Press Releases

05. September 2024

Understanding the link between synthesis, transport, and function of proteins: Million-Euro funding for RPTU researcher

Proteins are the building materials and machines in the cells of organisms such as humans, animals, plants, and fungi. To organize them, specialized production and transport processes take place…

Agriculture of the future: study shows enormous potential of permaculture

RPTU University of Kaiserslautern-Landau has shown for the first time, in a joint study with BOKU University, that permaculture indeed brings about a significant improvement in biodiversity, soil…

Lesbian, gay and bisexual people are marginalized more often than heterosexual people. AI-generated image.

Sexual minorities experience more exclusion in everyday situations

Lesbian, gay and bisexual people experience exclusion more frequently than heterosexual people. This is the result of a recent study by researchers from the University of Basel and the RPTU University…

The research team led by Prof. Sergiy Antonyuk and Prof. Heidrun Steinmetz is working on process engineering principles to extract phosphorus and other raw materials from wastewater streams and sewage sludge. Credit: RPTU, Koziel

Achema 2024: Recovering essential raw materials from wastewater and bringing them back into the value chain

The consumption of natural resources by modern industrial societies is leading to a shortage of essential raw materials. This includes phosphorus, for which there are hardly any geogenic sources in…

Prof Sergiy Antonyuk (left), Dr Kai Nikolaus and Yannik Sinnwell (at the back of the picture) are researching the mechanical properties of so-called agglomerates such as tablets. Credit: RPTU, Koziel

Achema 2024: Computed tomography assists in optimising the internal material structures of tablets and catalysts

How should tablets, pellets and briquettes be composed to prevent them from breaking during transport? Which microstructure should have an industrial filter to show the highest solid separation…

People who suffer from depression very often also struggle with a poor self-image. Photo: Colorbox

DFG approves Emmy Noether Research Group on experimental depression research

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved an Emmy Noether Research Group at RPTU in Landau. The new research group led by Dr. Tobias Kube from the "Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy of…