How relative performance feedback can motivate doctors Rankings among colleagues in hospital teams may motivate some doctors to perform better, but can also have a… Read more
Digital games facilitate learning about mental illness A new study focussing on depression shows how digital games can be used to learn about mental illness Read more
Understanding how evolution really works The interplay of different ideas shapes how students learn and understand specific concepts in biology. A new study has… Read more
Parents are not happier but have a greater sense of meaning in life A representative study taken in thirty European countries shows that women with low socio-economic status in particular… Read more
A multitude of protoplanetary discs detected in the galactic centre Using new observations with the ALMA telescope array in Chile, researchers have compiled the most precise map of three… Read more
NRW university consortium consolidates top genome research facility The West German Genome Center has been re-established on a new legal basis, allowing it to continue its internationally… Read more
‘No Right of Way in Space’ The Institute of Air Law, Space Law and Cyber Law celebrates its centenary / Mayor Henriette Reker and Thomas von… Read more
Andreas Winter has arrived at the University of Cologne with an Alexander von Humboldt Professorship Together with five other award winners, the renowned quantum computing scientist has received the award from the… Read more
Geology and Mineralogy Department receives rare Moon rocks from China’s lunar mission Professor Carsten Münker at the University of Cologne is among seven international researchers to receive samples of… Read more