The new lecture notes from the Lecture Notes series builds on the core courses in theoretical physics and provides the methods for understanding astrophysics theoretically. The Lecture Notes are aimed at students of STEM subjects, but also offer interested readers from other subjects clear insights into exciting STEM topics.

The current issue of the Ruperto Carola research magazine presents contributions by 24 scientists from a wide range of disciplines on the topic of "Friend & Foe". From vital proteins that can become the organism's enemy, to musically expressed enmity, to a psychological examination of a disturbed perception of friend and foe - each contribution provides fascinating insights into exciting research work at Heidelberg University.

Films tell stories - and they tell of the social and political circumstances of their creation. This can be seen particularly well in the German and Italian postwar films studied by the international group of authors of the new volume of the Online-Schriften des DHI Rom. Neue Reihe| Pubblicazioni online del DHI Roma. Nuova serie. How do the filmmakers process the Fascist and the National Socialist past? How do they portray the other?

With the title “Self-Reassurances”, this sixth issue regards the ongoing process of self-reflection as a quality feature of teacher edu­cation, which finds expression in a probing attitude towards one’s own subject, a self-reflective stance towards oneself, and in an experi­mental curiosity about communication and transfer. Following historical, theoretical, and empirical approaches, the essays collected here contribute new insights, questions, and suggestions to this discussion.

The new Journal of Transcultural Studies is online. The thematic section comprises three articles devoted to the transcultural memories of Mediterranean port cities. This issue is complemented by Anne Ring Petersen's thought-provoking plea against hegemonic, monocultural notions of community and her investigation of the role public art and culture can play in the collective reimagining of cultural citizenship, home and belonging.

Films shape our perception of the world. This also applies to Antiziganism, which is still taken for granted on the screen today. Scientists, filmmakers and human rights activists pursue this problem and deal with questions of ethics, strategies of subversion and Antiziganism in comparison to other resentments besides concrete examples of Antiziganistic depictions.