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How can we detect mite infestations of bee colonies early? An interdisciplinary research team has developed technology that enables automated acoustic monitoring. For this work, the team is using one of the new coworking spaces offered by the University. Nabil Basharat and Kevin Kraus discuss their...

In 2022, 23 researchers at Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence will receive funding from the Ideas and Venture Fund. The researchers will use this to prepare third-party-funded projects suited to one of the University’s profile initiatives or emerging fields. In total, the University will...

Do we already know how Winter Semester 2022/23 will proceed? And should Universität Hamburg staff continue working from home? You can find the answers to the most important questions on the coronavirus pandemic in the FAQ, which is regularly updated. [Last update: 19 July 2022, 11:07 AM]

Who does research on what at Universität Hamburg? What research projects are there and what international cooperation is being pursued? The research information portal provides researchers, companies, and the interested public a detailed overview.

Dr. Bernhard Schirg and his team in the Public History research group study the stories that people tell about landscapes. The basis for their work is the 4-volume Atlantica by the Swedish scholar Olof Rudbeck (1630–1702), who not only traced Atlantis but all of ancient mythology to Sweden. Our...

Thanks to industrial whaling, the fin whale had become nearly extinct in the Antarctic. Now, for the first time, a research team headed by Dr. Helena Herr from Universität Hamburg has been able to show systematically that the fin whale population is recovering. The findings were published in the...