The German Ambassador to the UK, His Excellency Miguel Berger, visited the University of Bristol on 11 November, to meet Professor Evelyn Welch, the University’s Vice-Chancellor and President, and to discuss opportunities for UK-Germany education and research collaboration.
The Ambassador, accompanied by Dr Felix Karstens from the Embassy’s Political Department, met researchers from the Max Planck Bristol Centre for Minimal Biology, as well as the University’s Senior team, and staff and students in the School of Modern Languages.
During their tour, they 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.”
(A version of this story was originally published by University of Bristol)