News about the Excellence Strategy20 February 2026|Excellence Strategy“Nostalgia Is Not a Strategy”—Clear Words and Optimism During Speech on Europe’s FuturePhoto: University of Hamburg / EsfandiariGlobal crises, doubts, and criticism from inside and outside: Paolo Gentiloni, the former Italian prime minister and EU commissioner, discussed how...18 December 2025|Excellence StrategyDigital Tools to Improve Maternal Health in EthiopiaPhoto: CC0In Ethiopia, an estimated 400 out of every 100,000 women die during pregnancy, childbirth, or in the puerperium. Thus, maternal mortality is more than...17 November 2025|Excellence StrategyThe German Physical Society Honors University of Hamburg PhysicistPhoto: MPSDThe German Physical Society has awarded Prof. Dr. Andrea Cavalleri the Stern-Gerlach Medal for outstanding work in experimental physics. Cavalleri is...10 November 2025|Excellence Strategy“Belém is a signal.”Photo: Rafa Neddermeyer/Cop30In the Cluster of Excellence Climate, Climatic Change, and Society (CLICCS), Brazilian-born sociology professor Eduardo Gonçalves Gresse is...6 November 2025|Excellence StrategyUltrafast meets ultrashort: CUI team receives prestigious ERC Synergy GrantPhoto: PrivateA research team in the Cluster of Excellence CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter at the University of Hamburg and DESY has been awarded the prestigious...21 October 2025|Excellence StrategyThe Sky in All Its ColorsPhoto: ESO/B. TafreshiA few days ago, the European Southern Observatory launched operation of a new type of instrument, the 4-meter Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope...7 October 2025|Excellence StrategyX-Ray Insight into Ancient LettersPhoto: Charles SteitlerThe cuneiform tablets of Mesopotamia are considered the world’s oldest written artifacts. Many of them are hidden in clay envelopes, their contents...2 October 2025|Excellence StrategyThoughts on the “Marvelous Magnifying Glass”Photo: UHH/KornowskiWith its 5 electron microscopes, the University of Hamburg is a major location for these large pieces of equipment. The chemist Dr. Charlotte Ruhmlieb...6 August 2025|Excellence StrategyTiming for Parenthood, the Great UnknownPhoto: University of Hamburg / DinglerAt what point do couples decide to have children? How is this decided? And how does this impact society? Economist Dr. Christian Zimpelmann wants to...25 July 2025|Excellence StrategyNew ExStra funding: Innovative rooms for innovative teachingPhoto: University of Hamburg / VogiatzisThe first projects funded by the Fund for Innovative Teaching (FIL) have been announced. The motto of the call for proposals was “Innovative spaces...Show all news
