"TU Ilmenau Bürgercampus"

Our next lecture

Friday, March 22, 2024, 3:00 p.m.Prof. Dr. Andreas KellerTU Ilmenau

Radiation and life

Since the beginning of biological evolution 3.8 billion years ago, all life on Earth has existed under the influence of ionizing radiation. It comes from the sun, from the depths of space, but above all from the interior of the earth. Terrestrial exposure was initially much higher than it is today. The first living beings could only exist if they survived these high exposures. The energy transferred to biomolecules during each radiation interaction is much greater than their binding energy. This leads to changes in genetic information (mutation) or cell death. Even the first unicellular organisms were forced to use complex intracellular mechanisms to prevent this. This was the only way to achieve a regulated metabolism and successful reproduction. And millions of years of stable genomes and populations of species show that life has successfully adapted to the damaging effects of radiation, that ionizing radiation does not exclude life! It is more likely that the mutation rate it causes has contributed to the overwhelming diversity of biological life.

In addition to the sources and properties of ionizing radiation, the lecture will explain the biological effects of radiation, especially at the cellular level, such as damage to genetic information and its repair.

Current notes

Pre-registration for participation in the events, except special events and excursions, is not required.

For further information, please contact us at the e-mail:buergercampus@tu-ilmenau.de or by phone at 03677 69-4675 .

For more information, please see the program booklet.

Spring semester 2024

The program for the spring semester 2024 can be found here:

>Program of the spring semester 2024<

For further information, please contact us at the e-mail address buergercampus@tu-ilmenau.de

Preview of the fall semester 2024

The events take place in the rooms of the Georg-Schmidt-Technikum of the University of Ilmenau, Weimarer Straße, on Fridays at 15:00 (see General Information - Location map of the TU Ilmenau).

The following dates are planned for the fall semester 2024

06.09./ 13.09./ 27.09./ 11.10./ 18.10./ 25.10./ 08.11./ 15.11./ 22.11./ 29.11./ 06.12./ 13.12.2024

     

Review of previous semesters

"Will drones fall on our heads in the future?", "Artificial intelligence - public perception and risk communication" or "The digitalization wave in medical care: Claim and Reality": The range of content covered by the TU Ilmenau Citizens' Campus is diverse and includes socio-political and cultural-political topics, natural sciences and humanities, technical, economic, medical, historical and cultural topics.

In the review of previous semesters you will find an overview of the events and topics of the past years.

Review of previous semesters

General information

Founded in 2006, the Senior Citizens' Academy at the Ilmenau University of Technology, today's TU Ilmenau Bürgercampus, is an open continuing education program for all interested persons from Ilmenau and the surrounding area.

General information on participation in the TU Ilmenau Bürgercampus

Responsible for the program and organization of the TU Ilmenau Citizens' Campus is the Ilmenau University of Technology in cooperation with the Universitätsgesellschaft Ilmenau - Freunde, Förderer, Alumni e.V..