"Interdisciplinary cooperation is a central driver of innovation in research and teaching," emphasised Rector Prof. Dr Birgitta Wolff. The interdisciplinary exchange opens up new perspectives and promotes cooperation. During the event, the newly appointed professors provided insights into their fields of research, from the social sciences to the natural and engineering sciences to educational research. At the get-together that followed, the professors were able to deepen their discussions and discover possible starting points for joint projects. "The major issues of our time - such as climate protection, digitalisation and the strengthening of democratic values - require interdisciplinary answers," said Rector Wolff. "We are convinced that the new colleagues will enrich the academic profile of our university with their ideas and impulses."

Seated in front, from left to right: Prof. Dr Selina Olthof (Material and Surface Analysis), Prof. Dr Julia de Groote (Economics, in particular Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research), Prof. Dr Ruben-Laurids Lange (Urban Water Management);

Behind them, from left to right: Junior Professor Dr Malte Mues (Reliable Software and Distributed Systems), Dr Janka Goldan (Methodology and Didactics in Learning), JuniorProf Dr Mario Wiesenfeldt (Sustainable Organic Catalysis), Prof Dr Linda Grogorick (Didactics of Computer Science), Prof Dr Christian Mainka (Robust, Secure and Privacy-Preserving Smart Systems), Prof Dr Kirsten Legerlotz (Sports Science, Movement and Training Science), Dr Sebastian Kassing (Stochastics and Machine Learning), Rector Prof Dr Birgitta Wolff and Chairman of the University Council Dr h.c. Josef Beutelmann. Josef Beutelmann.

Not in the photo: Prof Dr Franziska Lechner-Meichsner (Clinical Psychological Intervention), Prof Dr Stefan Nemirovski (Complex Analysis), Prof Dr Jean Ruppenthal (Complex Analysis and Geometry), Prof Dr Juliane Schlesier (Primary School Pedagogical Research), Prof Dr Antoine Tordeux (Road Safety/Reliability)