More University Podcasts!

Three German universities and the Helios Academy launch their offerings on iTunes U
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Users can choose from a large selection of podcasts, video and audio files, lectures, scripts and other teaching materials. Leibniz University Hannover, Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen and the University of Hamburg have recently joined.

The University of Hamburg’s media content includes videos by Andreas von Bechtolsheim (IT scientist and co-founder of Sun Microsystems), science-fiction author Paul di Filippo, communications scientist Friedemann Schulz von Thun, and physicist and Right Livelihood Award winner Hans-Peter Dürr.

The Helios Academy Berlin also continues to add new content to the iTunes U offering.

These are naturally free and can be downloaded to Mac, PC, iPod, iPad or iPhone, offering a wide selection of different topics from university teaching as well as current research results.