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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...
4 October 2017|Research

Prof. Dr. Daniel Geiger conducts research on crisis management in Uganda

Das Forschungsteam der Universität Hamburg in einem Dorf in Uganda

Photo: UHH/Geiger

How can organizations manage humanitarian crises? And how can numerous organizations coordinate? Researchers from Universität Hamburg have been working withe the Ugandan Red Cross since March 2017 to look at how best to manage crises. Two research stays in the East African country have now yielded...
2 October 2017|Pressemitteilung

Successful accreditation of teacher training degree programs

Main Building of the University

Photo: UHH/Denstorf

An assessor commission made up of academics and teacher training experts has approved and praised the internal quality assurance system for teacher training degree programs at Universität Hamburg. The successful assessment was part of a partial system accreditation carried out by the accreditiation...
29 September 2017|Pressemitteilung

Universität Hamburg reaches important milestone in National Excellence Competition

Hauptgebäude der Universität Hamburg

Photo: UHH/Denstorf

Four research clusters at Universität Hamburg will be moving on to the next round in the national funding competition known as the “Exzellenzstrategie des Bundes und der Länder.” Today (29 October 2017) the German Research Foundation (DFG) requested full applications from Climate, Climatic Change...
28 September 2017|Forschung

Over 1,500 plant and animal species recorded on the GEO Nature Day

Zauneidechse

Photo: Jakob Hallermann

"The number of plant and animal species recorded on the GEO Nature Day far exceeded our expectations," said Martin Kubiak, insect researcher at the Center of Natural History (CeNak). On 17 and 18 June 2017 more than 100 plant and animal experts and around 500 Hamburg residents convened at a total of...
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|Pressemitteilung

"Free to Think 2017": Report on world-wide dangers to researchers

SAR-Logo

Photo: SAR

Restrictions, repression, and violent attacks: researchers the world over face dangers in the pursuit of science. The new report "Free to Think 2017" published by the Scholars at Risk (SAR) network has now confirmed this. The organization advocates throughout the world for the protection of...
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...
25 September 2017|In focus

Political scientist Prof. Kai-Uwe Schnapp on the 2017 German federal elections

Prof. Dr. Kai-Uwe Schnapp

Photo: UHH/Schell

Germany has voted. The Christian Democrats (CDU) and Social Democrats (SPD) have lost voters while the Alternative for Germany (AFD) has become the third-strongest fraction the German Parliament. Political scientist Prof. Dr. Kai-Uwe Schnapp takes a critical look at the results of the 2017 German...
21 September 2017|Pressemitteilung

Success: Universität Hamburg receives 16 professorships through the Tenure Track Program

Young researcher in the lab

Photo: UHH/Sukhina

Planning the path to a professorship: through the federal and state Tenure Track Program, Universität Hamburg will recieve 16 additional tenure-track professorships dedicated to advancing young researchers. This is the most successful outcome possible in this first round. The Federal Ministry of...
21 September 2017|Research

How digital currency changes the financial sector

Bitcoin und Münzen

Photo: Public Domain

Digital or "crypto" currencies are becoming more popular and have become a significant economic factor worth billions in trade. There is more than meets the eye, however, when it comes to Bitcoins and other currencies: an infrastructure that will fundamentally alter finance. Researchers at...
20 September 2017|Campus

Summer school program on climate innovation

Elias De Keyser

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...
19 September 2017|Interviews

George Orwells "1984" at the Ernst Deutsch Theater

1984-Plakat, Ernst Deutsch Theater

Photo: Ernst Deutsch Theater

The novel "1984" by George Orwell is a synonym for state surveillance and is currently one of the world's most-read books. First published in 1949, the book stormed the best-seller lists anew in 2017. A stage adaption of the novel, which tells the story of Winston Smith, who lives in a totalitarian...
19 September 2017|In focus

The other side of mainstream: "alternative media" reporting

Kommunikationswissenschaftlerin Natascha Buhl

Photo: UHH/Kranz

The TV news program ZAPP broadcast by the Norddeutscher Rundfunk has started an experiment: the "Filter Zapper." Until the federal election on 24 September, ZAPP will operate two different newsfeeds. The first shows reports from the so-called "classical media," the other from the so-called...
18 September 2017|Pressemitteilung

Children's Uni turns 15: 2017 lecture series kicks off with "How Does Our Memory Work?"

Kids at the Children's Uni

Photo: UHH, RRZ/MCC, Mentz

How many Children's Uni lectures have taken place over the last 14 years? And who gave the first lecture back in 2003? Remembering small details of events that happened a long time ago is not always easy—even for young people. But why is that so? In the first lecture on 9 October 2017 at 5 pm, Dr...
18 September 2017|Research

Professionalizing teacher training: 5 questions for Prof. Dr. Eva Arnold and Prof. Dr. Gabriele Kaiser

Prof. Dr. Eva Arnold und Prof. Dr. Gabriele Kaiser

Photo: Hans-Christian Scholz

What skills make good teachers? What didactic concepts should then form the focus in teacher training? From 21 to 23 September 2017, around 200 researchers working on national and international educational contexts will convene at Universität Hamburg to discuss these questions. The congress is part...
14 September 2017|Press release

Arctic sea-ice has once again signficantly melted

Die aktuelle Meereisfläche (weiß) im Vergleich zum Durchschnitt jeweils im September der Jahre 2000-2010 (gelb)

Photo: UHH/CEN/Kaleschke/DKRZ

Arctic sea-ice has melted by about 4.7 million square km this September according to researchers from the Alfred-Wegener-Institute, the University of Bremen, and Universität Hamburg. This means that the surface is somewhat larger than it was last year; nonetheless, it remains average for the last 10...
13 September 2017|Research

Online comments reveal ever more sceptics

Ines Lörcher

Photo: UHH/CEN/Lörcher

Do online forums attract climate sceptics? A new study conducted by CliSAP excellence cluster examines the debate on public platforms. An interview with communications researcher Ines Lörcher. [Read on in German]
6 September 2017|Research

How stressed are Hamburg's trees?

Biologe Dr. Christoph Reisdorff beschäftigt sich die Arbeitsgruppe „Ökophysiologie und Stress“ an der Universität Hamburg mit der Anpassungsfähigkeit von Pflanzen auf unterschiedliche Umweltbedingungen.

Photo: UHH/Schöttmer

Hamburg has about 540 km² of flora and fauna, making it Germany's greenest city. In addition to 600,000 trees in the city's parks, there are about 250,000 trees lining the city center's streets. Biologist Dr. Christoph Reisdorff and his research team are looking at plant adaptability in various...
5 September 2017|Research

Key research area Particle, Astro- and Mathematical Physics

Forschungsschwerpunkt „Teilchen-, Astro- und Mathematische Physik“
What are the building blocks of matter? What does dark matter consist of and what is "dark energy"? How are space and time structured, what are the origins and history of the Universe, and how does it all go together? These are the questions that they key research area Particle, Astro- and...