tag:www.uni-hamburg.de,2005:/en/forschung/forschungsprofil/aktuellesResearch news2023-04-14T06:55:27ZNAGR-uni-15968370-production2021-07-15T09:00:00ZA scientific test reveals how susceptible individuals may be to corona myths<img width="293" height="165" style="float:left" src="https://assets.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/instance_assets/uni/15968393/morcomeyer-9393685714edffc4c25e3f0402a4637334b617a2.jpg" />One in five people believes misinformation about corona. How a person deals with information generally is a key sign as to who is particularly at risk, and may even be used as a predictor. This was the result of a study led by Dr. Dr. Marco Meyer from Universität Hamburg. People can now take the test based on the study results online, to check their own susceptibility.<p>Photo: Private</p>NAGR-uni-15926129-production2021-07-09T06:00:00ZSignificant concerns about further mutations and a fourth wave in the fall<img width="293" height="165" style="float:left" src="https://assets.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/instance_assets/uni/15926166/hche-juli-733x414-screen-14adcfab3c5c9d114a2036f1cd2615cc22a9d76c.jpg" />Despite increasing numbers of vaccinations, more than 90 percent of people are looking with increasing disquiet at the spread of new virus mutations and a potential fourth wave in the fall. This was the finding from the current European COvid Survey (ECOS) conducted between 21 June and 6 July 2021. Despite this, the majority also rejected the idea of incentives to vaccination, such as gifts or vouchers in order to obtain herd immunity. In total, the willingness to be vaccinated among adults in German lies over 73 percent.<p>Photo: pixabay KitzD66</p>NAGR-uni-15848552-production2021-06-28T14:33:00ZAstounding Insights into the Life of Young Stars and Massive Black Holes<img width="293" height="165" style="float:left" src="https://assets.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/instance_assets/uni/15848586/abb1-733x414-screen-7bf9dbe91439e7d2e625abd5c088edf3438eb01e.jpg" />Two years ago, the eROSITA x-ray telescope flew into space as part of a Russian-German cooperation to create the most comprehensive sky map in x-ray frequency range to date. The German eROSITA consortium, which includes Universität Hamburg, has now published the first data that the x-ray telescope, which was attached to a satellite, gathered.<p>Photo: eROSITA collaboration / Robrade</p>NAGR-uni-15550251-production2021-05-10T22:00:00ZNature Publication on Coronavirus Research at Universität Hamburg<img width="293" height="165" style="float:left" src="https://assets.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/instance_assets/uni/15550299/pressebild-virus-733x414-351cb06737de8ed63507dda06dc3c81615b95c3a.jpg" />Fighting the coronavirus has changed the way the international scientific community works together and intensified collaboration. Dr. Andrea Thorn leads an international research group at Universität Hamburg that is improving molecular models from across the world to enable the development of pharmaceuticals. The May issue of the Nature Structural & Molecular Biology journal reports on the team’s work.
<p>Photo: The Coronavirus Structural Task Force / K. Nolte and SciStyle.com / T. Splettstößer</p>NAGR-uni-15538536-production2021-05-04T11:37:00ZUniversität Hamburg Presents Varied Range of Coronavirus Research<img width="293" height="165" style="float:left" src="https://assets.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/instance_assets/uni/15538568/coronaportfolio-733x414-screen-b7f0997e00090ed492209a2a02b5ed335d7c4b99.jpg" />From philosophy and law to the natural and geosciences: Researchers from many fields at Universität Hamburg are studying the coronavirus and the consequences of the pandemic. The projects are now being consolidated and presented on a single website. The portfolio is one of the University’s newly founded Transfer Agency’s projects.<p>Photo: UHH/Wohlfahrt</p>NAGR-uni-15498374-production2021-04-28T11:00:00ZNew Doctoral Program in Structural Biology and Infection Research<img width="293" height="165" style="float:left" src="https://assets.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/instance_assets/uni/15498406/kolleg-strasbourg-733x414-screen-d5b48703a2a97009485225fb1e88352ee39dfdee.jpg" />Researchers from Universität Hamburg and the University of Strasbourg have established a Franco-German program for doctoral researchers working at the interface between structural biology and infection research. The program, called Integrative Biology of Infection and Diseases, will be funded by the Franco-German University for 4 years starting in January 2022.<p>Photo: Unistra/Catherine Schröder</p>NAGR-uni-15461636-production2021-04-22T09:10:00ZCOVID-19 Study: Over Half of German Respondents in Favor of Removing Vaccine Priority Groups<img width="293" height="165" style="float:left" src="https://assets.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/instance_assets/uni/15461669/impfstoff-733x414-screen-fff01a897d60c3b18a1d6fca425cfa65d085c7cc.jpg" />Although the German public has been behind the containment measures since the coronavirus pandemic began over a year ago, an about-face is becoming apparent. A representative survey conducted by the Hamburg Center for Health Economics (HCHE) at Universität Hamburg has found that almost every second person disagrees with the measures and their implementation, and more than 40 percent indicated that management of the pandemic would influence their voting decisions. In addition, 57 percent spoke out in favor of dropping current vaccine priority groups.