Interviews

20 December 2021|Excellence Strategy

Six students selected for the Fast-Track Program

Plastic waste on a beach in a tourist area

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Universität Hamburg’s Fast-Track Program gives outstanding students from all over the world an opportunity to do their doctorate right after completing their bachelor’s. One project revolves around the elimination of plastic waste, for example.

8 December 2021|Press release

Four Alumni of Universität Hamburg in German Cabinet

University president Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Dieter Lenzen (left) talking to former mayor of Hamburg Olaf Scholz

Photo: Universität Hamburg

Today the German Bundestag, the Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany, elected Olaf Scholz as the country’s ninth chancellor. In 1978, following his Abitur, Scholz began studying law at Universität Hamburg. He completed his studies in 1984. He remained connected to the University even after...

18 November 2021|Excellence Strategy

New opportunities for students

Photo: UHH/von Wieding

Courses on academic writing, student projects, and seminars on current issues: since the beginning of October, the newly founded Center for Interdisciplinary Studies and Academic Skills has offered a range of opportunities for students.

12 November 2021|Excellence Strategy

Haus der Lehre Wins Architecture Prize

„HAUS DER LEHRE – LIGHT & SCHOOLS“ auf dem Campus Bahrenfeld

Photo: hammeskrause architekten

Universität Hamburg’s Haus der Lehre—Light & Schools has been recognized as the 2020 building of the year by the Architekten- und Ingenieurverein Hamburg (AIV). The prize has been awarded on 11 November.

10 November 2021|Excellence Strategy

Stop smoking—but how?

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For the second time, Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence has awarded fellowships to 4 outstanding early career researchers, among them is public health researcher Dr. Kathleen Gali. She is investigating how smokers with cancer can be helped to quit.

5 November 2021|Excellence Strategy

“Please turn the page!” Discussing social change together

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The conference series Hamburger Horizonte, co-initiated by Universität Hamburg, will take place this year on 18 and 19 November. Researchers and the public will discuss social changes and how we can respond to them.

29 October 2021|Press release

Successor chosen: Universität Hamburg elects Heekeren as new president

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren vor dem Hauptgebäude der Universität Hamburg

Photo: UHH/Esfandiari

Elected by the Academic Senate, confirmed by the University Council: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren will be Universität Hamburg’s new president. Pending appointment by the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Heekeren will succeed Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Dieter Lenzen at the beginning...

25 October 2021|Im Fokus

“I hope that young people succeed where we scientists have not.”

Dieter Lenzen and Klaus Hasselmann in conversation

Photo: Universität Hamburg / Frank von Wieding

Just over 3 weeks ago, the Swedish Nobel Prize committee announced that Hamburg resident Klaus Hasselmann had been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics. On the occasion of Dr. Hasselmann’s 90th birthday, the University’s president, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Dieter Lenzen, invited the alumnus...

21 October 2021|Press release

Universität Hamburg accepted into European university network

Photo: Universität Hamburg / Schell

Universität Hamburg has been accepted as a new member into the EU-funded European University Alliance for Global Health (EUGLOH). Coordinated under the leadership of Université Paris-Saclay (France), this high-level consortium focuses on global health issues and aims to establish a collaborative...

21 October 2021|Excellence Strategy

“International marine protection regulations can sometimes be tricky”

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For the second time, Universität Hamburg has awarded 4 fellowships to outstanding early career researchers, including the legal scholar Dr. Ekaterina Antsygina. Antsygina is studying the gaps and loopholes in the protection of cold water corals and other sedentary species on the ocean’s floor.

20 October 2021|Excellence Strategy

New service for international researchers

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Starting in Winter Semester 2021/2022, the staff of the new Welcome Service will be helping international researchers organize their stay in Hamburg. The Welcome Service is financed from the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State Governments funding. Service head Jan Kochanowsi introduces...

18 October 2021|Excellence Strategy

HNC: From individual partnerships to international university network

Photo: Stellenbosch University

The Department of International Affairs at Universität Hamburg is organizing the Hamburg Networking Conference (HNC) for the second time from 18 to 22 October. Universität Hamburgs strategic and thematic international university partners are invited. Participants from 23 universities from 16...

15 October 2021|Campus

Prof. Dr. Paul Wedrich will contribute his expertise to the Department of Mathematics and the Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe

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Every year, Universität Hamburg welcomes many new researchers. Here, we present part of a series to introduce them and their areas of research.

11 October 2021|19neunzehn

A Chance for Researchers in Exile

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In Germany, there are many programs that help researchers who face political, religious, or ethnic persecution in their own countries. At Universität Hamburg, Kristin Günther and her team in the Department of International Affairs lend support.

7 October 2021|Excellence Strategy

Researching the smallest building blocks of matter

Photo: CERN

Every year, Universität Hamburg welcomes many new researchers. Here, we present part of a series to introduce them and their areas of research.

5 October 2021|Press release

Universität Hamburg congratulates Professor Emeritus Klaus Hasselmann on Nobel Prize for Physics

Universität Hamburg is congratulating Professor Emeritus Klaus Hasselmann on being jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics, together with Syukuro Manabe from the USA and Giogio Parisi from Italy.

29 September 2021|Excellence Strategy

Postpandemic world: Transportation and health care of the future

Montage photo of commuter wearing a mask / photo of drawing blood

Photo: Iakov Filimonov / Shutterstock.com / Pixabay

This year, Universität Hamburg is financing research projects through its Knowledge Exchange Fund under the theme “The New Normal: Sustainable Development during a Pandemic.” Here, we introduce 2 of the 12 financed projects.

23 September 2021|Excellence Strategy

Ancient History Meets Chemistry

Students extract fragrance oil from plant ingredients

Photo: Universität Hamburg / Krätzig

Universität Hamburg will be promoting interdisciplinary teaching tandems in Winter Semester 2021/22. These tandems consist of 2 teachers from different faculties or backgrounds who have together developed an innovative teaching format on the topic of mobility. Here, we introduce one of the projects...

9 September 2021|Campus

Prof. Dr. Dieter Jaksch will strengthen the MIN-Faculty

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Every year, Universität Hamburg welcomes many new researchers. Here, we present part of a series to introduce them and their areas of research.

2 September 2021|Campus

“In Hong Kong, when journalists do their job, it is considered activism.”

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Glacier Kwong from Hong Kong is currently doing her doctorate at the University of Hamburg. Kwong previously demonstrated for democracy in her homeland; today, she remains involved primarily online in exile in Hamburg. In this interview, she explains how academic work differs between Hamburg and...