The international research project Event Horizon has now succeeded in photographing a black hole for the first time. But what is a black hole...

The German Research Foundation (DFG) and Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research have selected Stefan Aykut from Universität Hamburg’s...

The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) is one of the world’s leading climate research initiatives. Effective immediately, Prof. Detlef Stammer...

Whether positive experiences like sporting events or negative catastrophes, how do we commemorate things, as individuals or collectively? This is one...

It is now official—the future project Science City Bahrenfeld is due to start in 2020. The aim: to strengthen Hamburg as a hub for science! And to...

Could microorganisms devour and rid the world of microplastics? Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Streit and his team in the Department of Biology at Universität...

The German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) has granted funding for a new Center for Advanced Study at Universität Hamburg...

Two separate research fields have been united in Hamburg for the very first time. Ultrashort laser pulses enable us to observe and manipulate matter...

Leonard Borchert’s goal is to make weather forecasts for the next 10 years more accurate. To do so, he has observed the North Atlantic, which strongly...