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2 February 2016|Pressemitteilung

New international apartment house: Universität Hamburg presents results of architecture competition

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Photo: UHH

At the behest of Prof. Dr. Lenzen, president of the University, Universität Hamburg initiated an architecture competition for a new guesthouse with 65 separate apartments to house doctoral students, visiting scholars, and newly appointed professors from abroad.
27 January 2016|Pressemitteilung

Eternal Light—Universität Hamburg's winter concert

Universitätsorchester

Photo: G2 Baraniak

University Music invites the public to its 2016 winter concerts. In the St. Johannis zu Lüneburg Church and the Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Universität Hamburg's orchestra, choir, and alumni choir will be giving concerts on "eternal light."
26 January 2016|Pressemitteilung

Further development MINT Hamburg universities

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Photo: WR

On behalf of the State of Hamburg, the Academic Council has submitted a comprehensive expert evaluation with recommendations for the further development of MINT disciplines (mathematics, informatics and the natural sciences) in Hamburg. Universität Hamburg would like to thank the commission, headed...
26 January 2016|Pressemitteilung

Französische Wirtschaftssoziologin erhält Anneliese Maier-Forschungspreis

Ève Chiapello

Photo: Guillaume Braunstein

Thanks to the successful efforts of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences at Universität Hamburg, Professor Ève Chiapello has been awarded the €250,00 Anneliese Maier Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The French economic sociologist will conduct research in...
12 January 2016|Pressemitteilung

Call the animal by its name—but how?

Insect specimens in glass showcases.

Photo: Alexa Seewald

The Center of Natural History (CeNak) at Universität Hamburg would like to warmly invite interested members of the public and the University to its lecture series Literature Meets Nature. The lecture "Die Kunst der Benennung" ("The Art of Naming") will take place on Tue, 19 January 2016 at 7 pm in...
12 January 2016|Press release

New Center for the Study of Church and Community at Universität Hamburg

Gebäude Sedanstraße 19

Photo: UHH/Baumann

Following the departure of its founder and head Prof. em. Dr. Wolfgang Grünberg, the former Center for the Study of Church and City has undergone reorientation and is now called Center for the Study of Church and Community—Religious Cultures in Urban and Rural Environments.
11 January 2016|Pressemitteilung

Over 2 million euros for research into new method of storing fuel

Hydrogen fuel pump

Photo: www.hydrogen.energy.gov

Using hydrogen as fuel could play a major role in protecting the climate as the only byproduct when converting hydrogen into electrical energy is pure water. Until now, however, there have been no cheap and energy-efficient ways of storing the gas for mobile applications. A research alliance...