Research news1 December 2025|ResearchFunding for Long-Term Research Project on Middle Low German GrammarPhoto: Herzog August Library WolfenbüttelMiddle Low German text culture is an integral part of northern Europe’s cultural heritage. A new long-term research project on Middle Low German...19 November 2025|Press releaseThe University of Hamburg Still Germany’s Most Sustainable UniversityPhoto: University of Hamburg / DenstorfThe University of Hamburg is once again ranked first among German universities in the latest QS Sustainability Ranking. Internationally, it still...12 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...Show all news
