As extreme weather events become more frequent, the need for robust financial protection against natural disasters grows ever more urgent. Sophia Bock, part of the team led by Petra Steinorth, Professor of Risk Management and Insurance at the University of Hamburg Business School, is exploring whether regions hit by floods...

No matter if they are made of chocolate, felt, or wood—right now you see Santa Claus just about everywhere. Santa Claus originates from St. Nicholas of Myra, a fourth-century Greek bishop in modern-day Turkey. But the modern Santa image only became famous in the last century. Prof. Dr. Henrik Sattler from the University of...

Middle Low German text culture is an integral part of northern Europe’s cultural heritage. A new long-term research project on Middle Low German grammar will deepen our understanding of the linguistic structures of Middle Low German. The goal for the next 18 years is to establish a multidimensional and web-based Middle Low...

Research with large quantities of data has become relevant to more and more disciplines. This is why researchers from 21 German and Austrian research institutions, including the University of Hamburg, are now demanding greater political and scientific commitment to digital and data science.

Whether with someone else or alone, you can have fun, and for free, with the 8 movement games in the ExerRise project designed by researchers at the Institute of Human Movement Science and their project partners. The goal is to foster student health and wellbeing on a scientifically sound basis. The project games have been...

The University of Hamburg is once again ranked first among German universities in the latest QS Sustainability Ranking. Internationally, it still ranks in the top 50.