Public Understanding of Science and Humanities (PUSH) Team

The multi-media special exhibition “How it all began” opened in the Museum of Work at an event attended by about 200 guests. Until 10 April 2023, this extraordinary collaborative project between the Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe, DESY, and the Museum of Work takes visitors to the museum on a journey from the Big Bang through to the endlessness of space.

In the fourth episode of Universität Hamburg’s Research for Everyone series, Yvan Chevchuk and Kyle Ann Huskin from the Cluster of Excellence Understanding Written Artefacts talk about the techniques they use to reconstruct lost or erased writing in manuscripts and written works.

Whether the Children’s University Lectures or continuing education, our new portal Wissen für alle allows the interested public to see all of the University’s knowledge exchange opportunities by target group, field, and format.

Why does it rain? Why does the air smell so good after a thunderstorm? And how do we even predict the weather? On 26 October 2021, the meteorologist and weatherperson Karsten Schwanke answered questions about weather and the climate. 

The astronaut Dr. Alexander Gerst answered children’s many questions at the University’s online event. The Universität Hamburg alumnus gave an inside view of living and working in space.