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This page provides you with all news from Universität Hamburg, which is divided into the following categories: 19neunzehn, Campus, Research, In focus, Internal, Interviews, and Videos.

18 June 2021|Excellence Strategy

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

Portrait Prof. Recker

Photo: Private

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

Picking Up Good Vibrations

The vibro truck makes the ground vibrate. A cloud of dust forms.

Photo: DESY / Marta Mayer

For 2 weeks, an interdisciplinary research team measured vibrations on the DESY premises at Science City Hamburg-Bahrenfeld to study new measurement...
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

Photo: UHH/Lutsch

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...
29 April 2021|Excellence Strategy

Taking Stock of the German EU Council Presidency

Logo des Hamburg Vigoni Forums

Photo: Hamburg-Vigoni Forum

As part of the Hamburg-Vigoni Forum’s conference program, Universität Hamburg invites you to a European policy discussion on 6 May 2021. The title of...
22 April 2021|Campus

Online Meeting: Universities Agree to Expand Collaboration

The two universities met on Zoom

Photo: Universität Hamburg

Kyoto University has been one of Universität Hamburg’s strategic partners since July 2020. In an online meeting, the universities have now decided to...
20 April 2021|Excellence Strategy

Global Challenges, Local Research Approaches

Portraits Schröder/Singer

Photo: Universität Hamburg / private / private

From April 2021, 17 researchers at Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence will receive funding from the Ideas and Venture Fund. The researchers...
2 April 2021|Research

X-ray screening: promising candidates for COVID drugs

Visualisierung des Coronavirus

Photo: DESY/SciComLab

An international team of researchers, which on behalf of Universität Hamburg is coordinated by Prof. Dr. Dr. Christian Betzel and Prof. Dr. Arwen...
26 March 2021|

The health of the Baltic Sea is below standard – but there’s hope for improvement

Baltic Health Index

Photo: Baltic Health Index Project & OpenStreetMap contributors

An international research team with participation of Universität Hamburg has developed an index that can be used to assess the condition of the Baltic...
19 March 2021|Excellence Strategy

“There is more money in illegal wildlife than in the drug trade.”

Körbe aus Gürteltierpanzern

Photo: UHH/Ohme

Universität Hamburg is using the Transfer@UHH fund to support 6 new research projects, including a project at the Center of Natural History (CeNak) on...
15 March 2021|Excellence Strategy

How Digitalization Changes Written Language

Double portrait Prof. Dr. Jannis Androutsopoulos and Prof. Dr. Heike Zinsmeister

Photo: private collection/UHH

Effective immediately, Universität Hamburg is funding 5 research projects as part of the Next Generation Partnerships—Thematic Networks program. The...
26 February 2021|Excellence Strategy

Seminar on desk research in Studium Generale: Of pencils and Post-Its

The seminar leader lying on his desk

Photo: S. Porombka

This semester, visiting scholar Prof. Dr. Stephan Porombka and Julian Farny from the Berlin University of the Arts are enriching the subject range at...
23 February 2021|Research

EU funding for Future and Emerging Technologies

Collage of rock images and industrial plant

Photo: pixabay/sonnenbrunnen/SD-Pictures

The European Union’s FET Open program funds research projects on promising technologies. In the last round, 2 projects that included teams from...
22 February 2021|Campus

Study on working conditions and career paths

Studentin im Homeoffice

Photo: UHH/Lutsch

Researchers have conducted a nationwide study to gather comprehensive data on working and living conditions for doctoral candidates and doctoral...
19 February 2021|Excellence Strategy

Sky Map Shows Over 25,000 Black Holes

Sky map simplified view

Photo: Universität Hamburg / de Gapserin

An international team of astronomers headed by Junior Professor Dr. Francesco de Gasperin, a researcher at the Hamburg Observatory and member of the...
16 February 2021|Excellence Strategy

"Developing a Modern, Digital Vision for Universität Hamburg"

Sebastian Gerling, CDO at Universität Hamburg

Photo: Universität Hamburg / Hansen

With financing through the second funding line of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State Governments, Universität Hamburg appointed its...
12 February 2021|Excellence Strategy

“The Majority of the Projects Are Well Under Way”

Universität Hamburg applied to the second funding line of the Excellence Competition of the Federal and State Governments for 24 projects. It now has...