Research news (2026)18 March 2026|ResearchDoing the Research: Climate Policy – Does It Live Up to Its Name?Photo: privatThe University of Hamburg is the scientific home to more than 6,200 researchers. Every 2 weeks, we offer a glimpse into their work as part of the...4 March 2026|ResearchDoing the Research: Why Do Some Trees Keep Their Dead Leaves?Photo: University of Hamburg / EsfandiariMany of you have probably seen this before, when walking through a bare deciduous forest in winter, suddenly there’s a tree with brown leaves clinging...2 March 2026|ResearchWelcome aboard: Prof. Dr. Stefanie Burkhardt strengthens the Humanities.Photo: PrivateEvery year, the University of Hamburg welcomes numerous new researchers. This series introduces them and their areas of research. This time: Religious...26 February 2026|ResearchTitles, Theses, Doctorates: How did comics get into schools?Photo: privateComics as an educational media in the classroom are nothing special these days. This was not always the case: in the 1950s, they had a bad reputation...19 February 2026|ResearchDoing the Research: Low German through the agesPhoto: UHH / EsfandiariThe University of Hamburg is the scientific home to over 6,200 researchers. Every 2 weeks, we offer a glimpse into their work in the Hamburger...5 February 2026|ResearchDoing the Research: The Accelerator Ring Doesn’t Fit in the LabPhoto: University of Hamburg / FeuerbötherThe University of Hamburg is the scientific home to over 6,200 researchers. Every 2 weeks, we offer a glimpse into their work in the Hamburger...4 February 2026|Forschung14 million euros for the development of a fusion energy laserPhoto: DESY/Marta MayerA research team from five institutes, coordinated by Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY and the University of Hamburg, is receiving millions in...28 January 2026|ResearchThe Importance of Internet Memes from the Linguistic PerspectivePhoto: Adobe Stock/TShirt EmpireMemes have become an integral part of communication, primarily in social media. But how exactly does the interplay of text and image create meaning...27 January 2026|Research“Angola’s Green Jewel Is Vanishing Before Our Eyes”Photo: Barbara DitschDr. Thea Lautenschläger, scientific director of the the University of Hamburg’s Loki Schmidt Garden, and Dr. Manfred Finckh from the Institute of...21 January 2026|ResearchTake a break! How we learn and rememberPhoto: Adobe Stock/solvodOur brain is inconceivably complex and it changes every moment of our lives. In the Faculty of Psychology and Human Movement Science, Prof. Dr...More articles
