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Four research clusters at Universität Hamburg will be moving on to the next round in the national funding competition known as the “Exzellenzstrategie des Bundes und der Länder.” Today (29 October 2017) the German Research Foundation (DFG) requested full applications from Climate, Climatic Change...

Violence in soccer stadiums, hate in the Internet—conflict, whether political or societal, is as multifold as its causes and solutions. How can you get help? Twenty-five students sought answers to this question at a summer university program organized by an initiative on peace building from 29...

Restrictions, repression, and violent attacks: researchers the world over face dangers in the pursuit of science. The new report "Free to Think 2017" published by the Scholars at Risk (SAR) network has now confirmed this. The organization advocates throughout the world for the protection of...

Since 2015 the HOOU, a joint project of Hamburg's six public universities and the Multimedia Kontor Hamburg, has been developing models to expand upon the traditional classroom using digital technology. This should also make it easier for universities to collaborate and to get the general public...

Germany has voted. The Christian Democrats (CDU) and Social Democrats (SPD) have lost voters while the Alternative for Germany (AFD) has become the third-strongest fraction the German Parliament. Political scientist Prof. Dr. Kai-Uwe Schnapp takes a critical look at the results of the 2017 German...

Planning the path to a professorship: through the federal and state Tenure Track Program, Universität Hamburg will recieve 16 additional tenure-track professorships dedicated to advancing young researchers. This is the most successful outcome possible in this first round. The Federal Ministry of...

Digital or "crypto" currencies are becoming more popular and have become a significant economic factor worth billions in trade. There is more than meets the eye, however, when it comes to Bitcoins and other currencies: an infrastructure that will fundamentally alter finance. Researchers at...

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...