Dr. Dr. Shanmugapriya Periyannan has been conducting postdoctoral research in the field of nanoscience and materials science at the University of Siegen for three years. She has already received several awards for her innovative work—but it was a long road to get there.

Researchers at the University of Siegen have studied how technologies can foster closeness and strengthen interpersonal relationships. The “VEREINT” research project received a total of 1.73 million euros in federal funding.

The graphic novel anthology “Am I Not Human, Too?” tells the stories of people from Siegen during the Nazi era. The editors—Dr. Jana Mikota, Prof. Dr. Daniel Stein, and Dr. Jens Aspelmeier—discuss the concept behind the book and the initial reactions to it.

For more than five decades, Prof. Dr. Bernd Dreseler has shaped the field of mathematics at the University of Siegen—as a researcher, university professor, and bridge-builder between academic knowledge and practical application. Now, at the age of 83, he is retiring from teaching for good.

A study conducted at the European XFEL international research facility has yielded new insights into the movement of proteins in cell-like environments. The findings have now been published in the journal *Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences*. The first author is Michelle Dargasz, a doctoral student at the University of Siegen.

For Lina Güldenring and Johanna Wahl, a new chapter in their lives is beginning at the University of Siegen. Thanks to a warm welcome, a shared breakfast, and a tour of the campus, their start to their studies went smoothly. 

Physicists at the University of Siegen are involved in preparations for the construction of the Einstein Telescope. This major European experiment is designed to study the formation of black holes, the structure of neutron stars, and the nature of the universe after the Big Bang.