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4 December 2017|Campus

University at 16? Yes, it’s doable!

Photo: UHH/Wendt

With one year less of Gymnasium, German high school students are now younger on average when starting university. According to the Federal Statistics Office, more and more first-year students are minors when they begin their studies. Alissa D., however, is probably one of the youngest. At 16, she is...

24 October 2017|Campus

Cornelia Funke and Alexander Gerst appointed honorary senators of Universität Hamburg

Bestseller-Autorin Cornelia Funke und Astronaut Alexander Gerst

Photo: Dressler/Joerg Schwalfenberg; ESA/P. Sebirot

Two alumni of Universität Hamburg, best-selling author Cornelia Funke and astronaut and geophysicist Alexander Gerst, have been appointed honorary senators of Universität Hamburg. This distinction recognizes their special relationship to the University.

16 October 2017|Campus

New perspectives on Aby Warburg: Carlo Ginzburg reads in honor of Martin Warnke

Prof. Dr. Martin Warnke im Lesesaal des Warburg-Hauses

Photo: UHH/Dingler

A number of great names in the field of art history have taught and worked at Universität Hamburg: Aby Warburg (1866–1929), Erwin Panofsky (1892–1968), and Martin Warnke (born 1937), to name a few. Warnke, emeritus professor at our University since 2003, turned 80 on 12 October and to mark this...

12 October 2017|Campus

2017 matriculation celebration on the meaning of life

Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen, Katrin Greve und Michel Abdollahi

Photo: Christian Stelling

Starting university is a big step—all the better one marks the occasion together with parents, friends and future study companions. Around 1,400 first-semester students and their families gathered yesterday in the Audimax to take part in the 2017 matriculation ceremony, which addressed the...

10 October 2017|Campus

Establishing sustainability at universities: the Hamburg Sustainable Development Summit 2017

Dr. Claudia Schmitt auf dem Podium der HSDS

Photo: Markus Scholz/scholzfoto.de

Networking, learning from one another, questioning conventions—it takes small steps off the beaten path to establish sustainability in a large institution like a university, but more and more universities around the world are ready to embark on the journey. The Center for a Sustainable University...

9 October 2017|Campus

15 years of curiosity: The Children's University celebrates its anniversary

Photo: Kinder-Uni Hamburg

In 2003 the Children's University held its first lecture entitled—most appropriately for Hamburg—"Why does it rain?" The series of lectures, aimed at children between 8 and 12 years, celebrates its fifteenth anniversary this year. [Read on in German . . .]

5 October 2017|Campus

University Ball 2017—tickets available

Ein Mann und eine Frau tanzen in Abendrobe

Photo: Hartmut Zielke

An evening in the spirit of academic pursuit: for the fifth consecutive year, the Universität Hamburg Alumni Association and the Hamburger Informatik Technologie-Center e.V. (HITeC) will be hosting the University Ball on 18 November in the Grand Elysée Hotel Hamburg. Order tickets now... [Read on in...

27 September 2017|Campus

Get involved and resolve conflict creatively—Prof. Dr. Gordon Mitchell on the peace building summer university program 2017

Symbolbild von zwei Frauen unterschiedlicher Hautfarbe, die sich anstarren

Photo: Art Peace Project

Violence in soccer stadiums, hate in the Internet—conflict, whether political or societal, is as multifold as its causes and solutions. How can you get help? Twenty-five students sought answers to this question at a summer university program organized by an initiative on peace building from 29...

26 September 2017|Campus

Prototype of Hamburg Open Online University (HOOU) kicks off

Prof. Dr. Kerstin Mayrberger vor einem Smartboard, das die HOOU@UHH-Webseite zeigt

Photo: UHH/Pinkert

Since 2015 the HOOU, a joint project of Hamburg's six public universities and the Multimedia Kontor Hamburg, has been developing models to expand upon the traditional classroom using digital technology. This should also make it easier for universities to collaborate and to get the general public...

20 September 2017|Campus

Summer school program on climate innovation

Photo: UHH/CEN/Wolf

In July and August more than 300 young scientists from all over Europe participated in The Journey Summer School Program. Eight teams developed business solutions addressing the challenges of climate change. They worked in different locations with experts from science and business, i.e., at the...

