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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.

28 November 2019|Campus

International symposium at the Institute of Systematic Musicology

dance group in slow motion

Photo: pixabay/DimitrisDoukas

The European Research Council funded project, “Slow Motion: Transformations of Musical Time in Perception and Performance/SloMo” examines slow motion...
20 November 2019|Campus

The University of Groningen and Universität Hamburg expand collaboration

Mitglieder der Universitäten Groningen und Hamburg

Photo: UHH, RRZ/MCC, Mentz

Universität Hamburg’s international network is continuing to grow: approximately 50 members of Universität Hamburg and the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen...
11 November 2019|Research

Euro 19.3 million for 4 new research training groups at Universität Hamburg

Office of the DFG

Photo: German Research Foundation

Universität Hamburg enjoys another resounding success with the German Research Foundation (DFG) DFG has approved and will fund all 4 research training...
22 October 2019|Im Fokus

Questions and Answers on the Demonstrations against Prof. Dr. Bernd Lucke

Das Hauptgebäude der Universität Hamburg

Photo: UHH/Denstorf

Events surrounding Prof. Dr. Bernd Lucke resumption of teaching duties have concerned students and staff at Universität Hamburg as well as the media...
24 September 2019|Anniversary

Exhibition on the history of the University opens

Exhibition rooms

Photo: UHH/Ohme

The new exhibition on Universität Hamburg’s past and present gives an exciting glimpse into 100 years of teaching, research, campus life, and...
17 September 2019|Aktuelles

From individual partnerships to international university network

HNC

Photo: UHH

From 17–20 September 2019, the Department of International Affairs at Universität Hamburg invited all its all strategic and key international...
27 August 2019|Research

“If the forest disappears, it changes the climate and rainfall of the whole continent”

Map: fire in South America on 27 August 2019

Photo: NASA/FIRMS

Every summer, farmers in the Amazonian basin light fires, to clear land for farming. Currently, there are thousands of forest fires that are burning...
24 July 2019|Video

What does the title “University of Excellence” mean for Universität Hamburg?

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Dieter Lenzen
It is now official: Universität Hamburg is one of eleven Universities of Excellence in Germany. What, however, does that mean for Universität Hamburg...
19 July 2019|In focus

We are excellent!

Jubelnde Menschen und Konfetti
Universität Hamburg is a University of Excellence. The official announcement was made by the Federal Minister of Education and Research, Anja...
16 July 2019|Research

First Joint-Postdoctoral Research Position with Macquarie University in Sydney

Anja Augsdörfer

Photo: Private

Researching in Australia: Educational Scientist Dr. phil. des. Anja Augsdörfer has begun the first joint-postdoctoral research position with...
28 June 2019|Campus

From Harvard to Hamburg

Anna Biggs

Photo: UHH/Fuchs

Anna Biggs studies mathematics and physics at Harvard University. In 2018, the twenty-year-old completed a research internship of several months with...
14 June 2019|International

New cooperation: American professor visits Hamburg

Portrait Professor Stacey Lee

Photo: UHH/Ohme

Prof. Stacey Lee’s areas of specialty are law, ethics, and the health system. Ms. Lee teaches and researches at the crossroads of these fields at...
13 June 2019|News

The city’s largest knowledge fest in honor of Universität Hamburg

Climate at the “summer of knowledge” event

Photo: UHH/Menz

To celebrate Universität Hamburg’s 100th anniversary, the city is hosting a “summer of knowledge” at Ratshausmarkt, in front of Hamburg’s City Hall...
21 May 2019|In focus

Minister of Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas catches up on the latest climate research in Hamburg

Außenminister Heiko Maas besucht das Exzellenzcluster für Klimaforschung der Universität Hamburg.

Photo: UHH/Ohme

Expertise like that produced at Universität Hamburg’s Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society (CLICCS)” is essential in order to...
13 May 2019|In focus

A Guest Star from the Stars

Alexander Gerst handing over the banner during the anniversary ceremony

Photo: Sebastian Engels

At the ceremony to celebrate Universität Hamburg’s 100th anniversary, astronaut Alexander Gerst was made an honorary senator. In return, Gerst...
10 May 2019|Anniversary

Wolfgang Schäuble, Alex Gerst—A Birthday Bash

Final image of the ceremony

Photo: Sebastian Engels

Universität Hamburg celebrates its 100th anniversary, exactly 100 years to the day after its official opening. Over 1,400 guests, including many...
11 April 2019|Campus

The University’s sustainability concept makes it into the Times Higher Education Ranking

Main Building of the University

Photo: UHH/Schell

In the most recent international University Impact Ranking conducted by Times Higher Education (THE), Universität Hamburg has ranked 60th. Above all...
10 April 2019|Research

Black holes: what are they, actually?

Black hole in the Messier 87 Galaxy

Photo: EHT Collaboration

The international research project Event Horizon has now succeeded in photographing a black hole for the first time. But what is a black hole...
19 March 2019|Campus

base.camp informatics students get creative.

Cows on a farm

Photo: UHH/MIN/Willert

Application is an important part of information technology. To advance applications, the Informatikum at Universität Hamburg runs the creative lab...
19 March 2019|Im Fokus

An exhibition on 5 large educational institutions in Hamburg has now opened.

The exhibition “Die Zeit war reif—100 Jahre Bildung und Lernen in Hamburg” has now opened: it takes a look at a century of education and learning in...