Climate-resilient reforestation, the Earth’s rotation, international talents in climate science, academic career paths, and two Humboldt Research Fellowships: In this update, we provide a brief overview of newly funded projects and individuals at the University of Hamburg.

An empirical study by the University of Hamburg provides, for the first time, reliable evidence on the effectiveness of the highly controversial data retention in Europe. It concludes that the measure can reduce the number of property crimes by seven to eight percent, but not the number of violent crimes. The “Journal of...

Hamburg’s most famous street is celebrating its 400th anniversary. In this interview, Dr. Dirk Brietzke, a research associate at the Center for Hamburg History within the Department of History, discusses the history of the Reeperbahn—a place caught between prostitution, world-famous music clubs, and organized crime.

For centuries, plaster casts of statues and other ancient sculptures have been an integral part of Art History and archaeological research. The University of Hamburg owns an extensive collection—and is now lending some of the pieces to the Hamburger Kunsthalle. Prof. Dr. Fanny Opdenhoff and Prof. Dr. Christof Berns from the...

For some, music lessons in school mark the beginning of a lifelong passion; for others, they feel more like a tedious chore. Dr. Benjamin Eibach, a professor of educational science with an area of concentration in music pedagogy at the University of Hamburg, is researching how the subject has evolved historically and what...

The German Research Foundation (DFG) is providing 1.3 million euros in funding to establish a new Emmy Noether independent junior research group at the University of Hamburg, led by Dr. Johannes Tölle from the Department of Chemistry. The goal of the research project is to develop innovative theoretical methods that can be...