24 August 2017|Campus

New Center for Sustainable Research Data Management

Dr. Stefan Thiemann leitet das Zentrum für nachhaltiges Forschungsdatenmanagement (FDM-Zentrum)

Photo: UHH/Dingler

More and more research data are available digitally, resulting in immense amounts of data that require secure storage. On top of this, storage technologies are developing at a fast pace. The mass of data produced by our researchers needs to be stored for the long term, archived systematically...

22 August 2017|Campus

Two young economists take part in meeting of Nobel laureates

Annemarie Paul, wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin im Fachbereich VWL, und Jurgen Willems, Post-doc im Fachbereich Sozialökonomie

Photo: UHH/Dingler

Every three years up-and-coming economists have the chance to meet and exchange ideas with Nobel Prize laureates during the Lindau Meeting on Economic Sciences at Lake Constance. Universität Hamburg will be represented this year too: Annemarie Paul, research associate in the Department of Economics...

14 August 2017|Campus

The Hamburg Research Academy: information, advice, network

Prof. Marc Föcking und Elena Nendza von der HRA

Photo: UHH/Rademacher

In April 2017 nine higher education institutions in Hamburg co-founded a port of call for doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers: The Hamburg Research Academy (HRA). Although still under construction, we asked academic director Prof. Dr. Marc Föcking and deputy managing director Elena Nendza...

7 August 2017|Campus

Credit points for a journey to Westeros

Photo: privat

Thirty students finally had a good reason this summer semester to binge-watch their favorite TV program—in fact it was an academic requirement of a history class on the US fantasy series "Game of Thrones." The aim of instructors Prof. Dr. Barbara Müller and Prof. Christoph Dartmann was to impart...

13 July 2017|Research

Tracking art on the University's campus

Dr. Christina Kuhli im Hauptgebäude der Universität Hamburg

Photo: UHH/Meßner

The University is home to countless pieces of art that do not belong to any specific collection. Some of them even adorn the Von-Melle-Park Campus. Prof. Dr. Iris Wenderholm, Dr. Christina Kuhli, and Ifee Tack from the Department of Art History are now researching and documenting these oft-forgotten...

5 July 2017|Campus

Dance studies pioneer Prof. Dr. Gabriele Klein celebrates her 60th birthday

Photo: Clara Marie Herrmann

Prof. Dr. Gabriele Klein has been a major force behind the establishment of dance and performance studies in Germany. For her 60th birthday, academics and artists held a symposium to honor her work. An encounter with a pioneer who has navigated the worlds of modern dance, Hip Hop, and urban...

4 July 2017|Campus

More money, more time, more contacts—the Deutschlandstipendium is a great opportunity

Photo: Karolina Alba

Rent, food, the semester contribution—university students are often strapped for cash. There are, however, more than 2,000 state and private institutions offering grants and scholarships. In addition to financial aid, they provide access to various helpful networks. Jan-Niklas Pries, who has just...

3 July 2017|Research

Study at Universität Hamburg reveals that testosterone is better than it's made out to be

Luise Reimers spricht über ihre Studie zu Testosteron

Photo: UHH/Diekhof

Testosterone is considered an endogenous stimulant usually associated with display behaviors, aggression, and risk-taking. A study conducted by Luise Reimers, a doctoral student working with junior professor Dr. Esther Diekhof in the field of neuroendocrinology at the Biocenter Grindel, has led to...

27 June 2017|Campus

Hamburg Teaching Award for nine teachers at Universität Hamburg

Gruppenbild der 19 Lehrenden, die mit dem Hamburger Lehrpreis ausgezeichnet wurden, mit Wissenschaftssenatorin

Photo: UHH/Werner

At a festive awards ceremony on 27 June 2017, Senator for Science, Research, and Equalities, Katharina Fegebank, presented the Hamburg Teaching Award. Eight of the sixteen individual awards were conferred upon nine teachers at Universität Hamburg. [Read on in German]

27 June 2017|Campus

Pilot project: Universitätskolleg 2.0 introduces itself at annual conference

Gruppenbild vom Marktplatz der Jahrestagung des Universitätskollegs

Photo: UHH/Pinkert

World café and market square: for its first annual conference, the Universitätskolleg 2.0 chose an interactive approach that allowed for maximum exchange between the guests and academics taking part in the projects initiated in January 2017. [Read on in German]