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In Pink dargerstellte, mit einem EEG aufgezeichnete Gehinströme vor schwarzem Hintergrund

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10.09.2026|Forschung
Opportunities, Limitations, and Challenges in EEG Research
The electroencephalogram, or EEG for short, visualizes electrical activity in the brain and is an important research tool. But what can it reveal about a person’s personality? Prof. Dr. Jan Wacker and Dr. Katharina Paul from the Faculty of Psychology and Human Movement Science are working on this...
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08.09.2026|Im Fokus
Annual Summit 2026: EUGLOH meets at the University of Hamburg
“Science and the City: Exploring Pathways for Global Health Innovation”—under this theme, the European university alliance EUGLOH will convene on September 15 and 16, 2026, at the University of Hamburg. At the alliance’s annual meeting, approximately 300 participants will gather to strengthen their...
Prof. Dr. Anke Grotlüschen

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02.09.2026|Research
Doing the Research: How can adult education protect itself against anti-democratic sentiments?
The University of Hamburg is the scientific home to more than 6,200 researchers. Every 2 weeks, we offer a glimpse into their work as part of the “Doing the research” series in the Hamburger Abendblatt. In this edition, Prof. Dr. Anke Grotlüschen explains how educational institutions can develop...
Participants from the University of Hamburg in the Jessup Moot Court 2025/2026 in Washington

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31.08.2026|Im Fokus
Moot Courts: “This experience helps many students grow more than a semester abroad”
Practical, international, and collaborative: In so-called moot courts, law students simulate court proceedings for a fictional case. Prof. Dr. Markus Kotzur, Professor of European and International Law at the University of Hamburg and Associate Dean for International Affairs in the Faculty of Law...
Prof. Dr. Norbert Jürgens

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18.08.2026|Research
Doing the Research: How Green Electricity and Desertification in Africa Are Linked
The University of Hamburg is the scientific home to more than 6,200 researchers. Every 2 weeks, we offer a glimpse into their work as part of the “Doing the research” series in the Hamburger Abendblatt. In this edition, Prof. Dr. Norbert Jürgens explains the dangers that importing green electricity...
Symbolbild zum Thema Portfolio-Management, auf dem kleine Umzugskartons gestapelt sind, auf denen Begriffe wie ETFs oder Stocks stehen. Daneben deuten verschiedenfarbige Balken eine positive Kursentwicklung an.

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13.08.2026|Research
The Needle in a Haystack: How to Best Structure a Portfolio Strategically
Individuals, foundations, and investment firms alike are looking for the best investment opportunities to build or preserve wealth. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Drobetz and his team at the Chair of Corporate Finance and Portfolio Management at the University of Hamburg Business School are conducting research...
Lageplan Science City

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12.08.2026|Campus
“An Open and Collaborative Research Culture”
Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld is currently Hamburg’s fastest-changing science hub. In this series, those working there will introduce, in no particular order, existing or planned research facilities at the University of Hamburg — and what makes them special. Today: the Hamburg Fundamental...
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10.08.2026|Im Fokus
Solar Eclipse: When the Sky Grows Dark
On the afternoon of 12 August 2026, the Moon will pass in front of the Sun – and for a few minutes, some parts of Europe will become as dark as twilight. It will be the first total solar eclipse to reach mainland Europe in almost three decades, an event that will prompt millions of people to look up...
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Video insights into research on new functionalities of matter

Shooting lasers at matter to find answers to unsolved questions. For Kai-Fu Wong, this is everyday life in the lab. His specialty is ultrashort pulses in the attosecond and femtosecond range, which allow for particularly precise investigation of states of matter. At the Bahrenfeld campus in Hamburg...