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City in the face of climate change: University of Kassel launches climate measuring network
A summer of capricious weather is coming to an end - in future, the Department of Environmental Meteorology at the…Minister visits construction site of the high-speed cycle path at the university
The Kassel - Vellmar high-speed cycle link is growing and construction of the first section on the Kassel side has now…Prof. Dr. Lisa Maurer
New at the Faculty of Social SciencesNew seating landscape on the campus green area at HoPla invites you to linger
1000 jobs - 10 years of the Science Park
The Science Park Kassel on the university campus is celebrating its tenth anniversary and can look back on a success…Prof. Dr. Yousef Heider
New at the Faculty of Mechanical EngineeringAI in biology lessons: study sees only limited learning success and warns of risks
The use of ChatGPT in biology lessons only minimally increases the learning success of pupils on the subject of…Mourning for Prof. Stefan Greif
The University of Kassel and the Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies are in great mourning for the loss of Prof.…AI at school and university: the end of independent thinking? Not necessarily
The company OpenAI recently presented the new "Study Mode" for ChatGPT to great international acclaim. By asking…Possible prospects for cancer therapy: DNA damage mechanism detected in water
Important evidence of a special DNA-damaging mechanism has been successfully demonstrated for the first time under…Kassel rowing teams compete successfully at the FISU Games 2025
Two mixed novice fours from the University of Kassel competed at the FISU World University Games in Duisburg on July 26…Broad majority of the population supports stricter supply chain laws
A recent study by researchers at the University of Kassel shows that a broad majority of the German population is in…"Cultural benches" for Kassel - student designs awarded prizes
Kassel project on sustainable water management receives LOEWE funding
Summer 2025 in Germany: periods of drought and heavy rainfall alternate with sometimes too little and sometimes too much…School of Art and Design Kassel: Tour prizes 2025 awarded
Every year, the School of Art and Design awards prizes to students of the School of Art and Design as part of the annual…Measurement times in materials analysis can be shortened - without loss of accuracy
How can the internal structure of a material be analyzed efficiently and the measurement time halved? Researchers at the…Tour R:32 shows student work at the Faculty of ASL
From July 22 to 24, 2025, the Faculty of Architecture - Urban Planning - Landscape Planning (ASL) at the University of…Despite cuts: University of Kassel agrees to higher education pact
Conclusion of the Hessian Higher Education Pact: after several postponements, the 14 university leaders signed the…Hessian University Senates and Kassel University Advisory Board protest
Kassel professor receives prestigious international research award
On July 8, Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Burchardt, Head of the Department of International Relations at the University of…Estate of artist Kay Heinrich Nebel discovered
After many years of research, Prof. Dr. Kai-Uwe Hemken from the School of Art and Design Kassel discovered the…University of Kassel develops AI prototypes for social work
Automated funding search, digital process documentation and an AI-supported information system for people seeking advice…Results of the university elections are online
Today, Wednesday (9 July), the election committee officially determined the preliminary results of the Senate election.…"Uni in motion" - Successful sports and health day at the University of Kassel
Last Wednesday, the University of Kassel's sports campus was transformed into a center for exercise, encounters and…New magazine "DIAS - Digitales Arbeits- und Sozialrecht" launched
PIONIERIN starts at the University of Kassel
Higher Education Pact – Video message from University President Prof. Dr. Ute Clement
Eine Videobotschaft der Universitätspräsidentin Prof. Dr. Ute Clement zum aktuellen StandUrbanization: DFG Research Group on "Sustainable Rurbanity"
Global urbanization processes, together with climate change and the overexploitation of planetary resources, are a…Tag der offenen Tür im Institut für Werkstofftechnik
Europe-wide study: children underestimate the dangers of swimming
How safe are children in the water - and what influences their swimming skills? The ongoing Erasmus+ project "Aquatic…Two members appointed to the University Advisory Board
Prof. Dr. Birgitt Riegraf and Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Urban are new members of the Kassel University Advisory Board. The…Successful outcome: annual event of the Kassel region transformation network
Digitalization, decarbonization and new drive technologies: The Kassel region, which is characterized by the automotive…Campus, Child & Career
How the University of Kassel strengthens parents in their studiesKassel MINT-Mach-Saturday again with great response
Heat or no heat - curiosity won out: despite the summer heat, the Wilhelmshöher Allee site of the University of Kassel…How AI comes into the administration
How artificial intelligence can make work easier: Pilot groups explore possibilities for the universityWhat drives me: Brain training and Drosophila
Kassel doctoral students and their topics | Benedikt DrebesState of Hesse funds Kassel research project on cyber security in industry
The University of Kassel is a partner in a new research project on cyber security in industrial plants funded by the…Student animated films for the double anniversary of GRIMMWELT and World Documentary Heritage
Two Kassel teams receive Hessen Ideas Scholarship - female funding for the first time
For the first time, Hessen Ideen is awarding grants specifically to female founders in order to increase the proportion…Fans become experts
How the university is strengthening fan work in German soccerWhale hunting in the Faroe Islands - slaughter or cultural technique?
