Professor Evelyn Welch, the University's Vice-Chancellor and President with the German Ambassador to the UK, His Excellency Miguel Berger
Bhagesh Sachania Photography
From left to right: Profs Dek Wolfson, Jens Marklof, Christiane Schaffitzel, His Excellency Miguel Berger, Profs Imre Berger, Nigel Savery, Stephen Mann and Daniela Schmidt
Bhagesh Sachania Photography
Press release issued:
14 November 2022
The German Ambassador to the UK, His Excellency Miguel Berger visited the University on Friday [11 November], to meet Professor Evelyn Welch, the University's Vice-Chancellor and President, to discuss opportunities for UK-Germany education and research collaboration.
His Excellency Miguel Berger and Dr Felix Karstens, from the Embassy's Political Department, met with the University's Senior team, staff and students in the School of Modern Languages, and researchers from the Max Planck Bristol Centre for Minimal Biology in the School of Chemistry, which is based in both Bristol and Germany.
During their tour, the group were also shown the GW4 Facility for High-Resolution Electron Cryo-Microscopy in the University's Life Sciences Building, which underpins ground-breaking research by providing analysis tools to researchers enabling them to study the molecular processes responsible for cell function or malfunction.
Dr Mark Allinson, the University's Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching), said: "We are honoured to have hosted a visit from the German Ambassador. Bristol is fortunate to have a number of firmly embedded partnerships with Germany through its research and language teaching, and we hope today’s visit will further strengthen those links with our European peers."
Further information
About the School of Modern Languages
The University of Bristol School of Modern Languages is one of the largest centres for language studies in the UK. The School was ranked 4th in the UK for research in REF 2021 and the School’s outstanding researchers deliver world-class education.
About the Max Planck Bristol Centre for Minimal Biology
The Max Planck Bristol Centre for Minimal Biology was founded in 2019 by the University of Bristol and the Max Planck Society. The Centre pursues game-changing research and postgraduate training in the emerging field of minimal biology to address some of the most complex challenges in fundamental science. The GW4 Facility for High-Resolution Electron Cryo-Microscopy is closely aligned with the Wolfson Bioimaging Facility and provides world class cryo-microscopy and analysis tools, enabling researchers from diverse disciplines across the Great West region and beyond to study molecular processes using single-particle cryo-EM or cryo-tomography.
