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Research Cooperations

Was sieht man auf der Albrechtsburg Meißen? Für Menschen mit kognitiver
Beeinträchtigung entwickelten TU Dresden und Museumsleitung einen 43
barrierefreien Audioguide. Links: Projektleiter Prof. Alexander Lasch
What­is­there­to­see­at­Albrechtsburg­Meissen?­TU­Dresden­and the­museum­
management are working together on an accessible audio guide for people
with­cognitive­impairments.­Left: Project­leader­Prof.­Alexander­Lasch

A rich breadth of topics and large sphere of action The UN chooses Dresden
distinguish TU Dresden’s research affiliates. Our projects The United Nations University chose Dresden as its
are often embedded in global research networks. base for the Institute for Integrated Management of
Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) due to
The Big Bang on ice TU Dresden’s outstanding reputation for environmental
To understand the fundamental laws of physics governing sciences. UNU-FLORES develops strategies for over-
our universe, we need to recreate the subatomic coming global problems regarding the sustainable use
processes that took place immediately after the Big Bang. and integrated management of environmental resources
We need a particle accelerator that is protected from such as soil or water. They focus primarily on developing
environmental interferences – otherwise the and newly industrialized countries in the Global South.
measurements are useless. A Dresden brewery’s old ice TUD and UNU-FLORES are both part of the Global Water
house nestled deep into a cliff meets these requirements and Climate Adaptation Center.
perfectly. TU Dresden and the Helmholtz- Zentrum

Dresden- Rossendorf (HZDR) jointly operate the Felsen- Accessing the Middle Ages
keller underground particle accelerator here. Prof. Daniel Some research collaborations take place right on our
Bemmerer (HZDR) heads up the technical management doorstep: Albrechtsburg Meissen, Germany’s oldest
and Prof. Kai Zuber (TU Dresden) leads the research. castle, is located just a few kilometers from our campus.
They are also investigating how the sun produces energy. It offers a rich mix of architecture and interiors that
An essential aspect of this is neutrino research. The two people with cognitive impairments may find difficult to
Dresden researchers work closely with the research group grasp. This is why the Chair of German Linguistics and
led by Takaaki Kajita (University of Tokyo) and Arthur B. Language History at TU Dresden and the museum
McDonald (Queen’s University), who were awarded the manage ment are developing an audio guide in simple
Nobel Prize in 2015 for their work in this field. language that can be easily downloaded to mobile devices.