School kids with a taste for university life
Our Kids Lectures known as "KinderUni" are set to continue in 2020: Professors of the University of Bayreuth, each in their field, have come up with some intriguing ideas for kid's lectures. School pupils from grades 2 to 6 can now vote for their favourite topic. ...more
"Science meets Art" with Mbongeni Buthelezi, artist-in-residence
His expressive images are created out of plastic waste. The South African artist is a guest of the University of Bayreuth at the invitation of the "Microplastics" Collaborative Research Centre, the "Africa Multiple" Cluster of Excellence, and the Iwalewahaus. ...more
Arsenic compounds in rice fields: Risk or opportunity for rice cultivation?
University of Bayreuth researchers have investigated when sulphur-containing arsenic compounds are formed in rice-growing soils and identify the urgent need for research with a view to protecting consumers from health risks. ...more
Very tough and essential for survival: The largest of all animal brain cells
The brains of most fish and amphibian species contain a pair of conspicuously large nerve cells, called Mauthner cells. Biologists at the University of Bayreuth have now shown that these cells have unique functions essential for survival. ...more
