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Congratulations to Peter Hegemann on the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine!
UniCat and UniSysCat member Prof. Peter Hegemann has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of light-gated ion…

Alumni Spotlight: Prof. Dr. Gengwen Tan (WS11) returns to Berlin!
Former BIG-NSE doctoral researcher Gengwen Tan, now a full professor at Sun Yat-Sen University, returned to Berlin to visit us and his former research…

Alumni Spotlight: Prof. Dr. Pradip Dey (WS10) visits the BIG-NSE
Dr. Pradip Dey, a BIG-NSE alumnus now Assistant Professor at Visva-Bharati in India, stopped by our office in June 2026 during a research stay at his…

Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Nastaran Ranjbar Sahraie (WS09) meets BIG-NSE colleagues in Berlin
In January 2026, BIG-NSE alumna Dr. Nastaran Ranjbar Sahraie came to Berlin, met fellow alumna Dr. Kuheli Dutta and our office team, and has since…

Announcement: Young Crystallographers’ meeting at BESSY II (HZB) on 29th-31st October, 2025
An event organized by Anushka Ghosh, an EC2/BIG-NSE student (Batch WS22), currently Chair of the Organization

PhD Workshop Series: "Find a Job in Germany’s Industry"
A series of five workshops given by Heidi Stoerr (Push Your Career) between July 9 and 16.

PhD Accelerator Workshop III: Focus on Scientific Writing
At this year’s retreat, the third workshop in the PhD Accelerator series helped participants sharpen their scientific writing skills.

2025 EC2/BIG-NSE Retreat at Döllnsee
Once a year, all EC2/BIG-NSE PhD students and their supervisors gather outside Berlin to share research progress and discuss the future of the…

In Memoriam: Sayan (WS17 batch)
With heavy hearts, we share the news of Sayan’s (WS17 batch) passing – a cherished member of our community.

US STEM Students from Historically Black Colleges Visit TU Berlin, in particular EC2/BIG-NSE and BasCat
As part of their educational tour through Germany, a group of STEM students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the USA…

Workshop on “PhD Strategy” with Dr. Adam Belsom and Dr. Ana Pérez
Yesterday (May 15, 2025), the second session in our workshop series led by two postdoctoral researchers from the Rappsilber Lab took place at the…

Workshop on “Post-PhD Life” with Dr. Adam Belsom and Dr. Ana Pérez
Last Wednesday (May 7, 2025), the first in a series of workshops offered by two postdoctoral researchers from the Rappsilber lab took place at the…