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forschung leben

The Magazine of the University of Stuttgart

Interesting topics, fascinating photographs, renowned guest authors: The magazine forschung leben includes questions and problems from society and offers its readers information about possible solutions based on the vast range of research done at the University of Stuttgart.

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Public Engagement

March 2022 Issue

Creating knowledge together

This issue of 'forschung leben' focuses on the interdependence of science and society. One focus is on citizen-centered research at our Real-World Laboratories. In an interview, Vice Rector Prof. Peter Middendorf reports on how the University of Stuttgart is advancing knowledge and technology transfer, and in a guest article Jens Rehländer explains why science must learn to become more combative.

The subject this year was inspired by Science Year 2022: "Science and society mutually benefit from interaction with each other". And with this in mind, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and Wissenschaft im Dialog have given the Year of Science 2022 the title "Nachgefragt!" (Participate!) and are focusing on getting citizens more involved in scientific research. The interaction between science and society is also anchored in the University of Stuttgart's mission statement.

Selected articles from the previous issue

Virtual companion "Josy" cares about elderly people

A virtual assistance technology system designed to help older people in their everyday lives. The developers exchange ideas with interested parties in a series of workshops.

Public relations for SOFIA: "This is my dream job"

The astronomer Dr. Dörte Mehlert has been working in the Education and Public Relations Department of the German SOFIA Institute (DSI) at the University of Stuttgart's Institute of Space Systems for 16 years. In the following interview, she talks about how society and science benefit from mutual dialog, the changes that have taken place over time, and why this is her dream job.

Making urban tangible

One goal of many communities is to better involve local residents in the urban planning process, digital technologies with realistic 3D visualizations can facilitate this. The High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS) is supporting such approaches in several research projects.

Improving teacher training in South Africa

South African vocational school teachers are learning about new technologies and teaching approaches for the digital era in a bilateral training program. The University of Stuttgart's Department of Vocational Education (BPT), which focuses on the didactics of technology, is responsible for the didactic and pedagogical-psychological aspects.

A hidden treasure

The Stadtgarten, which is situated on the University of Stuttgart’s premises is a little gem, but its potential is not yet being fully exploited. A team at the Institute of Architectural History is planning a new initiative to change that.

Driving technology transfer forward

The lightweight construction expert Prof. Peter Middendorf researches fiber composite technologies and, in his capacity as Vice Rector at the University of Stuttgart, is championing the transfer of knowledge and technology, whereby speed is of the essence.

Real-World Laboratories: Experimental fields for future questions

Whether we're talking about climate change, the energy transition or digitization, researchers must also try new approaches to tackle the major challenges of our time, for example, in so-called Real-World Laboratories, the purpose of which is to forge new links between the world of science.

Smart manufacturing

Industrial production has to become more sustainable and efficient. The Institute for Machine Tools (IfW) is conducting research into how simulations and data could help with this.

Pushing digitalisation

Software and data expert Prof. Bernhard Mitschang is combining information technology and production, whereby he is counting on young researchers and team spirit.

Getting to know the new coworker – AI

How would we work together with artificial intelligences? What concerns do developers have to take into account? A new project directly asks citizens for their opinion.

Make 3D printing more sustainable

Recyclable base materials, ecologically degradable auxiliaries: scientists from the University of Stuttgart’s Institute of Polymer Technology (IKT) are working on sustainable additive manufacturing processes.

Students develop a fully automated 3D printing system

3 Questions for the CreatorBox2036 Team

[Photos: Ludmilla Parsyak, o.A., University of Stuttgart/HLRS, Robert Neuber, GettyImages/Klaus Vedfelt, o.A., University of Stuttgart/Sven Cichowicz, University of Stuttgart, Max Kovalenko, Sven Cichowicz, o.A., University of Stuttgart/IKT, ARENA2036 e.V.]

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