Interviews

22 February 2024|Research

Study: Openness to Diversity in US Advertisements Increases Significantly

Two models lying next to each other and looking at the camera

Photo: Iordani / Adobe Stock

Advertisements reach hundreds of millions of people in the United States and is always a reflection of societal developments. In a comprehensive meta-analysis, a Universität Hamburg research team has examined how preferences for the people used in advertisements have changed since the 1960s. The...

21 February 2024|Campus

Tenure Track: A Bit More Certainty

Photo: Universität Hamburg / Wohlfahrt

From April, Dr. Elisa Schaum will be a W2 professor of plankton ecology and evolution at Universität Hamburg, having successfully completed the the tenure-tenure-track procedure after 6 years as a junior professor. In this interview, Schaum talks to us about how she benefited from the program and...

19 February 2024|Press release

Information on Universität Hamburg’s Open Study Program

Universität Hamburg cube in front of the University’s Main Building

Photo: Universität Hamburg / von Wieding

The Center for Continuing Studies will provide information about Universität Hamburg’s Open Study Program on 27 February 2024. The Open Study Program welcomes people of all ages interested in learning. The information event will include talks about the courses and advice per telephone.

16 February 2024|In Focus

Knowledge Exchange Project Develops Measuring System to Produce Microchips

An EUV ray measures the nanoscopic structures on a semiconductor chip (this is a computer-generated animation).

Photo: Heye Buss, CLASS 5 PHOTONICS GmbH

The University, DESY, and industrial partners are cooperating to achieve 1,000x greater throughput in the production of microchips. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is now funding the development of a high-performance, extreme ultraviolet radiation source to the tune of €3.6...

14 February 2024|Press release

Deutschlandstipendium 2024: More than €1 million in funding

Invitation to the 2024 Deutschlandstipendium award ceremony under the motto “aufWACHSEN: Chancen weitergeben.”

Photo: Universität Hamburg / Esfandiari

This year, 280 students at Universität Hamburg will receive Deutschlandstipendium funding. This is a new record, as is the funding amount, which—in 2024—has exceeded €1 million for the first time. The scholarship holders will be officially greeted on 15 February.

13 February 2024|Intern

STiNE malfunction

Photo: UHH/Lutsch

+++ Update below +++ There is currently a malfunction in the STiNE system that is affecting various areas. Affected areas include registration and deregistration for courses and examinations as well as the entry and publication of grades. Other functionalities of the system are also affected. The...

13 February 2024|Press release

Heat Waves in the Arctic Ocean to Become Regular Occurrence in the Future

Graphic of sea temperature in the Arctic Ocean

Photo: Universität Hamburg / CLICCS / A. Barkhordarian

Marine heat waves in the Arctic will become a regular occurrence in the future and can be traced back to the human-induced rise in greenhouse gases. This has been confirmed by a recent study published by Dr. Armineh Barkhordarian of the Cluster of Excellence Climate, Climatic Change, and Society...

9 February 2024|In focus

Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld: First designs for Quartiere am Volkspark

Photo: Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld GmbH; aerial photograph: Fotofrizz B. Kuhn

As Hamburg’s newest area dedicated to science and scholarship, Science City Hamburg-Bahrenfeld is undergoing a great deal of change. Alongside the construction and renovation of scientific buildings—for Universität Hamburg among others—planning for residential and work life in the quarter is also...

6 February 2024|In focus

The University Visits Hamburg’s Schools

Prof. Buchweitz talking to a class of upper secondary school students

Photo: Universität Hamburg

Be it in physics or philosophy, researchers from Universität Hamburg, DESY, and the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf will be swapping the lecture halls for the classroom to give insight into their work as part of Wir wollen’s wissen! (We want to know!).