<p>Photo: Pixabay</p>NAGR-uni-15156778-production2021-03-09T07:56:00ZKWiK-study: Schools are on a good track amidst the coronavirus crisis<img width="293" height="165" style="float:left" src="https://assets.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/instance_assets/uni/15156811/kwik-733x414-screen-a4a8a78be99a0e5379aa8a7bf90698f819ad7e9d.jpg" />In the study “Continuity and Change of Schools in Times of Crisis” (Kontinuität und Wandel der Schule in Krisenzeiten – KWiK), school principals were asked how they are mastering the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic. Initial results from the study paint a positive picture but reveal the need for some catching up as well.<p>Photo: KWiK</p>NAGR-uni-15056369-production2021-02-18T09:00:00ZStudy released on the origin of the coronavirus pandemicThe coronavirus has led to a worldwide crisis for over a year. In a new study, nanoscientist Prof. Dr. Roland Wiesendanger illuminates the origins of the virus. His findings conclude there are a number of quality sources indicating a laboratory accident at the Wuhan Institute of Virology as the cause of the current pandemic.NAGR-uni-14889134-production2021-01-27T11:21:00Z“Living Fossil” in the Namib Has Different Subspecies<img width="293" height="165" style="float:left" src="https://assets.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/instance_assets/uni/14889172/welwitschia-juergens-733x414-screen-feae42826ff3289d5aedc003bc4c5b6b6244c62b.jpg" />A family of Welwitschia already inhabited Earth 112 million years ago. A research team in the Department of Biology at Universität Hamburg has now used short DNA sequences to discover that the only still-living species of Weltwitschia mirabilis has different subspecies. The findings were published in the journal Scientific Reports.<p>Photo: UHH/Jürgens</p>NAGR-uni-14635542-production2020-12-16T08:30:00ZResearch Network Opens Window into the Earth’s Interior<img width="293" height="165" style="float:left" src="https://assets.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/instance_assets/uni/14635574/itn-seismologie-733x414-screen-4cee2a252ad6c7131f0fca30503c978385b3c4a6.jpg" />Each seismic wave that travels through the Earth’s crust slightly changes this layer. Cutting-edge sensor technology now allows us to reevaluate risks such as landslides or the stability of bridges and buildings. Prof. Dr. Céline Hadziioannou of Universität Hamburg coordinates the European-wide development of new methods for observing the Earth. The European Union is providing the network with approximately €4 million in funding over a 4-year period. <p>Photo: pixabay/meipakk</p>NAGR-uni-14533823-production2020-11-30T13:55:00ZUniversität Hamburg and the University of Bremen successfully entered the second CRC/Transregio funding phase<img width="293" height="165" style="float:left" src="https://assets.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/instance_assets/uni/14542485/img0588-733x414-10a8ac4b5dda2819ceb5fc48afd9790d6f285f78.jpg" />The German Research Foundation has granted second-phase funding for a joint-project between Universität Hamburg (coordination) and the University of Bremen, alongside other partners. The Collaborative Research Center / Transregio “Energy Transfers in Atmosphere and Ocean” (CRC/Transregio 181) will receive roughly €12 million until June 2024.<p>Photo: UHH/CEN/T. Wasilewski</p>NAGR-uni-13800499-production2020-08-11T09:22:00ZEnvironmental conditions impact offspring’s form in Sea snail species<img width="293" height="165" style="float:left" src="https://assets.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/instance_assets/uni/13800531/schnecken-1-733x414-screen-f89c5fa2f761fc74cb4820597395191746191f2a.jpg" />In some regions the Planaxis sulcatus sea snail produces larvae while in others they produce further-developed offspring. A research team headed by Benedikt Wiggering and Prof. Dr. Matthias Glaubrecht from the Center of Natural History (CeNak) at Universität Hamburg have now proven for the first time that the animals in question are indeed one and the same species and have thus adapted brilliantly to living conditions. Their study was published in the journal BMC Evolutionary Biology.<p>Photo: UHH/CeNak/Wiggering</p>NAGR-uni-12383312-production2020-01-09T08:44:00ZUsing sea-level rise to define climate targets<img width="293" height="165" style="float:left" src="https://assets.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/instance_assets/uni/12383346/jorge-zapata-unsplash-733x414-screen-b6b14d6259252d3637642945073e644492a60ccd.jpg" />One major consequence of global warming is the rising sea level. A study conducted at Universität Hamburg’s Cluster of Excellence for climate research CLICCS now shows: if we assume that sea-level rise is the most critical effect of climate change, then it is not only more sensible, but also less expensive, to set a maximum limit for sea-level rise that corresponds to the two-degree target, rather than a temperature-based target.<p>Photo: J. Zapata / unsplash</p>NAGR-uni-9055447-production2018-05-28T22:00:00ZClimate pros “made in Hamburg”: 10 years of SICSS Graduate School<img width="293" height="165" style="float:left" src="https://assets.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/instance_assets/fakmin/11571332/2018-05-29-10-years-of-sicss-8122bd6002a0e448165ef91154f7b97398799f9d.jpg" />They hail from India and Russia, Brazil, Iran and Germany, and after finishing their studies they work in e.g. Africa, the Americas or Europe: climate professionals “made in Hamburg.” Over the past decade, more than 200 students have completed their Master’s or PhD in climate research at Universität Hamburg’s SICSS Graduate School – and gone on to make fascinating careers for themselves.<p>Photo: UHH/CEN/Ausserhofer</p>