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In July and August more than 300 young scientists from all over Europe participated in The Journey Summer School Program. Eight teams developed business solutions addressing the challenges of climate change. They worked in different locations with experts from science and business, i.e., at the...

How many Children's Uni lectures have taken place over the last 14 years? And who gave the first lecture back in 2003? Remembering small details of events that happened a long time ago is not always easy—even for young people. But why is that so? In the first lecture on 9 October 2017 at 5 pm, Dr...

What skills make good teachers? What didactic concepts should then form the focus in teacher training? From 21 to 23 September 2017, around 200 researchers working on national and international educational contexts will convene at Universität Hamburg to discuss these questions. The congress is part...

Hamburg has about 540 km² of flora and fauna, making it Germany's greenest city. In addition to 600,000 trees in the city's parks, there are about 250,000 trees lining the city center's streets. Biologist Dr. Christoph Reisdorff and his research team are looking at plant adaptability in various...

What are the building blocks of matter? What does dark matter consist of and what is "dark energy"? How are space and time structured, what are the origins and history of the Universe, and how does it all go together? These are the questions that they key research area Particle, Astro- and...

On Friday 1 September the French Minister for Higher Education, Research and Innovation Frédérique Vidal visited Universität Hamburg. She was particularly interested in the University's research on climate. Only recently in Paris, Vidal and her German counterpart Johanna Wanka agreed on closer...

The University key research area Photon and Nanoscience includes a broad spectrum of successful projects in basic research. Topics range from magnetism, laser and quantum physics, and nanochemistry to biophysical problems such as the decoding of molecules using ultrafast lasers and state-of-the-art...

THe European Research Council (ERC) has awarded oncologist Prof. Dr. Dr. Sonja Loges from the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf with an ERC starting grant of 1.5 million euros over the next five years. Her research aims to improve on current cancer therapies. [Read on in German . . .]

When plants are exposed to individual stimuli, they respond by transmitting signals using electric currents. During dry conditions, for example, the roots send signals to the leaves telling them to slow down photosynthesis. In a new experiment, a research team working in wood science has shown that...