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27 February 2026|In Focus

Prof. Dr. Alexander Bassen awarded the Federal Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Prof. Dr. Alexander Bassen

Photo: Andreas Weiss

Prof. Dr. Alexander Bassen has been focusing on sustainability for more than 20 years, both as a research topic and in his own scientific work. As...
26 February 2026|Research

Titles, Theses, Doctorates: How did comics get into schools?

Anna Strunk

Photo: private

Comics as an educational media in the classroom are nothing special these days. This was not always the case: in the 1950s, they had a bad reputation...
20 February 2026|Excellence Strategy

“Nostalgia Is Not a Strategy”—Clear Words and Optimism During Speech on Europe’s Future

University President Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren (third from right) welcomes Prof. Dr. Markus Kotzur, Prof. Dr. Ursula Schröder, Paolo Gentiloni, Liv Assmann, Luigi Mattiolo, and Dr. Roberto Luppi (from left to right) to the Hamburg-Vigoni Forum

Photo: University of Hamburg / Esfandiari

Global crises, doubts, and criticism from inside and outside: Paolo Gentiloni, the former Italian prime minister and EU commissioner, discussed how...
20 February 2026|In Focus

The University of Hamburg awards more than 300 Deutschlandstipendium

Award ceremony in the Audimax

Photo: UHH / Esfandiari

Festive award ceremony in the Audimax: more than 300 students from all disciplines granted monthly funding from companies, foundations, associations...
19 February 2026|Research

Doing the Research: Low German through the ages

Prof. Dr. Ingrid Schröder

Photo: UHH / Esfandiari

The University of Hamburg is the scientific home to over 6,200 researchers. Every 2 weeks, we offer a glimpse into their work in the Hamburger...
5 February 2026|Research

Doing the Research: The Accelerator Ring Doesn’t Fit in the Lab

Prof. Dr. Florian Grüner

Photo: University of Hamburg / Feuerböther

The University of Hamburg is the scientific home to over 6,200 researchers. Every 2 weeks, we offer a glimpse into their work in the Hamburger...
4 February 2026|Forschung

14 million euros for the development of a fusion energy laser

Das Team, das IFuEL vorgeschlagen hat: (von links) Mikhail Pergament, Franz Kärtner und Hanns-Peter Liermann

Photo: DESY/Marta Mayer

A research team from five institutes, coordinated by Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY and the University of Hamburg, is receiving millions in...
27 January 2026|Research

“Angola’s Green Jewel Is Vanishing Before Our Eyes”

View of the Serra do Pingano

Photo: Barbara Ditsch

Dr. Thea Lautenschläger, scientific director of the the University of Hamburg’s Loki Schmidt Garden, and Dr. Manfred Finckh from the Institute of...
26 January 2026|Campus

“The online election is a prime example of our digital strategy”

Porträt von Chief Digital und Chief Information Officer Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Gerling, LL.M.

Photo: UHH/Esfandiari

The election for the Academic Senate is the first election at the University of Hamburg to be held online. Chief Digital Officer Prof. Dr. Sebastian...
23 January 2026|Campus

Welcome! Delegation from the University of Groningen Visits University of Hamburg

Representatives of the Universities of Groningen and Hamburg meet.

Photo: UHH/Wichmann

On 22 January 2026, University of Hamburg representatives met their colleagues from the Netherlands. The collaboration with the University of...
21 January 2026|Research

Take a break! How we learn and remember

Network of nerve cells highlighted in red against a blue background

Photo: Adobe Stock/solvod

Our brain is inconceivably complex and it changes every moment of our lives. In the Faculty of Psychology and Human Movement Science, Prof. Dr...
19 January 2026|Campus

Building Begins for the Hamburg Fundamental Interactions Laboratory (HAFUN)

HAFUN groundbreaking

Photo: University of Hamburg / Yzer

Today’s festive groundbreaking with Maryam Blumenthal (science senator), Dr. Andreas Dressel (finance senator), Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren (president of...
15 January 2026|In focus

The University of Hamburg Assumes Presidency of EUGLOH in 2026

Symbolic picture for the European university alliance EUGLOH, in which a group of women hold up European flags

Photo: University of Hamburg / Göttling

International exchange and networking: the University of Hamburg has been a member of the European University Alliance for Global Health for several...
14 January 2026|Research

Welcome aboard: Prof. Dr. Nagy strengthens Education.

Prof. Dr. Gabriel Nagy

Photo: private

Every year, the University of Hamburg welcomes numerous new researchers. This series introduces them and their areas of research. This time...
8 January 2026|Excellence

Diaries as Historical Resources: Mounted Combat

Photo of a diary page

Photo: Warren Breckman

Twenty diaries from World War I form the basis for a research project led by historian Prof. Dr. Warren Breckman from the University of Pennsylvania...
7 January 2026|In focus

“We need to draw more attention to the relevance of academia to society”

Julia Reuschenbach

Photo: Tobias Koch

Dr. Julia Reuschenbach, one of the University of Hamburg’s first senior lecturers, joined the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences on 1...
2 January 2026|In focus

Starting on 1 January: New telephone numbers at the University

Symbolic image for telephone with a white telephone receiver on a blue background

Photo: University of Hamburg / Engels

The University welcomes 2026 with a telephone system changeover. With a few exceptions University telephone numbers have been changed. The first 5...
18 December 2025|Excellence Strategy

Digital Tools to Improve Maternal Health in Ethiopia

Portrait of an Ethiopian girl

Photo: CC0

In Ethiopia, an estimated 400 out of every 100,000 women die during pregnancy, childbirth, or in the puerperium. Thus, maternal mortality is more than...
17 December 2025|Im Fokus

Christmas traditions: Who is the Christkind?

Figures of Father Christmas and the Christkind

Photo: Adobe Stock / Hannes Mallaun

Many children in the German-speaking countries write their wish lists during Advent addressed to the Christkind or expect it to bring their gifts. But...
15 December 2025|Forschung

Flood risk insurance: voluntary or mandatory?

Photograph of a flooded residential area

Photo: AdobeStock/Christian

As extreme weather events become more frequent, the need for robust financial protection against natural disasters grows ever more urgent. Sophia...
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