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21.03.2023|Campus
Besuch aus Lund: Vertiefung der strategischen Partnerschaft
Digitalisierung, Nachhaltigkeit, Karrierewege in der Wissenschaft, Diversität und Gleichstellung: Um diese und weitere Themen ging es am 20. und 21. März bei einem Besuch einer zehnköpfigen Delegation der schwedischen Universität Lund an der Universität Hamburg.
Traute Lafrenz

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10.03.2023|In focus
Traute Lafrenz dies at 103
Last surviving member of the White Rose: Traute Lafrenz. A Hamburg native, she started to study medicine at Universität Hamburg in 1939 and became an active member of the opposition movement against the Nazi regime. She worked at the junction of the White Rose in Munich and resistance groups in her...
Bruce Dowton and Hauke Heereren with the signed cooperation contract

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03.03.2023|Campus
Macquarie University: Strategic Partnership for Doctoral and Early Career Researcher Support
The main focus of a visit to Universität Hamburg by a delegation from Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia) was support for doctoral and early career researchers. Among other things, the universities’ presidents extended a university-wide agreement for a master’s student exchange.
Literary scholar Prof. Dr. Daniel Fliege

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03.03.2023|Campus
“Welcome Aboard!” Prof. Dr. Daniel Fliege strengthens the humanities.
Every year, Universität Hamburg welcomes numerous new researchers. This series introduces them and their areas of research. This time: Literary scholar Prof. Dr. Daniel Fliege
Image generated by AI response to prompts “Education” and “Artificial Intelligence”

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02.03.2023|In focus
AI in education: “ChatGPT is just the Tip of the Iceberg”
The machine-learning based dialog system ChatGPT knows all the answers and can type them out for those who ask. What does that mean for learning and education, what are the opportunities and challenges? Prof. Dr. Ann-Katrin van den Ham, Junior Professor for Educational Science with a focus on...
Dr. Helena Herr

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28.02.2023|Research
New Antarctic expedition: Tracking of Fin Whales for the First Time Using Satellite Transmitters
We already know where the fin whales of the southern hemisphere feed. Researchers, however, have not yet studied where they mate and breed. Now an expedition to the Antarctic, which started on 25 February, hopes to find out. The Universität Hamburg biologist Dr. Helena Herr is leading the...
Portrait Maya Herrscher

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21.02.2023|Excellence Strategy
“To me, IT security is incredibly exciting.”
The fast-track program at Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence provides outstanding students with an opportunity to do a doctorate directly after completing their bachelor’s program. Maya Herrscher, from the Department of Informatics, is one of the students being funded through the program...
Group picture of the STOA group

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20.02.2023|in focus
Federal EU members of parliament visit Science City Hamburg-Bahrenfeld
In the next few years, Science City Hamburg-Bahrenfeld will provide a leading international hub for natural sciences research. A group from the European parliament met on 17 February to find out about the current scientific activities and plans for the future.
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University President Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren in a Short Portrait

The new president of Universität Hamburg, Hauke Heekeren, introduces himself to all employees and students in this video.