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The University of Excellence in brief
What does “University of Excellence” actually mean? Why was the University of Hamburg only one of a few universities selected and how is it using the grant money? The most important facts in 2 1/2 minutes.
FAQs about the Excellence StrategyFostering excellent research in all disciplines
In keeping with our guiding principle “Innovating and Cooperating for a Sustainable Future in a Digital Age,” we foster excellent proposals in the fields of research, teaching, knowledge exchange, internationalization, and research infrastructure.
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The faces of excellence
How do researchers, students, and staff benefit from the University of Hamburg’s excellence status? Find out what excellence has made possible in the videos.
News about the Excellence Strategy
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15 April 2025|Excellence“I Want to Explore How Persistent Delusions Are”
Should I do a doctorate right after my bachelor’s degree? The Fast-Track Program enables outstanding students to cut corners. In addition to a monthly funding amount of €1,468 for 2 years, the program also provides qualification and networking opportunities for doctoral researchers. Lucia Frohn (see above photo) from the...
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3 April 2025|ExcellenceExcellence Strategy “A Wonderful Opportunity to Advance Our University”
Within the ongoing competition for clusters of excellence and the 2025 excellence evaluations, members of the Executive University Board have apprised all those studying, teaching, researching, and working at the University of current excellence strategy activities.
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11 March 2025|ResearchDoing the Research series: Creating AI to Reflect Cultural Diversity
More and more companies and private individuals are using generative AI such as ChatGPT or Dall-E. However, the data that forms the basis for the results being generated do not reflect the world’s entire population equally. Prof. Dr. Anne Lauscher and Carolin Holtermann (University of Hamburg Business School) are looking at...
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11 March 2025|Excellence StrategyOn-site and live-streamed event: On 1 April, find out all you need to know about the Excellence Strategy
“Into the Future with Excellence” is the title of the event to which all University members are invited. On Wednesday, 1 April 2025, participants can expect information and an exchange about the University of Excellence’s successes to date and current plans. The event will also be live streamed.
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31 January 2025|ExcellenceStories from the jet age: how flying has changed the world
One rejects flying while the other takes a private jet from Hamburg to Sylt. Lauren Stokes, professor of German history at Northwestern University in the United States, explores the economic, social, and political dimensions of flying. The advanced fellow is currently living and researching at Universität Hamburg—University...
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30 January 2025|ExcellenceThe Beginning of the Universe and the Einstein Telescope
Together with cooperation partners, researchers in the University of Hamburg Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe are developing and testing components of the future Einstein Telescope. The large research system is a third-generation gravitational wave detector and is set to be built in Europe in the coming decades.
University of Excellence external expert panel
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Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence takes advice from experts in the fields of science, economics, and culture, as well as from the University’s own experts.
Panel membersContact
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Dr. Berit Lindau and the Excellence Strategy team are happy to answer your questions.
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