Research news12 November 2025|Research€2 Million for Research on Migratory Bird NavigationPhoto: Adobe StockAn important, still unanswered question in quantum biology is how biomagnetic perception, which migratory animals use for navigation, works. A...5 November 2025|Press releasePlaque commemorating student protest movement unveiled at the AudimaxPhoto: University of Hamburg / YzerA plaque reminds the University of Hamburg of one the most famous German student protests: on 9 November 1967, students Detlev Albers and Gert Hinnerk...30 October 2025|Press releaseHands-On Research: The Potential of MicroalgaePhoto: University of Hamburg / EsfandiariOn 30 October, the Lab of Tomorrow will open its doors at the University of Hamburg. This is where members of the public can become researchers. The...29 October 2025|Press releaseNew representative study on compulsory military service and voluntary alternativesPhoto: University of Hamburg / DichantThe German army (Bundeswehr) to increase the number of soldiers in response to increased foreign threat levels. The results of a study from the MOTRA...28 October 2025|Press releaseStudy: Opt-out system does not automatically mean more available organsPhoto: Adobe Stock/Alexander RathsIn 2024, 953 people nationwide donated one or several organs after their deaths, for roughly 8,600 patients who need one. Could this imbalance be...27 October 2025|Press releaseChildren’s University Lectures 2025: Voyages of discovery, from outer space to below the seaPhoto: University of Hamburg / von WiedingThe University of Hamburg is opening its doors to prospective researchers! Together with ETV Kinder- und Jugendförderung, it is extending an...21 October 2025|Press releaseFamous Kokoschka painting returns to the UniversityPhoto: Andrea KueppersArt is back at the University of Hamburg’s Philosophenturm: A large, three-part painting by the important Austrian artist Oskar Kokoschka has returned...20 October 2025|Press releaseInternational exchange format for higher education networks premieres in HannoverPhoto: GICHEAgainst the backdrop of major global changes and challenges, the University of Hamburg and the Volkswagen Foundation in cooperation with the German...14 October 2025|Press releaseWir wollen's wissen— the University visits schoolsPhoto: UHH/StrugiesHibernating monkeys, climate extremes, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: University researchers will be trading the lecture hall for the classroom...13 October 2025|Forschung“Whales make you happy”: Prof. Dr. Helena Herr strengthens the marine sciencesPhoto: L. HickmottEvery year, the University of Hamburg welcomes numerous new researchers. This series introduces them and their areas of research. This time: marine...Show all news