Reliable coronavirus analyses through data assimilation
Prof. Dr. Jörn Sesterhenn, Chair of Technical Mechanics & Fluid Mechanics at the University of Bayreuth, applies a proven method in weather forecasting to analyze the course of the pandemic and the effectiveness of containment measures. ...more
Africa has experience with pandemics for which there are no antidotes
Andrea Behrends is Professor for Anthropology of Africa at the University of Bayreuth. She reports in an interview how the consequences of the Ebola epidemic in parts of West and Central Africa effect the continent’s current handling of the corona-virus crisis. ...more
Problems ahead for amateur competitive sports
For large and small sport clubs, for companies and freelancers in the event business the lockdown due to the coronavirus will be serious, says Prof. Dr. Markus Kurscheidt, Chair of Sport Science II - Sport Governance and Event Management at the University of Bayreuth. ...more
Coronavirus crisis could distract Africa from pressing problems
David Stadelmann is professor for Development Economics at the University of Bayreuth. In his view, due to the higher percentage of older people in the population, the coronavirus pandemic is impacting the highly developed industrial nations harder than the developing countries. ...more
University of Bayreuth expands digital teaching with offerings on course platform edX
edX is an educational platform of the best universities worldwide with about 20 million users. The e-learning offering at the University of Bayreuth will thus be significantly expanded in the medium term. ...more
