Die nächste Generation

Junge WissenschafterInnen setzen Meilensteine in der Forschung. Die UNIZEIT präsentiert einige herausragende Projekte. Foto: Uni Graz/Lunghammer

Die neue UNIZEIT präsentiert junge WissenschafterInnen und ihre Meilensteine in der Forschung

Brennende Probleme unserer Zeit packen viele junge ForscherInnen an und suchen in Doktoratskollegs, mit Unterstützung verschiedener Stipendien oder in interdisziplinären Netzwerken nach Lösungen. Die UNIZEIT präsentiert einige herausragende Projekte. So hat sich beispielsweise die Religionswissenschafterin Kathrin Trattner mit dem stereotypen Bild des Islam in Computerspielen auseinandergesetzt und die bedenklichen Klischees entlarvt. Germanistin Ylva Schwinghammer macht das Mittelalter wieder modern: Mit Übersetzungen in ein zeitgemäßes Deutsch und ansprechenden Lehrmaterialien will sie alten Texten wieder zu einem höheren Stellenwert im Unterricht verhelfen. Und Katharina Preßler sagt dem Cholera-Erreger den Kampf an. Sie forscht an einer neuen Strategie, um dem extrem anpassungsfähigen Bakterium beizukommen.

Mehr dazu in der aktuellen Ausgabe der UNIZEIT auf uni.pub, dem Open-Access-Portal der Universitätsbibliothek.

Dagmar Eklaude

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