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Do you remember: physics is what never succeeds, chemistry is what bangs and stinks? Our chemistry students will make it really bang, shine and maybe even stink in their Christmas lecture on December 11, 2024. The spectacular show experiments will take place in Lecture Hall 5, Building 16 at 5 pm. There will also be mulled wine, cookies and other treats before and after the event. Just drop by and have a look!

Silent night - loud jazz. In keeping with this motto, the university big band will be shaking up the contemplative pre-Christmas period with Christmas jazz and swing sounds in lecture hall 6 from 7 p.m. on December 6, 2024. Admission is from 18:30. Admission costs 10 euros, concessions 5 euros.

Calendars for 2025 with views of the Magdeburg University campus from yesterday and today can now be ordered online (in German). The transformation of the university becomes visible in 12 photomontages of current and historical views from 50 years of university history. The price is 20 euros. The proceeds will go towards a German scholarship.

In the winter semester, there will be a lecture series on “Hydrogen as an energy source” with 13 lectures. To kick things off on October 15, 2024, Prof. Michael Scheffler will give the lecture “One gas fits all: Only H2 (?) in the future”. The lectures are free of charge. Registration is not required. (in German)

Our corporate design (CD) is a guideline for uniform design, both for the visual appearance and for texts. In addition to the writing rules for German-language texts, translation standards for English-language fonts have now also been published to ensure a uniform appearance. Texts must always be translated into American English. The dictionary for American English by Merriam-Webster is recommended as a reference work. To the "General rules for written English publications".

There are new operating rules for the vehicle fleet of the university. They regulate, among other things, the driving of company vehicles, their use, the transportation of persons in them, what to do in the event of accidents, the performance of technical inspections, the application for and return of vehicles. You can find the complete vehicle fleet operating regulations in the university's public announcements in German.

Our university has been accepted into the Microtec Academy. This makes it an official location of this federally funded, supra-regional and inter-company vocational training academy for micro- and nanotechnologies in Saxony-Anhalt. In future, OVGU will participate in the development of new, contemporary personnel development modules in micro- and nanotechnologies within this framework.

Eight researchers from our university were elected to the review board of the German Research Foundation (DFG) at the end of last year. For the next four years, the eight researchers will review and evaluate funding proposals in their respective subject areas and formulate recommendations for the DFG's committees. At the same time, the review board members advise the DFG on the further development and design of its funding instruments. (more in Geman)

The campus magazine uni:report has been published in printed form for the last time. The anniversary issue in the 30th year of the university's existence is all about change and new perspectives - such as the conversion of the library, our involvement in the EU GREEN university network and the implementation of our energy concept. Anyone who has not yet received a copy in their in-house mail can pick up a copy from the Press Office in Building 18, Room 132, from January 2, 2024 or browse through the online edition (in German).

The constitutionally guaranteed freedom of science is inextricably linked to the responsibility to comply with the principles of good scientific practice. Science itself ensures good scientific practice through honest thought and action, not least through organizational and procedural regulations. For this reason, OVGU has drawn up a "Statute for Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice". These regulations are legally binding for all persons engaged in research or research support at OVGU.