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11 May 2017|Interviews

CeNak taxidermist Steffen Lässle on little eyes and heavy bones

Steffen Lässle hält eine präparierte Etruskerspitzmaus auf der Hand

Photo: UHH, RRZ/MCC, Mentz

On 27 April the new lobby of CeNak's new Zoological Museum will be ceremoniously opened. The lobby is barrier-free and eases the pedestrian traffic in front of the Martin-Luther-King-Platz entrance. An interactive exhibit also provides a taste of a possible new natural history museum in Hamburg...
10 May 2017|Interviews

Publishing in academia—a joy and a burden: Five questions for Dr. Martin Husemann

Dr. Martin Husemann

Photo: UHH, RRZ/MCC, Mentz

More journals, more paper, more pressure: Martin Husemann (34), head of the Department of Entymology at the CeNak, and colleagues from the Technical University of Munich have investigated how researchers in the field of biology perceive tthe rise in publications. [Read on in German]
9 May 2017|Pressemitteilung

Research team at Universität Hamburg supports development of digital national archive in Gambia

Die Teilnehmenden des Symposiums zum „Digital National Archive Project“ in Gambia.

Photo: NCAC, The Gambia

Historical documents, artworks, and collective knowledge are crucial to a society's historical consciousness and identity. Political conflicts and social collapse often lead to the destruction of cultural heritage, e.g., the desecration of holy World Heritage Sites and writings in Timbuktu (Mali) in...
8 May 2017|In focus

Emmanuel Macron is the next president of France. Interview with expert Dr. Sébastien Rival

Sébastien Rival

Photo: UHH/Dingler

Almost 66% of French voters elected the independent candidate Emmanuel Macron as the country's next president in the second round of the presidential election on 7 May. His opponent Marine le Pen, leader of the anti-EU Front National party, took just over 34% of ballots. France has thus chosen a...
5 May 2017|Campus

The Uni from the air

Campus Von-Melle-Park von oben, mit Drohne gefilmt
A bird's-eye view of the Von-Melle-Park Campus, with the Alster in the background.
4 May 2017|Research

Experimental physics: Prof. Dr. Erika Garutti

Prof. Dr. Erika Garutti
Prof. Dr. Erika Garutti is professor of experimental physics at Universität Hamburg. One focus of her research is the development and construction of silicon detectors. These detectors are indicators of physical processes and are deployed in large-scale, international research projects such as CERN...
28 April 2017|Pressemitteilung

Research group at Universität Hamburg discovers mechanism to activate reproduction in plants

Ackerschmalwand

Photo: UHH/Schnittger

An international research group under the aegis of developmental biologist Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger from the Biocenter Klein Flottbek at Universität Hamburg has discovered the mechanism that activates the reproductive process in flowering plants. The scientists investigated the female resproductive...
28 April 2017|Campus

New Center for Continuing Education (ZfW) founded at Universität Hamburg on 1 May 2017

Schlüterstraße 51

Photo: UHH/Dingler

Continuing education at Universität Hamburg will have a new home from 1 May 2017. The Center for Continuing Education (ZfW) bundles existing providers and areas of specialization at the University and will expand the University's efforts to offer courses in continuing education that are both...
28 April 2017|Research

Astronomy at Universität Hamburg

Prof Dr. Robi Banerjee
Prof. Dr. Robi Banerjee and Dr. Michael Salz from the Hamburg Observatory on astronomy, the Observatory, and "vaporizing planets." The Hamburg Observatory is an institute within the Department of Physics at Universität Hamburg. Its scientists carry out basic research in astronomy and astrophysics...
27 April 2017|Press release

New foyer opens in Zoological Museum

Polar bear in the new exhibition space at CeNak

Photo: UHH/CeNak, Philipp Reiss

The Zoological Museum of the Center of Natural History (CeNak) today opens its newly designed foyer in the Bundesstraße building as a "window on the city." The exhibition has access for the disabled, is multimedial, and looks towards the future. The exhibition MenschenZeit—NaturWelt (The Human...
24 April 2017|Pressemitteilung

