Interviews

15 October 2024|Excellence

How Experience Economies Develop

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Experiences have become a billion-dollar business around the world. In Germany consumers and consulates have also been investing more money into travel and other leisure activities than for goods. A study at the University of Hamburg is focusing on how the sector is developing, especially with...

10 October 2024|Press release

From basic research to applications in the automotive industry Novel X-Ray Imaging Method for Testing Electric Motor Materials

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Recently, there have been major breakthroughs in X-ray fluorescence imaging for biomedical applications. In cooperation with Audi Hungaria, Hungary, a University of Hamburg team will expand the innovative method to include questions in nondestructive materials testing—another example of...

9 October 2024|Press release

Public lectures at the University of Hamburg starting on 14 October

The Audimax at the University of Hamburg

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In Winter Semester 2024/25, the General Lecture Series at the University of Hamburg is once again offering over 100 public lectures on current topics in academia, science, research, politics, culture, and society. The program runs from 14 October 2024 to 1 February 2025.

9 October 2024|In focus

Sustainability Days 2024: Two Days Full of Exciting Events

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In and around the Audimax, the University of Hamburg devoted 2 days entirely to sustainability—there was even a DJ at the end. And the next open plenum on sustainability is already fast approaching.

9 October 2024|In focus

Up 4 Places: University of Hamburg Improves Its THE World University Ranking

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In the latest edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, the University of Hamburg was ranked 132nd among more than 2,000 universities worldwide and 12th among German universities.

7 October 2024|Campus

Welcome aboard: Prof. Dr. Julia C. Schneider strengthens the Humanities

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Every year, the University of Hamburg welcomes numerous new researchers. This series introduces them and their areas of research. This time: Sinologist Prof. Dr. Julia C. Schneider

2 October 2024|In focus

Global Health as a Topic of Two EUGLOH Events

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The European University Alliance for Global Health (EUGLOH) offers students and researchers from 9 European universities networking opportunities so that they can expand their knowledge in the field of global health. The University of Hamburg hosted 2 events in September.

1 October 2024|Press release

University of Hamburg Researcher Heads Project in the Startchancen Program

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The Federal Ministry of Education and Research has granted a total of €100 million to provide scientific evaluations of and support for the Startchancen program. Prof. Dr. Kira Weber from the Faculty of Education will receive €600,000 of that grant money in the first funding period for her project...

1 October 2024|Campus

Prof. Dr. Ruzana Liburkina strengthens the Faculty of Humanities.

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Every year, the University of Hamburg welcomes numerous new researchers. This series introduces them and their areas of research. This time: cultural studies scholar Prof. Dr. Ruzana Liburkina.

27 September 2024|Campus

Student research: Using science to modernize study of medicine

Medical student Ben Lücking intubating a medical simulation manikin

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Studying medicine requires students to study efficiently, to store a broad range of content long-term for their later work as a doctor. The student research group ME-Learn at Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence would like to help shape this learning process more sustainably with the aid of...

27 September 2024|Research

New DFG-funded infection research group

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“NeuroFlame” is one of 7 new research groups to receive funding from the German Research Foundation over the next 4 years. The researchers under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Manuel A. Friese will investigate how chronic inflammation is impacting nerve cell function and survival. For this undertaking...

26 September 2024|Press release

The University of Hamburg agrees to cooperation with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Professor Ho Teck Hua (l.) presents Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren with an art print with an architectural impression of the NTU campus

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The University of Hamburg and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have now signed a joint agreement. The goal is to intensify cooperation between the universities at all levels. The signing took place as part of a delegation to Singapore.

25 September 2024|Campus

“AI and Us”: Sign up for Hamburger Horizonte 2024!

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Can artificial intelligence save the climate? How does AI change science and politics, work, and how we deal with each other? At this year’s Hamburger Horizonte series from 9–14 October, representatives from the world of academia, politics, the media, and civil society will discuss how AI affects us...

20 September 2024|Press release

The University of Hamburg Welcomes All to Sustainability Days 2024

The tiny house on the Von-Melle-Park Campus

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Sustainability Days are a platform for sharing ideas, research findings, and visions of a sustainable future. They will take place on 7 and 8 October on the Von-Melle-Park Campus. The event, which includes prominent guests, has a diverse program.

19 September 2024|Press release

Hamburg Climate Futures Outlook: how climate adaptation succeeds

The cover of the Hamburg Climate Futures Outlook

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Climate change is forcing people to adapt to changed environmental conditions. How they do so is crucial. The current Hamburg Climate Futures Outlook 2024 shows that only sustainable adaptation is successful in the long term. The central study conducted by the Cluster of Excellence Climate, Climatic...

16 September 2024|Excellence

University Council and Academic Senate Discuss Excellence

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In mid-September, the University Council, the Academic Senate, and the Executive University Board gathered at the University of Hamburg to consolidate information and exchange thoughts on the University’s Excellence Strategy.

12 September 2024|In Focus

Alliance for better university education for refugees

Autumn leaves in front of Universität Hamburg’s Main Building

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Sixteen universities around the world have united to improve and expand access to university education for refugees. The University of Hamburg is part of this international effort and advocates for more just access to education.

10 September 2024|Campus

Doctorates and Professional Prospects: Tips and Ideas

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Remain in academia or enter the private sector? Set up your own business, go into research management, or strive for a professorship at a university of applied sciences? The possibilities after you do a doctorate are manifold and it can be hard to make a timely decision about the next step. The...

9 September 2024|In Focus

Sustainability at Universities Audit: University of Hamburg Chosen for Pilot Phase

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The Sustainability at Universities Audit conducted by the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) systematically supports the ongoing development of university sustainability strategies, goals, and activities. The University of Hamburg, the University of Technology in Chemnitz, the Dortmund University of...

5 September 2024|Press release

Sanctions Lead to Higher Emigration

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Migration can have different causes such as military conflicts or poverty. However, there is hardly any research to date on whether international sanctions influence the decision to leave one’s homeland or not. Researchers at the University of Hamburg and Trier University have now published the...