Projects

Lukas Hakelberg receives ERC grant for his research on the emergence of tax havens in the Global South

The ERC has awarded Prof. Dr. Lukas Hakelberg a Starting Grant for his project entitled “The Whiteness of Wealth Management: Colonial Economic Structure, Racism, and the Emergence of Tax Havens in the Global South (WOWMA)”. During its runtime, he will analyse the development of tax havens with a focus on colonial economic structures, income tax adoption, the survival of white oligarchies, and racism.

ERC Grant for Stephan Scheel’s project on digital ID devices and citizenship

Prof. Dr. Stephan Scheel has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant for the research project “Doing Digital Identities” (DigID). In brief, the project investigates how digital ID devices are changing the transactions and power relations between citizens and state authorities in one international and five country case studies.

From the lab to the market: enabling bone repair

When bones fail to heal – for example after an accident or cancer treatment – bone defects remain, placing a burden on patients as well as society and the economy. “Worldwide, more than four million operations per year require bone grafts or substitutes. At the same time, current treatment options are limited.

PRIMA – Oli4food cooperation project: From waste product to functional food

Olives are healthy: They protect the heart, fight inflammation, and preserve cells. Rich in iron, vitamins and unsaturated fatty acids, they are one of the main components of the Mediterranean diet, which is essentially based on cereals, fruit and vegetables.

Domestic blood collection should relieve the burden of chronically ill

About 40 percent of people in Germany have one or more chronic diseases. Many require permanent specialist care and must regularly introduce themselves personally to the practice. Blood tests are often the only reason for the appointment. This is particularly problematic in rural areas, where clinics are often far from home and require a long journey.

Turn-taking – The communicative interplay

Is cooperative communication unique to humans? This view is challenged by Prof. Dr. Simone Pika, a cognitive biologist, in her ERC Consolidator Grant project “Taking turns – The ‘missing’ link in language evolution?”. Here, Pika and her team of six are looking at the system of “turn-taking”, the communicative interplay.

Browse through our collection of selected research projects and discover the diversity of European cooperation in Lower Saxony!