Universität Hamburg (UHH)

The coronavirus pandemic continues to affect processes at the University—for example, resulting in the use of digital-based studies, restrictions on traveling abroad, and many administration employees working from home. You will find answers to the most important questions in the FAQ, which is...

Herausragende junge Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler mit innovativen Vorhaben in der Grundlagenforschung fördern – das ist das Ziel der sogenannten Starting Grants des Europäischen Forschungsrats. Seit dem 1. September erforscht der Physiker Dr. Guillaume Salomon mithilfe eines solchen...

Prof. Dr. Ulf Schmidt will become the first nucleus professor at Universität Hamburg at the beginning of September. With its calls for applications for these professorships, the University aims to attract leading researchers and to advance the development of research areas, such as Infection...

In some regions the Planaxis sulcatus sea snail produces larvae while in others they produce further-developed offspring. A research team headed by Benedikt Wiggering and Prof. Dr. Matthias Glaubrecht from the Center of Natural History (CeNak) at Universität Hamburg have now proven for the first...

Universität Hamburg places great value on the development of international relations. Thus, it has now expanded its partnership with Kyoto University in Japan. The presidents of both universities signed the cooperation contract today in an online conference.

Thunderstorms create cold regions that can lead to new thunderstorms Computer simulations can depict the effect, but what does it look like in nature? A research team at Universität Hamburg and the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology is now hot on the trail of this real-world phenomenon. It has...