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This page provides you with all news from Universität Hamburg, which is divided into the following categories: 19neunzehn, Campus, Research, In focus, Internal, Interviews, and Videos.

19 June 2026|Campus

Summer at Its Best: The Campus Festival 2026

A variety of activities, including live music and informational booths, took place around the Audimax.

Photo: UHH/Krüger

Relaxed and colorful: The big campus festival on 18 June featured bright sunshine, plenty of music, fun, and good food around the Audimax. The new...
16 June 2026|Excellence Strategy

Stress and the Menstrual Cycle: How Two Students Are Bringing a Female Perspective to Research

Veronika Zöbelin (l.) und Lara Kubotsch erforschen den Einfluss des Menstruationszyklus auf das Stressempfinden.

Photo: privat

How does the female menstrual cycle affect stress perception? Two psychology students at the University of Hamburg are investigating this research gap...
11 June 2026|Forschung

Doing the Research: For greater orientation when providing career guidance to young people

Symbolbild für Berufsorientierung mit einem Ortsausgangsschild, auf dem Schule durchgestrichen ist und die Straße Richtung Beruf führt

Photo: AdobeStock/imageBROKER

In Germany, your background still plays a pivotal role in your educational success. And on the job search, many people face disadvantages due to their...
10 June 2026|Research

Doing the Research: How to count whales?

Prof. Dr. Helena Herr

Photo: privat

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...
8 June 2026|Campus

Politics and celebrities at the 2026 Long Night of DIE ZEIT

Lange Nacht der ZEIT 2026

Photo: Michelle Jekel für DIE ZEIT

10,000 guests gathered at this year’s Long Night of DIE ZEIT on the University of Hamburg’s Von-Melle-Park campus. The events, featuring Federal...
5 June 2026|Research

Optimizing Data Management: University Archives Participate in New EU Project

Symbolbild mit einem Laptop und Datensymbolen

Photo: AdobeStock/Miha Creative

Universities and research institutions generate vast amounts of data not only in research and teaching but also in knowledge exchange. Trained...
5 June 2026|In focus

Hamburg Celebrates Its Clusters of Excellence – Top-Level Research as a Driver of Future Innovation

Senatsempfang

Photo: Kirstin Hammerstein

With the success of five clusters of excellence, Hamburg has set a new course for academic excellence. Over the next seven years, the University of...
1 June 2026|In focus

German-French Research Training Group Led by the UKE Approved by the DFG

Prof. Dr. Viacheslav Nikolaev, Direktor des Instituts für Experimentelle Herz-Kreislaufforschung des UKE

Photo: UKE

The University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) has been awarded another Research Training Group by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and...
29 May 2026|Research

Doing the Research: To what extent does artificial intelligence discriminate?

Prof. Dr. Anne Lauscher

Photo: Sarah Buth

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...
27 May 2026|Campus

“HELLO ARBEITSWELT” Job Fair: Looking for a job? Found one!

Besucherinnen und Besucher warten vor einem Zelt auf der Stellenwerk-Jobmesse im Jahr 2025

Photo: UHHMG/stellenwerk

At the University of Hamburg’s annual networking and career event on 16 and 17 June 2026 from 11 am to 5 pm, students and recent graduates will have...
21 May 2026|Campus

Academic Senate Confirms Vice Presidents of the University of Hamburg

Das Präsidium der Uni Hamburg nach der Bestätigung durch den AS

Photo: UHH/Schreiber

At its meeting on 21 May 2026 the Academic Senate of the University of Hamburg confirmed Jetta Frost, Natalia Filatkina, and Tilo Böhmann in their...
19 May 2026|Campus

New Unikontor Collection: Matching Tones – Summer is Good for You!

Die neue Kollektion des Unikontor

Photo: UHH/Esfandiari

With these fresh colors, summer can come: A new limited edition featuring T-shirts and hoodies is now available at the Unikontor. This stylish...
18 May 2026|Campus

Reflection and Empowerment: Horizonte Scholarship for Teacher Training Students with an Immigrant Background

Porträt von Hewi Jalal Amin

Photo: private

Hewi Jalal Amin is studying German and vocational education / technology at the University of Hamburg and the Hamburg University of Technology to...
13 May 2026|Research

Doing the Research: What drives us?

Prof. Dr. Wanja Wolff

Photo: privat

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...
11 May 2026|Im Fokus

New Academy Lecture featuring Nobel Prize-winning physicist Reinhard Genzel on 24 June 2026

Prof. Dr. Reinhard Genzel

Photo: MPI für Extraterrestrische Physik

Nobel Prize laureate in Physics Dr. Reinhard Genzel will deliver an Academy Lecture on the topic “Massive Black Holes: Evidence and Cosmological...
7 May 2026|In focus

Intellectual Property Protection: University of Hamburg Approves New IP Strategy and IP Guidelines

Forscherin an einem Massenspektrometer

Photo: UHH/Esfandiari

Intellectual property (IP) should be protected. The University of Hamburg is strengthening its role as an innovation-oriented and socially responsible...
7 May 2026|Im Fokus

First-year students provide data for water protection: Counting trash instead of cramming formulas

Studentengruppe mit Müllgreifern

Photo: UHH/Otto

About 240 first-year students from the Department of Biology collected trash along the Outer Alster—6,370 items. This resulted in a pilot study that...
5 May 2026|Research

Doing the Research: How can labor laws be better enforced?

Portrait Dr. Huke

Photo: UHH/Esfandiari

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...
5 May 2026|Campus

From the University, for the University: Our Campus Festival on 18 June 2026

Eine Discokugel auf dem belebten Campus bei einem der vergangenen Campusfeste. Im Hintergrund sind Studierende zu sehen.

Photo: UHH/Esfandiari

The big festival on the Von-Melle-Park campus has become a wonderful tradition. On 18 June, the university, in collaboration with the Studierendenwerk...
27 April 2026|In focus

400 Years of the Reeperbahn: “The milieu has always been highly contradictory”

Der in einem neon-lila gehaltene Schriftzug Reeperbahn

Photo: AdobeStock/pixs:sell

Hamburg’s most famous street is celebrating its 400th anniversary. In this interview, Dr. Dirk Brietzke, a research associate at the Center for...
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