best

Strong in startup support – Merseburg University ranks among Germany's best. ...

Scientific Director of HZDR takes over Vice-Presidency of Helmholtz Association

02. January 2025

Scientific Director of HZDR takes over Vice-Presidency of Helmholtz Association

The Senate of the Helmholtz Association has elected Prof. Sebastian M. Schmidt as Vice President for the research area of Matter. The Scientific Direc ...

Structures in Change

16. December 2024

Structures in Change

The structural change is a comprehensive long-term project. We show how researchers at HTWK Leipzig accompany the structural change. ...

April 3: 'Digital First' – 16th Central German Digitalization Conference at HTWK Leipzig

03. April 2025

April 3: 'Digital First' – 16th Central German Digitalization Conference at HTWK Leipzig

Experts from business, politics, and science discuss the progress of digitalization in administration ...

Welcome, Incomings!

03. April 2025

Welcome, Incomings!

New international exchange students start the summer semester 2025 ...

How Can Labor and Skilled Workers Be Retained and Recruited in Structural Change?

04. April 2025

How Can Labor and Skilled Workers Be Retained and Recruited in Structural Change?

The team led by Prof. Rüdiger Wink wrote an article in the journal of the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs, and Spatial Deve ...

Family Breakfast for Students with Children

04. April 2025

Family Breakfast for Students with Children

On April 12th from 9 to 11 AM in the cafeteria at the park ...

Printed Electronics with a Known Printing Process

07. April 2025

Printed Electronics with a Known Printing Process

Manufacturing organic electrochemical transistors using the pad printing process – Master's thesis in the field of printing and packaging technology ...

Extensive Grazing: Good for Local Biodiversity, but Challenging for Land Users

30. April 2024

Extensive Grazing: Good for Local Biodiversity, but Challenging for Land Users

A research team led by the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) has investigated the motivations of land users in Europe for ext ...

Honor: Christian Wirth Appointed Foreign Member of the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry

17. January 2024

Honor: Christian Wirth Appointed Foreign Member of the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry

The Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry has gained a new foreign member: Prof. Dr. Christian Wirth has been appointed as a foreign scientific mem ...

iDiv at COP16

21. November 2024

iDiv at COP16

Combating biodiversity loss with scientifically based strategies. ...

Survival Strategies of Tiny Soil Microbes Unravelled

04. December 2024

Survival Strategies of Tiny Soil Microbes Unravelled

New study in Nature reveals how soil microbes are affected by extreme weather events, providing new insights into the dangers of climate change. ...

50,000 sDiv Citations – 12 Years of Excellence in Biodiversity Research

27. February 2025

50,000 sDiv Citations – 12 Years of Excellence in Biodiversity Research

The sDiv initiative has achieved over 50,000 citations in the past 12 years, underscoring the influence and significance of its research work. ...

HHL Again Named Germany's Best Founder University

03. March 2025

HHL Again Named Germany's Best Founder University

HHL remains unchallenged at the top: For the seventh time in a row, the Leipzig Business School ranks first in the Stifterverband's Startup Radar. Thi ...

Dr. Agnes Schulze is new advisory board member of DGMT

18. March 2025

Dr. Agnes Schulze is new advisory board member of DGMT

At the general meeting of the German Society for Membrane Technology (DGMT) in February of this year, Dr. Agnes Schulze, head of… ...

Current Challenges and Exchange of Experiences: Faculty Management Networking Conference for the First Time in Leipzig

19. March 2025

Current Challenges and Exchange of Experiences: Faculty Management Networking Conference for the First Time in Leipzig

Around one hundred faculty managers from all over Germany are guests – joint conference of HTWK Leipzig, University of Leipzig, and CHE… ...

What are the current developments in e-learning?

09. April 2025

What are the current developments in e-learning?

Call for Abstracts for the workshop on e-learning in September 2025 (Deadline: May 28) ...

PROMOS scholarships for stays abroad 2025

11. April 2025

PROMOS scholarships for stays abroad 2025

Funding for worldwide stays abroad – application deadline April 15, 2025 ...

