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22 February 2021|Campus

Study on working conditions and career paths

Photo: UHH/Lutsch

Researchers have conducted a nationwide study to gather comprehensive data on working and living conditions for doctoral candidates and doctoral graduates. Over 1,000 doctoral candidates at Universität Hamburg participated in 2019.Doctoral candidates, who joined Universität Hamburg after 1st...

29 October 2020|Campus

Video Campus Tour of Von-Melle-Park

A campus tour or rally is a standard feature of most orientation modules at the beginning of the winter semester. These will not take place this year due to coronavirus measures. As an alternative, we have prepared a video campus tour.

23 September 2020|Campus

So you are enrolled—now what?

Photo: Frank von Wieding

Starting your studies is exciting enough; but beginning your studies during the coronavirus pandemic is a particular challenge. Here, we provide answers to some important questions as well as some useful links in order to help you make a successful start to your studies. We welcome all first-year...

28 July 2020|Campus

Universität Hamburg expands cooperation with Kyoto University

Signing the contract and shaking hands via online conference

Photo: UHH

Universität Hamburg places great value on the development of international relations. Thus, it has now expanded its partnership with Kyoto University in Japan. The presidents of both universities signed the cooperation contract today in an online conference.

13 February 2020|Campus

From the Fed to Universität Hamburg

Portrait of Michael Bauer Middle aged man with glasses in a suit

Photo: UHH/Bauer

Dr. Michael Bauer has held the Heisenberg Professorship for Financial Market Economics in the Department of Economics at Universität Hamburg since 1 February 2020. Prior to this he lectured in a number of US universities, before taking on a position at the National Federal Reserve (Fed) of the USA...

28 November 2019|Campus

International symposium at the Institute of Systematic Musicology

Photo: pixabay/DimitrisDoukas

The European Research Council funded project, “Slow Motion: Transformations of Musical Time in Perception and Performance/SloMo” examines slow motion stylistic devices in films and dance performances —to explore what effect this has on the audience’s perception of time. One symposium highlights the...

20 November 2019|Campus

The University of Groningen and Universität Hamburg expand collaboration

Mitglieder der Universitäten Groningen und Hamburg

Photo: UHH, RRZ/MCC, Mentz

Universität Hamburg’s international network is continuing to grow: approximately 50 members of Universität Hamburg and the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen met to talk about future, more comprehensive collaboration.

28 June 2019|Campus

From Harvard to Hamburg

Photo: UHH/Fuchs

Anna Biggs studies mathematics and physics at Harvard University. In 2018, the twenty-year-old completed a research internship of several months with the Emmy Noether Group of Dr. Murad Alim at the Department of Mathematics at Universität Hamburg. Now she is back in Hamburg to finish a publication...

11 April 2019|Campus

The University’s sustainability concept makes it into the Times Higher Education Ranking

Photo: UHH/Schell

In the most recent international University Impact Ranking conducted by Times Higher Education (THE), Universität Hamburg has ranked 60th. Above all, the University has been recognized for implementing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals in exemplary fashion.

19 March 2019|Campus

base.camp informatics students get creative.

Photo: UHH/MIN/Willert

Application is an important part of information technology. To advance applications, the Informatikum at Universität Hamburg runs the creative lab base.camp. With support from the Department of Informatics, students can develop their own programming and software ideas. The first projects since...

26 February 2019|Campus

Doing a Doctorate in Germany: Study on working conditions and career paths

Photo: UHH/Wohlfahrt

For the first time, researchers have conducted a nationwide study to gather comprehensive data on working and living conditions for doctoral candidates and doctoral graduates. Over 50,000 doctoral candidates nationwide have been invited to take part in an online survey.

22 January 2019|Campus

Science City Bahrenfeld—the most important questions and answers

Visualisierung Science Campus Bahrenfeld

It is now official—the future project Science City Bahrenfeld is due to start in 2020. The aim: to strengthen Hamburg as a hub for science! And to offer the greatest minds in Hamburg and worldwide a creative, attractive, and sustainable space to learn, teach, research, live, and work. A project that...

21 June 2018|Campus

From “Hopeless” to Harvard

Photo: UHH/Wendt

Poor grades in elementary school almost put an early end to this young man’s pursuits. Now Mahmut Yüksel is working towards a double degree in medicine and informatics at Universität Hamburg and off to earn a medical doctorate at Harvard University.

7 June 2018|Campus

From Hamburg to the Horizon: Alexander Gerst returns to command the ISS

Alexander Gerst wearing Universität Hamburg hoody

Photo: UHH/CEN/Ausserhofer

Alexander Gerst (42) is not only the most famous astronaut from the Federal Republic of Germany, and, from October, the first German commander of the International Space Station (ISS), but also a Universität Hamburg graduate. The Doctor of Geophysics is due to arrive at the ISS with his team...

28 March 2018|Campus

Help us celebrate our anniversary!

Hauptgebäude Universität Hamburg durch Linse

Photo: UHH/Wohlfahrt

In 2019 the University will be celebrating its 100th anniversary. On 28 March 1919 Hamburg Parliament resolved to establish the Hamburgische Universität. The celebration depends upon the ideas and commitment of the University’s members, so we are inviting you to join our initial activities and...

28 March 2018|Campus

28 March 1919 marks the founding of Universität Hamburg

Photo: Auszug aus dem Protokoll der Dritten Sitzung der Bürgerschaft der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg vom 28. März 1919

One year from today, on 28 March 2019, Universität Hamburg will be celebrating its 100th anniversary! On 28 March 1919 a new democratically elected Hamburg Parliament resolved in its first session to establish a university in Hamburg. This makes Universität Hamburg the first university in Germany to...

27 February 2018|Campus

Three international summer school programs begin in July

Photo: UHH/Dingler

Following last year's successful Particles, Strings and Cosmology summer school pilot program, 3 new international programs on climate change, health economics, and physics will be offered this upcoming summer. The goal is to attract gifted young people from all over the world to Hamburg, where they...

10 January 2018|Campus

How do mangroves protect our climate? Students of Universität Hamburg conducting research on the Fiji Islands.

Photo: Brielmaier/Reimer

Mangroves, salt-water tolerant trees with characteristically high root systems, grow all along the coast of the South Pacific island of Fiji. Yet the data we have on how these mangrove forests store carbon is sparse. Fiji, the Pacific nation taking the lead in climate change, is at pains to close...

4 December 2017|Campus

University at 16? Yes, it’s doable!

Photo: UHH/Wendt

With one year less of Gymnasium, German high school students are now younger on average when starting university. According to the Federal Statistics Office, more and more first-year students are minors when they begin their studies. Alissa D., however, is probably one of the youngest. At 16, she is...

24 October 2017|Campus

Cornelia Funke and Alexander Gerst appointed honorary senators of Universität Hamburg

Bestseller-Autorin Cornelia Funke und Astronaut Alexander Gerst

Photo: Dressler/Joerg Schwalfenberg; ESA/P. Sebirot

Two alumni of Universität Hamburg, best-selling author Cornelia Funke and astronaut and geophysicist Alexander Gerst, have been appointed honorary senators of Universität Hamburg. This distinction recognizes their special relationship to the University.

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