Third round of Science on Tap

Plakat mit Bierdeckeln

Photo: DESY und Universität Hamburg

On Thursday, 27 April, inquiring minds can slake their thirst for knowledge at the third annual Science on Tap. Hamburg researchers will be talking about their current work in about 45 pubs throughout Hamburg, giving half-hour talks and entertaining insights into their research. What does the dark...
20 April 2017|Internal

Faculty council elections coming up

Fiktiver Wahlzettel mit einer Hand, die ein Kreuz macht

Photo: UHH/Wohlfahrt

In summer semester 2017, members of all groups at the University will vote for their represenatives to the faculty councils. Elected members take office on 1 October 2017 and end their duties on 30 September 2019. Student reps officially end duties on 30 September 2018.
19 April 2017|Pressemitteilung

Hamburg research team analyzes sharks and skate in North and Baltic Seas

Jungtier eines Kleingefleckten Katzenhai

Photo: UHH/Thiel

The Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) has commissioned Prof. Dr. Ralf Thiel, Heike Zidowitz, and their research team in the ichthyology section of the Center for Natural History (CeNak) at Universität Hamburg to investigate the situation of sharks, skate, and chimaeras in the German...
18 April 2017|Pressemitteilung

Integrating pathogens and molecular level

Molekulare Organisation einer Zelle

Photo: UHH/U. Oxford/CSSB

In a co-financing scheme, the German Research Foundation (DFG) has granted Universität Hamburg €15.6 million to establish a cryo-electron microscope facility in the new building of the Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB).
18 April 2017|Pressemitteilung

Invitation to exhibition opening in entry hall of Zoological Museum

Der neue Eingangsbereich des Zoologischen Museums der Universität Hamburg.

Photo: FRAMEGRABBER Medien GmbH

Barrier-free, modern, interactive—the new entry hall at the Zoological Museum of the Center for Natural History (CeNak) at Universität Hamburg gives a foretaste of what natural history museums might look like in the 21st century. The new exhibition "MenschenZeit—Naturwelt" ("The Human Era and the...
17 April 2017|Campus

#Quove

Lea und Tristan vor Quidditch Ringen

Photo: UHH/Dingler

Devoted fans have taken the fantasy sport quidditch out of the Harry Potter books and onto the turf, creating a trend sport that has now reached Hamburg. UHH students Tristan Dück and Lea Stankiewicz from the Hamburg Werewolves let us in on the magic of the game.
[Read on in German . . .]
Text: Ellen...

17 April 2017|Campus

Diversity at Universität Hamburg

Nyla Becker mit Kind

Photo: UHH/Sukhina

A university should be, by definition, a place where many different perspectives, interests, and people meet. As a concept, diversity encourages us to think critically about what these differences mean for a university and how we can make diversity a natural part of everday campus life. [Read on in...
15 April 2017|Research

Hamburg's eight-legged beauties—the Arachnid Collection

Dr. Danilo Harms mit Skorpionen aus der Sammlung

Photo: UHH/Mentz

For many, spiders give more cause for fright than fascination. Not so for scientists working on Universität Hamburg's Arachnid Collection: together with centipedes, millipedes, mites, and tardigrades, spiders form the basis of diverse research into the insect world. [Read on in English . . .]
12 April 2017|Pressemitteilung

Introduction to the 23rd international conference Performance Studies international

Logo of the Performance Studies international conference

Photo: PSi#23

From 8 to 11 Juni 2017 Performance Studies at Universität Hamburg in cooperation with the performing arts center Kampnagel will host the international conference Performance Studies international. The conference will take place as part of the Theater der Welt festival. Members of the media and the...
10 April 2017|Pressemitteilung

Sharing is Caring conference sounds out models and opportunities in digital participation

Conference logo: Sharing is Caring

Photo: „Sharing is Caring“

Digitization has immense effects on how we perceive, remember, and use our cultural heritage in the public sphere. Do we share digitized cultural treasures on the Internet and, if so, how? During the conference Sharing is Caring – Hamburg Extension from 20 to 21 April 2017, international experts...