2 February 2024|Press release

Universität Hamburg Applying for Fifth Cluster

Photo: Universität Hamburg / Schell

Today, the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the German Council of Science and Humanities announced which research initiatives can apply for new excellence funding. In addition to the existing 4 clusters, Universität Hamburg’s application now includes: Gateways to Health (Gateways): How Pathogens...

1 February 2024|Press release

Results form the new Sustainability Transformation Monitor

Photo: Sustainability Transformation Monitor

Businesses are working full steam ahead to gather data about their sustainability and climate footprint. Sixty-seven percent see an opportunity to further develop their own organization. However, only about a third of these companies feel ready for their new obligations. Companies see the investment...

31 January 2024|Press release

Discover Universität Hamburg at Unitag 2024

Woman holding a printed program for Unitag 2024

Photo: Universität Hamburg / Vogiatzis

Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence, northern Germany’s largest university, offers over 170 degree programs, from art history to zoology. But what do the subjects involve exactly and what suits whom? Prospective students can find out at Unitag on 20 February 2024. There will be an exciting...

31 January 2024|Research

Telescope eROSITA: Unveiling the X-Ray Sky

The eROSITA X-ray sky, with half of it projected onto a circle.

Photo: MPE, J. Sanders for the eROSITA consortium

Today, the German eROSITA consortium, including researchers from Universität Hamburg, published its share of data from the first all-sky survey conducted with the eROSITA soft X-ray imaging telescope aboard the Spectrum-RG satellite. With 900,000 different sources, the first eROSITA all-sky survey...

31 January 2024|Press release

LISA space observatory Universität Hamburg contributes to development and construction

Photo: NASA

The planning phase for the innovative space observatory LISA was completed successfully. This marks the start of the implementation phase of a large-scale international project that includes 3 research groups at Universität Hamburg. The Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe is a core research area...

30 January 2024|Excellence Strategy

Statistically or Socially—How Do Infants Learn?

Photo: Private

The Fast-Track Program at Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence has made it possible for the psychology student Paul Gallenkemper to start with his doctoral research immediately following his bachelor’s. The program is open to outstanding students in many faculties. Currently, there is new...

25 January 2024|Research

Digital Twins Should Improve Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

Group picture of the consortium for th dAIbetes project

Photo: dAIbetes consortium

A research team in the Department of Informatics at Universität Hamburg was successful in the Horizont Europa research program and has been coordinating an international consortium to develop federated health infrastructure since the beginning of 2024. The dAIbetes project focuses on the use of...

24 January 2024|Press release

Using the World’s First Mobile Computer Tomography Device to Decipher Hidden Texts

Photograph of a cuneiform tablet in the new device

Photo: UHH/K.Helmholz

Researchers in the Cluster of Excellence Understanding Written Artefacts at Universität Hamburg and the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) have developed the world’s only transportable computer tomography device. Using this device, we can now read 4,000 year old cuneiform texts from Mesopotamia...

23 January 2024|Press release

“We Want to Know.” Science and Scholarship in Hamburg’s Schools

Prof. Buchweitz talking to a class of upper-level students

Photo: Universität Hamburg

“Can bacteria erode plastic waste?” or “Is religious belief irrational?” These are the kinds of questions being pondered in Hamburg’s schools this week until 26 January 2024. Researchers from Universität Hamburg, DESY, and the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf will be swapping the lecture...

23 January 2024|Intern

Introducing Prof. Dr. Natalia Filatkina, vice president for studies and teaching

Our video series is now introducing leading administrative and academic staff at Universität Hamburg. In this video, Prof. Dr. Natalia Filatkina provides a glimpse into her work as vice president for studies and teaching.

22 January 2024|Press release

Cutting-Edge Observation and Data Processing Systems for Astronomy

Central LOFAR area near Exloo, Netherlands

Photo: Private

The Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) is the world’s largest radio telescope for radio shortwave and and ultrashort wave reception. Universität Hamburg and Bielefeld University jointly operate a LOFAR antenna station in Hamburg-Norderstedt, which is also part of the Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe...

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