Interview with Prof. Dr. Tobias Plieniger: "Understand, don't condemn"The future of hydrogen: small atom, big challenge
Materials scientist Wenwen Song creates secure connections for the industry of tomorrowPoppies will soon also be available in dark purple
"Mohnopoly" research project: Two agricultural scientists are researching new poppy varietiesStrengthening democracy through participation - kick-off in Kassel
Democracy becomes strong through participation. That is why a strong democracy needs the commitment of its citizens. But…Hessian universities warn of structural underfunding
Reaction of the Hessian university presidents to the draft of the Hessian Higher Education Pact 2026-2031: The plans of…Kassel-Vellmar cycle highway: construction work begins
The Holländischer Platz campus will be connected to the planned Kassel-Vellmar high-speed cycle link. The construction…Four out of ten employees in hospital social services in Germany are exhausted
Employees in hospital social services are under significantly more psychological stress than professionals in other…University of Kassel surveys students and employees on mobility
How do students and employees get to the university - and what has changed in recent years? In order to provide…From remembrance culture to inclusion: Hesse promotes innovative democracy research
With the "Strengthening Democracy Research Hesse" programme, the Hessian Ministry of Science supports research projects…Vietnamese delegation in Kassel
A delegation from Vietnamese science and politics, led by Vice Minister of Education Nguyen Van Phuc, visited the…Prof. Dr. Caroline Fischer
New at the Faculty of Business and EconomicsMINT-Mach-Saturday on June 14
Launching a water rocket, experimenting with chocolate or virtual welding - science becomes an experience at the STEM…Träger des Kasseler Kunstpreises 2025 stehen fest
Studying sustainability: University launches unique offensive of new degree programmes
Making a difference with a degree course: Anyone who is convinced that climate protection, social stability and economic…K-BOB STAR wins the prestigious MuVi award
Nachruf auf Dr. Matthias Wesseler
Millions in funding for switchable glasses with dimmable plastic lenses
So-called electrochromic plastic lenses and visors for sports and protective eyewear, helmets or medical applications,…"Rohwolle ist laut Verordnung gefährlich"
Kapriolen der Wirtschaft und ihrer Regulierung: Prof. Dr. Susanne Ritzmann forscht zum Design des Weglassens und…Teaching degree: University cooperates with the Sara Nussbaum Center
The University of Kassel and the Kassel Sara Nussbaum Center for Jewish Life will be working more closely together in…New publication: Attractive nursing professions through collective bargaining autonomy
Policy brief on mobility and social participation
Sustainability: the die is cast
Using a new Sustain Tour, the Green Office provides an overview of how the University of Kassel is contributing to the…Treviranus-Medaille für Kasseler Genetiker Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Nellen
Der Verband Biologie, Biowissenschaften und Biomedizin in Deutschland (VBIO e V.) ehrt den Genetiker Prof. Dr. Wolfgang…The lost library of the Walkemühle near Melsungen in double focus
From 1922 to March 1933, the Walkemühle country education center near Melsungen was the central educational institution…Universität Kassel gleich zweifach in digitaler Bildung ausgezeichnet
Erneut konnte die Universität Kassel ihre Kompetenz in digitaler Bildung unter Beweis stellen: Gleich zweimal wurden…DIRECTIONS research project strengthens trust in digital education solutions
The DIRECTIONS (Data Protection Certification for Educational Information Systems) research project, funded by the…documenta Institute reorganized: Independent and strong in research
The documenta Institute in Kassel is being given a new structure for the future: After a founding phase under the…Prof. Dr. Sebastian Lins
New at the Faculty of Business and EconomicsCivil engineering and environmental engineering top the CHE ranking - Other top subjects
The University of Kassel is an excellent place to study. This is confirmed by the renowned degree course ranking of the…The best idea is the "pasture fence robot": 14th UNIKAT ideas competition at the University of Kassel
At the award ceremony of the 14th UNIKAT ideas competition on Wednesday evening (May 7), the first prize went to the…University of Kassel donates combined heat and power plant to Ukrainian hospital
