Start of COP29
The UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) begins today in Baku, Azerbaijan. The programme consists of over 800 meetings and side events with a wide range of presentations, discussions and workshops on the topic of climate change. This year, in addition to the...
Visiting the Academy for Flood Protection
As part of the symposium ‘Challenges for disaster control’, the DKKV visited the Academy for Flood Protection in Stuttgart on November 08. Together with numerous participants, including from the fire brigade, THW and DLRG, the lessons learnt from the 2021 flood...
Prof Katrin Böhning-Gaese – New managing director of UFZ
Katrin Böhning-Gaese has recently been appointed Scientific Director of the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ). Her plans include strengthening the interfaces between the UFZ and society, improving communication with politicians and establishing new...
Dynamic Motion Simulation Centre from DLR
The Dynamic Motion Simulation Center (DMSC) was opened at the DLR site in Oberpfaffenhofen on 6 November 2024. This new research platform supports a wide range of applications such as pilot training, the development of mixed reality technologies and human factors...