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Bekannter Wettbewerb, neuer Austragungsort: Der 28. Regionalwettbewerb von »Jugend forscht« für Mittelthüringen findet am Mittwoch, 22. Februar 2023, an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar statt. Ende 2022 hatten die Universität und die Materialforschungs- und Prüfanstalt (MFPA) Weimar die Patenschaft für den Nachwuchswettbewerb übernommen. Zuvor war dieser viele Jahre von der Stiftung für Technologie, Innovation und Forschung Thüringen (STIFT) ausgetragen worden.

From 3 to 5 February 2023, the sixth annual student-organised Winterwerkschau will take place at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar’s Faculty of Art and Design. Students are invited to present their study projects and work in a wide variety of formats over the course of the three-day event. The Winterwerkschau will be rounded out by information events on studying at the Faculty of Art and Design.

On Friday, 3 February 2023, students from in and around Weimar are invited to discover the Computer Science Bachelor degree programme at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. The Computer Science of Media Department is hosting six interactive workshops for the event where participants can explore and learn about current topics in research and teaching in the Faculty of Media’s labs. The »Schnuppertag« will take place from 9 am to 1 pm on the Faculty of Media’s new temporary campus at Schwanseestraße 143.

Am Mittwoch, 21. Dezember 2022, 17 Uhr, lädt der Fachbereich Medieninformatik an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar alle Interessierten zur Weihnachtsvorlesung in das Audimax in der Steubenstraße 6 ein. Mit dem Thema »Der gefühlvolle Computer: Eine Einführung in das Physiological Computing« gibt Dr. Jan Ehlers, Juniorprofessor für Usability, einen spannenden Einblick in die noch junge Teildisziplin der Informatik.

Starting on 1 January 2023, researchers at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar’s Faculty of Media will be working together with philosophers and artist on a DFG-funded research project that investigates the critical relationship between animism and machinism.

In 2023, radio in Germany will be 100 years old. To mark this anniversary, the project »Listening to the World - 100 Years of Radio« has now been launched as a cooperation between the Professorship »Experimental Radio« at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, the Goethe-Institut, Deutschlandfunk Kultur and the Haus der Kulturen der Welt (House of World Cultures).

Product design graduate Maren Klamser has been awarded the prestigious »Bundespreis Ecodesign« (German Ecodesign Award) in the »Nachwuchs« (Newcomer) category. As part of her final thesis, she developed a recyclable mineral solid from building rubble and transferred it into a deconstructable masonry system. The prize is endowed with 1,000 euros in prize money.

On Saturday 10 December 2022, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, together with Studierendenwerk Thüringen, invites you to the annual »Buy Yourself a Piece of Bauhaus« Christmas market. With over 60 stands, visitors can expect to find unique and handmade products, as well as an exciting supporting programme.

The posts that appear on our social media feeds seem to have mostly been compiled randomly. However, the image feeds – which is to say the visual sequences – in the background actually follow very specific criteria and are tailored precisely to each individual user. Which factors influence this composition? From 1 February 2023, researchers will investigate just this question within the interdisciplinary research project on »Curating the Feed« funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and identify and analyse the various factors.

On Tuesday, 29 November 2022, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and the Materials Research and Testing Laboratory (MFPA) Weimar took over the partnership of the regional »Jugend forscht Mittelthüringen« competition.

Seit drei Jahren werden unter Federführung der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar in der Thüringer Landeshauptstadt Erfurt neue Mobilitätskonzepte entwickelt, erprobt und analysiert. Zeit für eine Zwischenbilanz: In einer ganztägigen Schau aus Vorträgen, Pitches und Diskussionen präsentiert das »Bauhaus.MobilityLab« am Mittwoch, 30. November 2022, von 10 bis 18 Uhr in der Zentralheize Erfurt bisherige Projektergebnisse, stellt smarte Dienstleistungen im Bereich Mobilität, Energie und Logistik vor und zeigt ungenutzte Potenziale für interessierte Kooperationspartner auf.

Three students from Bauhaus-Universität Weimar were honoured with this year's Medienkunstpreis (Media Arts and Design Award) on Saturday, 26 November 2022: Fernanda Caicedo, Sandra Rücker and Nik Dommermuth received the prize for the best final projects in the degree programme Media Art / Media Design (Media Art and Design). The award ceremony took place in the EIGENHEIM Weimar gallery in the Weimarhallenpark.

On Tuesday, 22 November 2022, the prizes were conferred at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar for the best work submitted for the »OPEN HORIZONS« photo competition. International Office conferred the prizes in cooperation with University Communications. Photographs were sought that reflected students’ impressions of their place of study or internship abroad. International students’ impressions of their new place of study, Weimar, were also sought.

Zukünftig wird die Universitätsbibliothek Forschende der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar noch stärker bei ihren Open-Access-Publikationen unterstützen. Dies wird möglich durch eine Förderung im Rahmen des Programms »Open-Access-Publikationskosten« der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG).

Whether it’s cars, bicycles or pedestrians, Julius Uhlmann is analysing how users behave at crosswalks as part of his PhD at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. With the help of video recordings from Germany, Poland and Latvia, the project investigates the risks posed at crosswalks and whether cultural differences affect road traffic behaviour. Starting in mid-November, assessments will be made in cooperation with the City of Weimar.

Im JOVIS Verlag ist im Sommer 2022 die Publikation »Drei Zimmer, Küche, Diele, Bad: Eine Wohnung mit Optionen« erschienen. Sie dokumentiert das mehrjährige, gleichnamige inter- und transdisziplinäre Forschungsprojekt, das Fragen an das Wohnen in der Zukunft anhand der Transformation einer leerstehenden Wohnung formulierte und diskutierte.

Outstanding final theses were awarded prizes at this year’s graduation ceremony in the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism on 11 November 2022. A total of 51 projects were submitted and the jury awarded three prizes and eight honourable mentions Following the presentation at the Eiermannbau, all award-winning projects will be displayed in the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar Main Building from 17 to 30 November 2022.

At an invitation from the United Nations (UN), Weimar students will be presenting their ideas for sustainable textile use at the COP27 in Egypt on 11 November 2022. They will discuss with international textile industry retailers and manufacturers how to optimise the recycling of old clothing. The concepts were developed as part of the interdisciplinary Bauhaus.Module »Textile.Umwelten«, in which the students closely examined, questioned and rethought textile supply chains.

This year’s Long Night of Sciences invites all those interested to experiment, discover and learn about how science work through events across Weimar and Weimarer Land on Friday 18 November 2022 from 6 pm until midnight. The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar will also be hosting events at four locations within the city. With the slogan »WISSEN.MACHT.ZUKUNFT«, visitors will be given insight into current research and be provided with answers to complex questions. A large number of presentations, exhibitions, lectures, interactive experiments and guided tours will show what studying in the future might look like.

Eine Buchpräsentation und das sich anschließende Format »Erzählcafé« wollen am Donnerstag, 17. November 2022, DDR-Historie greifbar machen und die Geschichte der Stadt Weimar und der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar vor und nach 1990 ergründen.