The silage bales, often used by walkers and children as a photo motif or climbing object, are not as close to nature as one would like to think - recycling is simply not common and also only possible with great effort. This is now to change... [more]
published: 10.02.2021
For several years, the Institute of Materials Science (ifm) at Hof University of Applied Sciences has been researching the development of motion-flexible vascular prostheses for medical technology. At the university campus in Münchberg, the novel stents are being woven for the first time from suitable materials in their application size. [more]
published: 10.02.2021
Joy at Hof's Eichelberg: Hof University of Applied Sciences receives a grant of EUR 530,000 from the Upper Franconia Foundation. The funds will go toward a new type of research project that will investigate and advance the digitization of public authorities. [more]
published: 10.02.2021
At the Institute for Materials Science (ifm), research is being carried out into antibacterial surface coatings. In the future, these paint compounds are to be used in particular in hospitals, doctors' surgeries or even in public transport and inhibit the spread of bacteria and viruses [more]
published: 10.02.2021
The REIF research project aims to help eliminate the problem of food waste. We talked to Prof. Dr. Beatrix Weber about this... [more]
published: 10.02.2021
The first of a total of 15 so-called citizen research projects funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) were launched in mid-January. One of them is a project at Hof University of Applied Sciences, which focuses on research into rare diseases [more]
published: 10.02.2021
If you ask academics about their most memorable moments during their studies, studying abroad is usually at the top of the list. Elia Castagna from Brescia spent his in Hof [more]
published: 01.02.2021
Among other things, Hof University of Applied Sciences is involved in a large and Bavaria-wide study on the effectiveness of corona vaccinations. Two research groups at iisys have established an interdisciplinary research focus on "Digital Health Systems". [more]
published: 01.02.2021
The new Institute for Water and Energy Management (iwe) at Hof University of Applied Sciences is receiving further funding of almost EUR 600,000 from the Bavarian State Ministry for Science and the Arts. The money is intended in particular to enable the expansion of existing research structures. [more]
published: 01.02.2021
At Hof University of Applied Sciences, a start-up is attracting attention that could provide important solutions for the upcoming mobility revolution: BtX energy Gmbh offers processes for producing high-quality hydrogen from biomass [more]
published: 01.02.2021
Since last fall, Hof University of Applied Sciences has had a new staff unit: Research Marketing. We present how this decision came about and what tasks are performed there. [more]
published: 25.01.2021
The research group ERUX (Empirical Research and User Experience) at Hof University of Applied Sciences has been studying the user behavior of drivers in real driving environments for some time [more]
published: 25.01.2021
The world of work is currently changing in Germany at an unprecedented speed thanks to the Corona pandemic, and long-delayed projects are being implemented. This is the result of a study conducted by the European Management Institute at Hof University of Applied Sciences (emi e.V.). [more]
published: 23.01.2021
As part of the High-Tech Agenda (HTA), there is the possibility of creating research professorships at Bavarian universities. In an interview, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Valentin Plenk, Vice President Research and Development, explains this development. [more]
published: 20.01.2021
Another award goes to Hof University of Applied Sciences: Andreas Gradel, research associate at the Institute for Water and Energy Management (iwe) was presented with the "Young Academics Award for Bioenergy 2020" at the Young Academics Conference in Zittau. [more]
published: 06.11.2020
At the Institute for Water and Energy Management, research is currently being carried out to find out in which husbandry fish feel most comfortable. Findings show that the animals behave more calmly when they live in a co-culture with plants. Experiments with catfish have shown. [more]
published: 06.11.2020
The Headache Registry of the German Migraine and Headache Society (DMKG) was launched in June 2020 after a two-year preparatory phase. It was realized by a consortium of two research groups from the Institute for Information Systems at Hof University of Applied Sciences and smartlytic GmbH, a spin-off of Hof University of Applied Sciences. [more]
published: 05.11.2020
On 10.09.2020 the final event of the project "MobiDig" took place at the Institute for Information Systems (iisys). The aim of the project was to make public transport in rural regions more economical, attractive and environmentally friendly [more]
published: 23.10.2020