The hospital in a town in western Ukraine receives urgently needed energy infrastructure from northern Hesse: The…Higher education pact: Delay is an opportunity for adequate funding
It was supposed to have been signed at the beginning of February: the new Hessian Higher Education Pact, which…Taekwon-Do group from the University of Kassel once again successful at the German Championship and the Online Open World ITF TKD Pattern Championship 2025
On April 5, the "Open German Championship" of the Traditional Taekwon-Do Association took place once again in Rees on…Ballstars project celebrates its 10th anniversary
Bester regionaler Kurzfilm beim 18. Lichter Filmfest kommt von der KHK
Science for coffee: lectures on biodiversity, AI and more
The popular series of coffee talks at UNI:Lokal will continue in the summer semester 2025. In short talks, researchers…University of Kassel raises several million for teaching
The University of Kassel has acquired funding worth several million euros to improve university teaching. It was…Employment of severely disabled persons: State advises in Kassel
The employment rate of severely disabled people in the Hessian state administration is to be maintained and increased in…Investing with added value: too few private investors are familiar with "impact investing"
Despite a noticeable growth trend in sustainable investments, the term "impact investment" is still little known among…GreenSports - actively experiencing sustainability in university sports
With the GreenSports project, General University Sports at the University of Kassel is launching a forward-looking…Number of first-semester students also increased this summer semester
The trend of rising first-year student numbers at the University of Kassel is continuing. According to preliminary…Photovoltaic system to supply Science Park Kassel with green energy in future
Science Park Kassel is taking another important step towards climate neutrality: a photovoltaic system, which has now…Prof. Marie Pohl
New at the School of Art and Design KasselStart of the semester: Musical "inventions" on campus
Under the motto "Back to Campus", the University of Kassel is once again celebrating its return to campus this summer…International research project: What actually is "land"?
What exactly do we mean when we speak of "country" and is "country" automatically the counterpart to "city"? Or has our…Research project makes Kassel's drinking water supply climate-proof
A research project at the University of Kassel is turning Kassel into a pilot city for a climate-resilient water supply.…Kassel UniArchive receives Hessian Archive Prize 2024
Prof. Dr. Marcel Mudrich
New at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural SciencesEnergy expert warns: Dismantling coal-fired power plants jeopardizes the energy transition
If Germany wants to successfully reduce carbon dioxide emissions, then it is high time that the target image of a…City of Hofgeismar and university cooperate with "Innenstadtladen"
A vacant store in Marktstraße in the center of Hofgeismar can become a space for encounters, exchange and joint design:…Prof. Dr. Hannes W. Lampe
New at the Faculty of Business and EconomicsFUSION SoSe25: Public lecture series on infrastructures
Researchers, planners and designers are invited to the weekly public lecture series Fusion to report on their work with…Prof. Dr. Susanne Jurkowski
New at the Faculty of Human SciencesProf. Dr. Matthias Haack
New at the Faculty of Business and EconomicsGraduate of the University of Kassel receives the Bavarian Biodiversity Award
When the chatbot is the worry box: making AI systems safer
This is no longer science fiction: a person chats with an artificial intelligence. In doing so, they reveal intimate…New central reception room and learning space: extension to the casting house completed
After around ten months, the new central learning and reception area for the Casting House and the Engineering Sciences…Prof. Dr. Amru Hussein
New at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural SciencesFirst prize at "Jugend forscht junior" for project on healthy gummy bears
Today, March 29, the winners of the Hessian state competition "Jugend forscht junior" were announced at the University…Kassel Library Night - Five libraries invite you
On Friday, 04.04.2025, the "Night of the Libraries" will take place for the first time nationwide, in which the Kassel…
