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News about the Excellence Strategy (2023)

3 April 2023|Excellence Strategy

Teaching tandem: critical view of migration as presented in museums

Illustration of a street scene in Five Points

Photo: public domain

Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence will be funding interdisciplinary teaching tandems for the third time in Summer Semester 2023. Two...
30 March 2023|Press release

Arts and Science: Exhibition in the city hall lobby

Computer simulation electron

Photo: UHH/Mukherjee

Colorful images from the microscopic world of basic research require a close second look: Universität Hamburg’s Cluster of Excellence CUI: Advanced...
7 March 2023|Press release

Multimedia special exhibition: Journey to the Big Bang extended to 7 May 2023

A glance at the exhibition How It All Began

Photo: UHH/Esfandiari

The interactive exhibition How It All Began: Of Galaxies, Quarks, and Collisions at the Museum of Work provides interesting insight into the latest...
21 February 2023|Excellence Strategy

“To me, IT security is incredibly exciting.”

Portrait Maya Herrscher

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The fast-track program at Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence provides outstanding students with an opportunity to do a doctorate directly...
21 February 2023|Press release

Meat tax: Animal Protection More Compelling than Climate Protection

Portrait Prof. Dr. Grischa Perino

Photo: Sebastian Engels

Meat production causes climate-harming CO2 emissions. Furthermore, many animals suffer under livestock conditions. A meat tax could lower consumption...
20 February 2023|in focus

Federal EU members of parliament visit Science City Hamburg-Bahrenfeld

Group picture of the STOA group

Photo: DESY

In the next few years, Science City Hamburg-Bahrenfeld will provide a leading international hub for natural sciences research. A group from the...
16 February 2023|Campus

"Welcome Aboard!": Prof. Dr. Eray Çaylı strengthens the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences

Prof. Dr. Eray Çaylı

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Every year, Universität Hamburg welcomes many new researchers. Here, we present part of a series to introduce them and their areas of research.
1 February 2023|Press release

1.5-degree Goal not plausible: Social change more important than physical tipping points

Cover illustration of the Hamburg Climate Future Outlook 2023

Photo: UHH/CEN

Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is currently not plausible, as is shown in a new, central study released by Universität Hamburg’s...
31 January 2023|Press release

Conference at Kampnagel: The Fleeting and the Constant in Dance

Dancing couple

Photo: Evgen Rom

From 2 to 4 Februar 2023, the Cluster of Excellence Understanding Written Artefacts at Universität Hamburg illuminated the role of written records for...
31 January 2023|Excellence Strategy

First open plenum: University seeks to strengthen sustainability

The University’s president Prof Dr. Hauke Heekeren greats forum participants.

Photo: UHH/Feuerböther

Over 180 University members from all areas—students, teaching staff, researchers, and other staff—have shared ideas at the first open plenum on the...