Jetzt auf YouTube🎬 Wie hilft #KI beim Design neuer #Proteine? Leif Seute erklärte am HITS Tag der offenen Tür, wie Forschung an der Schnittstelle von KI und Protein-Design die Entwicklung neuer Medikamente und Biomaterialien voranbringen kann. ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=-44o... 📸 Gülay Keskin

Are you a science journalist ready for your next story? Apply for the HITS Journalist in Residence Program: 3–6 months, exchange with researchers, and a €6,000/month stipend. 📅 Apply by 15 October 2026. We'd love to hear from you! #HITSJIR2027 https://ow.ly/63cC50ZvHMi Image AI modified

Thanks to everyone who joined us at the HITS Open Day three weeks ago! Missed it? Our YouTube trailer is now online and captures some of the day's best moments. 🎥Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3aFDkM4IF4

At HITS, we love having lunch outdoors whenever the weather allows for it, making the most of the beauty that surrounds us. Take a look at August’s calendar page and let the sound below transport you to one of those joyful lunch breaks in the sunshine. Wishing you a great new month. 🌞

Happy #SysAdminDay! 🎉 Today, we're celebrating the people who make everything work behind the scenes. To mark the occasion, we asked our SysAdmins a few fun questions about their favorite error messages and what inspired them to become SysAdmins. Thanks for everything you do! 📸 Photos © HITS

We’re hiring: Full-Stack Software Developer (m/f/x) Join HITS and the EU-funded AIGENT project to build AI-powered, privacy-preserving data solutions for healthcare research. Work with an international team across Europe and New Zealand. Apply here 👉 hits-jobs.softgarden.io/job/66201523...

Full-Stack Software Developer (m/f/x) at HITS gGmbH

We're looking for: Full-Stack Software Developer (m/f/x) (Full Time) • 69 Heidelberg, Deutschland

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What makes an epidemic forecast truly useful? At this week's HITS colloquium, Sebastian Funk explored how open science, combining multiple models, and AI could help us better prepare for future outbreaks. Watch the full talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNJb...

HITS Colloquium: Sebastian Funk – Predicting the course of an epidemic: models, data, & their limits

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Wir blicken auf einen großartigen HITS Tag der offenen Tür 2026 zurück! 🌈 Über 400 Besucher*innen erkundeten unsere Forschung durch interaktiven Stationen, Vorträgen und Führungen. Danke an alle, die dabei waren – wir freuen uns auf den nächsten Tag der offenen Tür im Jahr 2028! 📸 © Gülay Keskin

🧡 LiSyM-Cancer joined the @hitsters.bsky.social Open Day on July 11 with an interactive hands-on station on liver function, liver health, and liver cancer research. Visitors explored histological liver samples under the microscope and tested their knowledge in a quiz. Visit our website for more!

Happy Space Exploration Day 🪐⭐ This year, Iliana, Johanna and Sebastian (AIN group), along with Joy and Francisca (TOS group), let us know a little bit more about themselves by answering our space-related "this or that" questions. We’re curious... are you team Black Holes or team Supernovae? 🤔

Join us for the next HITS Colloquium with Sebastian Funk from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine who will explore how mathematical models and data help us understand infectious disease outbreaks. 📅 20 July 2026 🕑 2:00–3:00 PM (CEST) 📍 Studio Villa Bosch, Heidelberg (hybrid event)

Vielen Dank für euren Besuch. 🙌🏼 Schön, dass ihr da wart. 🤩

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Am Wochenende öffneten sich die Türen am @hitsters.bsky.social und da sind auch wir sehr gerne zu Gast gewesen. Spannende Experimente, Enzyme selbst bauen, Zellen mikroskopieren und vieles mehr. Und neben interessanten Vorträgen durfte auch eine Führung durch den beeindruckenden Garten nicht fehlen.

One week to go!! 🎉 Freuen Sie sich auf spannende Aktionen, Vorträge und Gartenführungen beim HITS Tag der offenen Tür am 11. Juli! 🏡🖌️🎨🌈🎈 Programm: https://www.h-its.org/de/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/Programm_TdoT26-2.pdf Highlights aus 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0ZhfFKKZzk

HITS: Tag der offenen Tür / Open Day 2024

Wetter, Viren, Weltall: KI für die Welt von Morgen(https://www.h-its.org/event/open-day-at-hits-2024/) Camera & Production: brandx-films Dirk Weiler, with Ro...

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Congratulations 🎉 to SIMPLAIX PI Fred Hamprecht on receiving an ERC Advanced Grant for his project “Learning Orbital-Free Density Functional Theory”. 👏 www.h-its.org/2026/06/25/s...

ERC Advanced Grant for SIMPLAIX-PI Fred Hamprecht - HITS

SIMPLAIX-PI Fred Hamprecht from the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing of Heidelberg University (IWR) has received an ERC Advanced Grant for ...

