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19 March 2026|In focus

Enriching Current Debates Through a Literary Lens

Prof. Zumbusch bei der Preisverleihung

Photo: DFG/Ausserhofer

Prof. Dr. Cornelia Zumbusch of the University of Hamburg has been awarded Germany’s most prestigious research prize. The professor of modern German literature received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize for her work in the field of the poetics of knowledge.
15 January 2026|In focus

The University of Hamburg Assumes Presidency of EUGLOH in 2026

Symbolic picture for the European university alliance EUGLOH, in which a group of women hold up European flags

Photo: University of Hamburg / Göttling

International exchange and networking: the University of Hamburg has been a member of the European University Alliance for Global Health for several years. At the beginning of 2026, it took over the annually rotating EUGLOH presidency.
7 January 2026|In focus

“We need to draw more attention to the relevance of academia to society”

Julia Reuschenbach

Photo: Tobias Koch

Dr. Julia Reuschenbach, one of the University of Hamburg’s first senior lecturers, joined the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences on 1 December 2025. She feels her role comes with various privileges and also sees the need for academics to go public.
2 January 2026|In focus

Starting on 1 January: New telephone numbers at the University

Symbolic image for telephone with a white telephone receiver on a blue background

Photo: University of Hamburg / Engels

The University welcomes 2026 with a telephone system changeover. With a few exceptions University telephone numbers have been changed. The first 5 digits of the University line are now: 2395-2xxxx. Most extensions remain the same.