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We are pleased to announce that Prof. Petra Schwer has been elected as a STRUC­TURES Trust Pro­fes­sor by the Young Researchers Convent (YRC). Since 2024, Petra Schwer has been leading the re­search group Geometric Group Theory at Institute for Mathematics (IMa). She joins the current team of Trust Pro­fes­sors consisting of Lavinia Heisenberg (Theo­re­ti­cal Physics), Matthias Bartelmann (Theo­re­ti­cal Physics), and Ullrich Köthe (Scientific Computing), who have been reelected.

Trust Pro­fes­sors play a crucial role in supporting early-career researchers by offering guidance, career advice, and mediation in case of conflicts within re­search groups or with supervisors. Their goal is to foster a supportive and constructive re­search environment. Every year, the YRC elects four Trust Pro­fes­sors. The YRC is a subgroup of the STRUC­TURES Cluster of Excellence that connects and represents the early-career researchers of our scientific community, including students and postdocs. 

We warmly congratulate Prof. Schwer on her election and thank all our Trust Pro­fes­sors for their commitment to supporting early-career researchers.

Further information:

• STRUC­TURES Trust Pro­fes­sors
• Petra Schwer's Webpage (Geometry and Group Theory)
• Young Researchers Convent