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26 June 2020|In focus

“The way is clear for a new Hamburg natural museum of history”

Prof. Dr. Glaubrecht in the zoological collection of Universität Hamburg

Photo: Sebastian Engels

Today, the Joint Science Conference (Gemeinsame Wissenschaftskonferenz, GWK) decided to merge the Center of Natural History (CeNak) at Universität Hamburg and the Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig in Bonn. At the beginning of 2021, they should form a new Leibniz institute for the analysis...
24 June 2020|Excellence Strategy

Student research groups—new grant round has started

Students reconstruct a historical linothorax

Photo: UHH/Krätzig

Theory requires practice, and voluntary research groups are a good opportunity to put knowledge to the test. Students are developing apps for shuttle buses, revitalizing the medicinal garden at the Institute of Pharmacy, and reconstructing an ancient linothorax, which is a type of upper body armor...
24 June 2020|Press release

From suspicion to trust: How people judge the current COVID-19 situation

Frau mit Einkaufswagen und Mund-Nasen-Schutz

Photo: Pixabay CC0

How much do people trust the new normal? A representative study headed by the Hamburg Center for Health Economics (HCHE) at Universität Hamburg shows that only 44.4% of those surveyed in Europe condone the speed with which coronavirus-related restrictions were lifted.
23 June 2020|Internal

Video Message from the University President on the Current Coronavirus Situation

Summer Semester 2020 will take place digitally, and preparations for Winter Semester 2020/21 are underway. Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Dieter Lenzen, president of Universität Hamburg, reports on the status of the discussions in a new video message.
3 June 2020|Excellence Strategy

How universities can network during the coronavirus pandemic

Keyvisual Hamburg Networking Conference

Photo: UHH

Further internationalization is one of Universität Hamburg’s most important goals in the Excellence Strategy. Yet how can we best cooperate with our many partner institutions during the pandemic? Regina Siemß from the Department of International Affairs took part in several digital workshops on the...
20 May 2020|Excellence Strategy

Money to research the wonders and value of science and scholarship

Portraits Dr. Jakob Koscholke (left) and Dr. Rogier Gerrits

Photo: UHH/Kranz, Koscholke privat

The newly created program for postdoctoral fellowships within the context of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State Governments supports researchers who did their doctorates at Universität Hamburg and are working in one of the University’s emerging fields. The first fellows have now been...
6 May 2020|Research

Ideas and Venture Fund to Support 20 New Projects

Exzellenzuniversität Hamburg

Photo: UHH

Universität Hamburg has selected 20 projects to receive funding this year from the Ideas and Venture Fund, which totals €688,000. The fund was created as part of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State Governments and facilitates short-term funding for especially promising research...
13 March 2020|Press release

Semester start at Universität Hamburg postponed

Main building Universität Hamburg

Photo: UHH/Denstorf

Due to spread of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), the start of the summer semester 2020 has been postponed from 1 April to 20 April. Until then, all University buildings such as libraries, museums and collections, the Regional Computing Center, and the Sportpark will remain closed to the public.
3 March 2020|Video

Video message from the president of Universität Hamburg

With regard to the growing number of coronavirus infections in Germany and in Hamburg, the President of Universität Hamburg Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Dieter Lenzen addresses employees and students of the university.
13 February 2020|Campus

From the Fed to Universität Hamburg

Portrait of Michael Bauer Middle aged man with glasses in a suit

Photo: UHH/Bauer

Dr. Michael Bauer has held the Heisenberg Professorship for Financial Market Economics in the Department of Economics at Universität Hamburg since 1 February 2020. Prior to this he lectured in a number of US universities, before taking on a position at the National Federal Reserve (Fed) of the USA...
28 January 2020|Press release

Coronavirus measures

Universität Hamburg’s administration building in Mittelweg

Photo: UHH/RRZ/Mentz

As the number of coronavirus infections in China has increased, Universität Hamburg’s management has taken steps to protect its members and guests.
9 January 2020|Press release

Using sea-level rise to define climate targets

Küstenstreifen

Photo: J. Zapata / unsplash

One major consequence of global warming is the rising sea level. A study conducted at Universität Hamburg’s Cluster of Excellence for climate research CLICCS now shows: if we assume that sea-level rise is the most critical effect of climate change, then it is not only more sensible, but also less...