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News about the Excellence Strategy (2021)

23 September 2021|Excellence Strategy

Ancient History Meets Chemistry

Students extract fragrance oil from plant ingredients

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Universität Hamburg will be promoting interdisciplinary teaching tandems in Winter Semester 2021/22. These tandems consist of 2 teachers from...
27 July 2021|Excellence Strategy

“I want to crack the code of neurons.”

Portrait Prof. Panzeri

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Prof. Dr. Stefano Panzeri has joined Universität Hamburg as a nucleus professor. With its calls for applications for these professorships, the...
14 July 2021|Excellence Strategy

Participation in the DFG research unit examining jets from black holes

Visualization of the research group approach

Photo: Matthias Kadler (JMU); individual pictures: C. Fromm (JMU), A. Baczko (MPIfR), R. Perley and W. Cotton (NRAO/AUI/NSF).

The powerful jets shooting out of black holes will be the focus of a new German Research Foundation (DFG) research group, which includes two...
29 June 2021|Excellence Strategy

New Funding Round for Student Research Groups

Studierende im Labor

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For the second time, Universität Hamburg is funding student research projects as part of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State Governments...
18 June 2021|Excellence Strategy

“These days, all major challenges have to do with digitalization.”

Portrait Prof. Recker

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Prof. Dr. Jan Christoph Recker has joined Universität Hamburg as a nucleus professor. With its call for applications for these professorships, the...
7 June 2021|Excellence Strategy

How contagious are deceased persons with the coronavirus?

Deceased persons with the coronavirus are being examined by forensic pathologists

Photo: Katarzyna Bialasiewicz

Since the coronavirus took hold in Germany, those who come into contact with the deceased have had many questions. Are the bodies of the victims...
2 June 2021|Excellence Strategy

Nobel laureate Esther Duflo’s speech on climate change

Professor Duflo on the live stream

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Nobel laureate Professor Esther Duflo discussed the climate crisis with researchers and interested members of the public from all over the world. The...
17 May 2021|Excellence Strategy

Climate Crisis: Nobel Laureate Esther Duflo Joins in a Livestream Discussion

Portrait Esther Duflo

Photo: Bryce Vickmark 2019

Nobel laureate Esther Duflo joins in a livestream discussion with researchers from all over the world. This public event kicks off the fourth Global...
4 May 2021|Excellence Strategy

Transfer at a Glance: Coronavirus Research at Universität Hamburg

Grafik zum neuen Corona-Portfolio

Photo: UHH/Wohlfahrt

Currently 38 projects in all subject areas: The new range of online projects covers the entire spectrum of coronavirus research at Universität...
3 May 2021|Excellence Strategy

Pilot project for early career researchers at CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter

Dr. Philipp Wessels-Staarmann / Irine Fernandez-Cuesta

Photo: DESY/Lars Berg, privat

The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging: Cluster of Excellence Advanced Imaging of Matter has developed a new funding concept. The goal of the Young...