Excursion of the SIWO project consortium (Safe Living) to Berlin

11. April 2025

Excursion of the SIWO project consortium (Safe Living) to Berlin

Exchange and networking with asap e.V. (abusive structures aren't private) and Housing First Berlin ...

Rector awards appointment certificates

11. April 2025

Rector awards appointment certificates

Five professorships newly filled ...

Sports offerings in the summer semester start on April 14

11. April 2025

Sports offerings in the summer semester start on April 14

There are still some free places! ...

Fraunhofer IZI Founder Honored for Commitment to the City of Leipzig

02. March 2025

Fraunhofer IZI Founder Honored for Commitment to the City of Leipzig

Prof. Dr. Frank Emmrich, founder of the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, was awarded the Leipzig Lerche on January 31, 2025. The ...

Fulbright Lecture and information opportunity in Leipzig on April 16, 2025

08. April 2025

Fulbright Lecture and information opportunity in Leipzig on April 16, 2025

Prof. Dr. Dirk Oschmann (University of Leipzig) talks about transatlantic experiences, information about exchange programs in the Bibliotheca Albertin ...

HTWK Leipzig expands partner network in Vietnam

09. April 2025

HTWK Leipzig expands partner network in Vietnam

Foreign trip opens new cooperation opportunities for architecture as well as business and engineering sciences. ...

Library open until April 17

09. April 2025

Library open until April 17

Easter break from April 18 to 21, 2025. ...

Universities from Saxony and Thuringia found 'Startup Campus Alliance'

09. April 2025

Universities from Saxony and Thuringia found 'Startup Campus Alliance'

New university alliance aims to further strengthen the startup culture in Central Germany. ...

Start of Enrollment for the Sports Program Summer Semester 2025

20. March 2025

Start of Enrollment for the Sports Program Summer Semester 2025

The HTWK university sports program offers a colorful course program in the summer semester – for variety, activation, and relaxation in the study or ...

"Banners, Flags, Banners": Discussion on the Leipzig Winning Design for the Freedom and Unity Monument (16.04.)

Midterm in the 'Quantum Ecosystem Germany' - Milestones in research for the development of quantum computing demonstration setups

22. October 2024

Midterm in the 'Quantum Ecosystem Germany' - Milestones in research for the development of quantum computing demonstration setups

On October 22 and 23, 2024, a significant status meeting will take place at the Berlin Futurium as part of the research project 'Quantum Ecosystem Ger ...

Fraunhofer IZI Founding Director Honored for Engagement in the City of Leipzig

03. February 2025

Fraunhofer IZI Founding Director Honored for Engagement in the City of Leipzig

Prof. Dr. Frank Emmrich, founder of the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, was awarded the Leipzig Lark on January 31, 2025. The pr ...

Dr. Agnes Schulze is the new advisory board member of DGMT

18. March 2025

Dr. Agnes Schulze is the new advisory board member of DGMT

At the general meeting of the German Society for Membrane Technology (DGMT) in February of this year, Dr. Agnes Schulze, head of the... ...

Universities from Saxony and Thuringia establish 'Startup Campus Alliance'

09. April 2025

Universities from Saxony and Thuringia establish 'Startup Campus Alliance'

The new university alliance aims to further strengthen the founding culture in Central Germany. ...

Fraunhofer IZI Founder Honored for Engagement with the City of Leipzig

03. February 2025

Fraunhofer IZI Founder Honored for Engagement with the City of Leipzig

Prof. Dr. Frank Emmrich, founder of the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, was awarded the Leipzig Lark on January 31, 2025. The pr ...

Warm Welcome, Incomings!

03. April 2025

Warm Welcome, Incomings!

New international exchange students begin the summer semester 2025 ...

How to Retain and Attract Workers and Professionals in Structural Change?

04. April 2025

How to Retain and Attract Workers and Professionals in Structural Change?

The team led by Prof. Rüdiger Wink wrote an article in the journal of the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs, and Spatial Deve ...