Together with Hof University of Applied Sciences, Hofer Brauerei Meinel wants to make its own production processes more efficient and conserve resources. The aim is to brew Hof beer in an even more environmentally friendly way than before. [more]
published: 02.06.2021
Hof University of Applied Sciences is currently recording not only a record number of students, but also the highest level of research projects in its history. Quite a few of the current projects and developments are directly or indirectly interwoven with the Hof region and the neighboring regions. [more]
published: 26.05.2021
At the end of 2020, the participation of Hof University of Applied Sciences in the large Bavarian accompanying study on the effectiveness of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination was announced. The preliminary work has now been completed (interview). [more]
published: 25.05.2021
A new research project of the Institute for Water and Energy Management at Hof University of Applied Sciences aims to promote the potential and use of hydropower in existing water plants and to contribute to the success of Hof as a center of excellence for water. [more]
published: 12.05.2021
The first meta-study on digitization in the German-speaking water industry has been completed: Around 700 projects, products and digitization solutions were analyzed, as well as surveys and expert interviews. [more]
published: 11.05.2021
Especially for visually impaired people, computer applications that read texts aloud are already a great help in everyday life. The Institute for Information Systems is conducting a study to research the acceptance of artificially generated voices and is developing its own models. [more]
published: 30.03.2021
The Institute for Applied Biopolymer Research at Hof University of Applied Sciences (ibp) held its first symposium on March 3 and 4 this year under the motto "Bioplastics - Science Meets Industry" - and met with great interest. [more]
published: 29.03.2021
The new Competence Center Digital Administration has opened. At an online kick-off attended by around 300 guests from all over Germany, speakers from politics, public administration and science spent the whole day reporting on exemplary projects from their institutions. [more]
published: 26.03.2021
The data generated from networked systems represents a new, virtual service product that can be used to develop innovative business models. A new study is now looking into the question of how customers can be involved in and convinced by new IoT business models. [more]
published: 08.03.2021
Will there soon be packaging with organic waste in the supermarket? Quite possible! At the Institute for Applied Biopolymer Research at Hof University of Applied Sciences (ibp), headed by Prof. Dr. Michael Nase, a group of young researchers wants to investigate the influence of natural radiation and biogenic residues on the properties and structure of biopolymers [more]
published: 04.03.2021
Sustainable food production in aquacultures entirely without microplastics - that is the long-term goal of a new research project that will run for two years. [more]
published: 01.03.2021
In a project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) entitled "WaterExe4.0", researchers from the Institute for Water and Energy Management (iwe) at Hof University of Applied Sciences are identifying success factors for successful implementation transfer in digitization projects in the water industry [more]
published: 10.02.2021
At a digital symposium on March 03-04, 2021, current findings and innovations in the field of bioplastics will be presented to the public. [more]
published: 10.02.2021
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