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Meet the speakers for our HITS Open Day on 11 July. ✨ We hope to see you there. #meetthespeakers #openhouse #science

What if you could cool down without leaving your chair? 🫠🧊 July is here and this month our HITS Calendar takes you to a place where water rushes over rocks, the air feels fresh, and for a few minutes, summer slows down. Close your eyes, press play, and enjoy a refreshing auditory escape. ▶️🐳🌊🛀

We are hiring: PhD student in Asteroseismology (m/f/x) 📍 Heidelberg, Germany (Hybrid) 🎓 MSc in Physics, Astrophysics, or related field required 📅 Application deadline: 19 July 2026 Join a world-class research environment at the heart of Heidelberg’s vibrant astronomy community. ✨

Vom 17.–21. Juni 2026 wurde der Mannheimer Herzogenriedpark dank der Klaus Tschira Stiftung wieder zum Treffpunkt für neugierige Entdecker*innen. Bei #ExploreScience war das HITS mit 3 Mitmachstationen dabei: Spektroskope bauen, die „Musik der Sterne“ hören und Zahlen clever sortieren. Fotos © HITS

„Flooding the Zone“ mit KI? 🤖 KI-Tools werden immer leistungsfähiger und in der Wissenschaftskommunikation stellt sich zunehmend die Frage: Wo liegt dabei noch die Rolle des Menschen? Darüber sprach Alexander Mäder (Stuttgart Media University) in seinem Vortrag beim HITS-Kolloquium. 👇

Our new newsletter features research on the final moments before a supernova, a new tool for simulating complex biological systems, recognition for Tilmann Gneiting's contributions to statistics, and reflections from HITS JiR 2026 Monika Mondal on asking better questions in science.

June’s weather lends itself to outside sports. Here’s a tip from us at HITS: The next time you’re watching a game of table tennis, take a moment to pay attention to the sound of the ball against the paddle and the table – you might find that it can tell you a lot about the science behind the game 🏓

HITS Tag der offenen Tür | 11 Juli 2026 | 11-17 Uhr Lernen Sie unsere Forschenden persönlich kennen, entdecken Sie aktuelle Projekte und erleben Sie hautnah, wie innovative Forschung unsere Zukunft gestaltet. Mehr Infos: https://www.h-its.org/de/2026/05/19/hits-tag-der-offenen-tuer-2026/

HITS Tag der offenen Tür 2026 - HITS gGmbH

Klima, Moleküle, Galaxien. Ein Institut. Viele Dimensionen. Alle zwei Jahre lädt das „Heidelberger Institut für Theoretische Studien“ (HITS) ...

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🌸 Rhododendrons are in bloom at HITS – bringing color to our campus and a touch of early summer to research days. Here’s a little unedited sneak peek at the sea of blossoms in the HITS garden. 🌸 Happy Friday! Photos © HITS

#ML4ASTRO is back and welcomes your participation! Join us for the ML4ASTRO 2026 workshop on 24 June at Studio Villa Bosch in Heidelberg! When: 24 June 2026 Where: Studio Villa Bosch, Heidelberg Program & Registration: mpi-astronomy.github.io/ml4astro2026/ This image was generated using AI.

We’re hiring: Linux System Engineer (m/f/x) Join the HITS IT Services team to help operate and develop our secure, high-performance Linux infrastructure and IT services, supporting cutting-edge research. We look forward to receiving your application here: hits-jobs.softgarden.io/job/64880856...

Linux System Engineer at HITS gGmbH

We're looking for: Linux System Engineer (Full Time) • Schloß-Wolfsbrunnenweg 35, 69118 Heidelberg, Deutschland

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Now on YouTube: Gábor Csányi on "MACE Force Field Models for the Periodic Table" This talk was an IWR, Ellis (@ellisheidelberg.bsky.social), #SIMPLAIX Joint-Colloquium. You can listen to the talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFD8...

IWR, EllIS, SIMPLAIX Joint-Colloquium: Gábor Csányi on MACE Force Field Models for Periodic Table

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We thank Gábor Csányi for delivering an excellent talk on “MACE Force Field Models for the Periodic Table” at IWR last week. If you missed the talk, you can watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFD8... © IWR / Heidelberg University

Fresh out of the press: The new HITS #AnnualReport 2025 is here. With a fresh new design and insights into our latest research, collaborations, and achievements, the report highlights another exciting year at HITS. Happy reading! 📖 Take a look: www.h-its.org/media/annual...

R E M I N D E R 👇 Today: Joint Colloquium with Gábor Csányi at 4.15PM - Mathematikon Heidelberg

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Coming up: IWR, EllIS, SIMPLAIX Joint Colloquium Gábor Csányi on "MACE Force Field Models for the Periodic Table" When: 21 May, 4.15-5.15 PM Where: Mathematikon Heidelberg Conference Room 5/104, 5th Floor For more information, click the link below: www.h-its.org/de/event/joi...

We are hiring: PhD position (m/f/x) The Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (MLI) group at HITS is seeking a PhD student in Geometric Deep Learning. If you are interested in deep learning theory and impactful scientific applications, apply here: hits-jobs.softgarden.io/job/64566928...

PhD position (m/f/x) in Geometric Deep Learning at HITS gGmbH

We're looking for: PhD position (m/f/x) in Geometric Deep Learning (Full Time) • Schloß-Wolfsbrunnenweg 35, 69118 Heidelberg, Deutschland

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