News in Life Sciences

Discover Your Future at the 'Study Orientation Weeks'!

The Faculty of Life Sciences warmly invites you to visit our Campus Kleve on January 18, 2024, from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

Here you will have the unique opportunity to engage directly with our professors, staff, and students. They are ready to introduce you to the diversity of our study programs, explain the exact contents, and provide insights into practical applications.

Take this chance to find a study program that perfectly matches you and your career goals. Learn more about the requirements and career perspectives and let our committed faculty inspire you. We look forward to meeting you and jointly shaping your path to the future! Read more

After a break due to coronavirus, the world's largest trade fair for agricultural technology returned with 470,000 visitors and 2,850 exhibitors.

The fair offered students from the Faculty of Life Sciences a platform to find out about their university and agricultural degree programs. At the same time, the fair offered students not only learning opportunities, but also chances to make contacts and gain insights into the latest agricultural trends. Read more

More than 90 former students came together at the alumni meeting of the Bio Science and Health and Quality, Environment, Safety and Hygiene (QUSH) degree programs at Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences on 12 May, a record for this event. Initiated by an alumnus, the meeting focused on the development of the degree programs and alumni feedback. Professors presented data and developments, and the focus was on networking and exchange between alumni and current students to strengthen the connection to the university. Read more

As we look back at the end of the year, we reflect on the initiatives that have made a difference. In 2023, HSRW and Charkiv Biotechnology School collaborated on a Summer School in Kleve, offering Ukrainian students hands-on learning in Bioengineering amidst the ongoing conflict. The program featured hybrid courses, practical lab work with smart glasses, and cultural exchanges. This initiative, supported by DAAD, provided valuable experiences and showcased innovative approaches to education in challenging times. More

The Faculty of Life Sciences has been running a professional distillery since 2013, which serves as a teaching centre for the art of distillation and food safety. Dr Marc-Kevin Zinn, integrates his expertise into teaching, with students gaining both theoretical and practical knowledge of distillate production. He recently passed the examination to become a distillery sommelier at the Genussakademie Bayern and the Bayerische Landesanstalt für Weinbau und Gartenbau. More

Seit Oktober 2023 ist es EU-weit verboten: Mikroplastik in sämtlichen Kosmetikprodukten und Waschmitteln. Doch welche Alternativen gibt es? Das möchten Forschende an der Hochschule Rhein-Waal (HSRW) zusammen mit dem Familienunternehmen bb med. product GmbH vom unteren Niederrhein herausfinden. Weiterlesen

During an excursion as part of the "Fundamentals of Environmental Protection" lecture series, students on the "Quality, Environment, Safety and Hygiene" and "Sustainable Agriculture" courses visited the Asdonkshof waste disposal centre near Kamp-Lintfort. There they were given an insight into modern waste management. More

Prof Dr Khalid Khan, from the PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, presented innovative research results on biochar during his research stay supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. He focussed on the use of biochar to improve soil quality in arid regions.  At the end of his stay, the Faculty of Life Science thanked Prof Khan for his valuable contributions and the impetus he has provided for future research projects. His work bears witness to the close scientific ties that stretch from Pakistan to the Lower Rhine. More