Using AI as an exam tutor

Artificial intelligence is set to help human examinees study more effectively

09-May-2024 - At the WestAI service centre, NRW research institutions support companies in the development of innovative AI applications. A cooperation between Forschungszentrum Jülich and u-form publishing house now illustrates what such a collaboration can look like. Last year, artificial intelligence (AI) ...

ibidi Awarded With the German bAV Prize 2023

29-Apr-2023 - The Gräfelfing-based biotech company ibidi GmbH received the German bAV Award in Berlin this week. With the 3rd place in the category SME, the insurance and finance industry honored ibidi’s innovative concept of company pension plans. The jury was particularly impressed by its innovation and ...

Time out: We all need a three-day weekend

Researchers confirm health benefits

20-Apr-2023 - As a four-day work week is trialled in countries across the globe, health researchers at the University of South Australia say they’re ‘all in’ when it comes to a long weekend, especially as new empirical research shows that the extra time off is good for our health. Assessing changes in daily ...

Work ability is influenced by physical fitness, social life and cognitive functions

01-Feb-2023 - Due to demographic change, it is becoming increasingly important to maintain the working capacity of ageing workforces. In a recent study, researchers from the Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environments and Human Factors in Dortmund (IfADo) therefore investigated the relationship between ...

High-Tech Business KNAUER Awarded for its Family Friendliness

03-Nov-2021 - The Berlin-based company makes sure its employees are well looked after, providing support for employees and their families, especially throughout the difficult times of the pandemic. KNAUER was officially recognized as the family friendliest company in Berlin that has more than 100 employees – a ...

Eppendorf with worldwide setting program

Around 250 vacancies at all locations by the end of 2019

26-Apr-2019 - The Eppendorf Group is creating around 250 new jobs worldwide this year. A large proportion of the new jobs will be created in Hamburg at the headquarters of the globally active life sciences company and is an important component of Eppendorf's growth strategy. "Eppendorf is growing strongly and ...

Lower pension, shorter life

12-Apr-2019 - Income and social status have an increasing effect on life expectancy in Germany. On average, men with very low retirement pay die five years earlier than those who are much better off. Poverty shortens life. According to a study by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic ...

KNAUER among the top one percent of employers in Germany

28-Feb-2019 - In the study "Leading Employers Germany 2019", the Berlin-based manufacturer of high-tech laboratory measuring instruments KNAUER was ranked as one of the best employers for the second time. This makes KNAUER one of the companies with the best ratings in an independent meta-study conducted by ...

Merck Named a Global Top Employer

07-Feb-2019 - Merck announced it has been named one of only 14 global employers of choice by the Top Employers Institute. The annual Global Top Employer certification recognizes companies that have shown excellence in people practices and structures worldwide. Merck has been awarded this certification for the ...

Agilent and University of Duisburg-Essen Announce Collaboration Agreement

New Teaching and Research Center for Separation

28-May-2018 - Agilent Technologies Inc. and the University of Duisburg-Essen has formed a collaboration agreement that brings together Agilent's leading analytical technologies with the University's outstanding researchers. As part of the collaboration, Agilent will support the university with a broad range of ...