Excellence Strategy

28 November 2022|Excellence Strategy

Liberal Arts and Sciences “We are talking about current topics in their historical dimensions.”

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As part of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State Governments, Universität Hamburg is developing a degree program in the liberal arts and sciences. The program is set to begin in Winter Semester 2023/2024 but there are already some exciting opportunities, including ones open to the general...

14 November 2022|Excellence Strategy

“We have to Fundamentally Change How We Look at Animals”

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Postdoctoral Fellowships for outstanding early career researchers: Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence jas won funding for the third time. Philosopher and economist Dr. Colin von Negenborn wants to use the funding to find out how people can make sustainable and fair decisions, including...

7 November 2022|Excellence Strategy

#IchBinArmutsbetroffen (I Suffer From Poverty)—What it Means to be Poor

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At 16.6 percent of the population, the number of people in Germany who are threatened by poverty reached a new high last year. Helen Dambach and Mats Pachalli are analyzing how people experience poverty, and why they are revealing their problems. Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence funds...

4 November 2022|In focus

World Climate Conference: “We Must Consider Justice Across the Board”

Photo: Privat/Jan Wilkens

This year, the 27th World Climate Conference is taking place in Egypt. Dr. Jan Wilkens from the Cluster of Excellence Climate, Climatic Change, and Society (CLICCS) to attend as a spectator. He is an expert in guiding climate policy and climate justice.

26 October 2022|Excellence Strategy

Multi-Media Exhibit on the Big Bang Opens with a Big Bash

Photo: UHH/Feuerböther

The multi-media special exhibition “How it all began” opened in the Museum of Work at an event attended by about 200 guests. Until 10 April 2023, this extraordinary collaborative project between the Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe, DESY, and the Museum of Work takes visitors to the museum on...

20 October 2022|Excellence Strategy

Making Lost Writing Readable Again

Researchers from the cluster of excellence in the lab

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In the fourth episode of Universität Hamburg’s Research for Everyone series, Yvan Chevchuk and Kyle Ann Huskin from the Cluster of Excellence Understanding Written Artefacts talk about the techniques they use to reconstruct lost or erased writing in manuscripts and written works.

15 September 2022|Excellence Strategy

Knowledge Exchange Fund 2022: Projects for a City on the Move

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This year, Universität Hamburg is funding 13 research projects in the amount of €341,000. Here, we introduce 2 of those projects.

31 August 2022|Excellence Strategy

Excellent Research Attracts Visitors from Berlin

Berlin visitors at Science City Hamburg-Bahrenfeld

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Kai Gehring, chair of the committee for education, research, and technological impact for the Bundestag, and other committee members visited Science City Hamburg-Bahrenfeld. The University’s president, Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren, and the chair of DESY’s board of directors, Prof. Dr. Helmut Dosch...

25 July 2022|Excellence Strategy

Better Understanding Human Emotion and the Immune System

Pictures of Esther Diekhof and Jens Lange

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In 2022, 23 researchers at Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence will receive funding from the Ideas and Venture Fund. The researchers will use this to prepare third-party-funded projects suited to one of the University’s profile initiatives or emerging fields. In total, the University will...

12 April 2022|Research

Researchers develop laser system for experiments in weightlessness

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In the weightlessness of the International Space Station, experiments can be carried out that would not be possible on Earth. As part of a new collaborative project, researchers from the Department of Physics at Universität Hamburg are now building a complete quantum gas experiment that will enable...

21 March 2022|Excellence Strategy

The Aesthetics of Artificial Intelligence

Photo: Moniat

Artificial intelligence is involved in the creation of artworks. It challenges our aesthetic assumptions and creates legal quandaries—say Dalia Moniat and Sarah Steffens. With funds from the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State Governments, the students are researching the issue.

14 March 2022|Excellence Strategy

“There are more viruses in the sea than stars in the universe”

Dr Luisa Listmann on board a research ship

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Marine biologist Dr. Luisa Listmann from the Plankton Ecology and Evolution research group at Universität Hamburg is conducting research in collaboration with a colleague from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon GmbH. Seed funding for research is aimed at supporting these kinds of collaborative projects by...

18 February 2022|Excellence Strategy

Universität Hamburg School Labs Receive €93,000

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Two school labs at Universität Hamburg have been granted funding by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF): The physics school lab Light & Schools has been granted €50,000, while the chemistry school lab Molecules & School will receive €43,000.

21 January 2022|Excellence Strategy

New Portal for the University of Excellence

Green plant and tablet showing the portal

Photo: UHH/Keller

Who profits from Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence measures? What funding measures are there and who can apply for funding? A new portal with explanatory videos and search engines provides guidance.

6 January 2022|Excellence Strategy

Advanced Fellows: Enriching Hamburg’s intellectual life

Montage Portraits O. Schmidtke and L. Rademacher

Photo: Hias/C. Höhne, KUMR.de

Time in Hamburg to dedicate yourself fully to a project of your own choosing: a funding program is making this possible for researchers and artists from all over the world. Conductor Lutz Rademacher and the political scientist Oliver Schmidtke talk about their experiences.

20 December 2021|Excellence Strategy

Six students selected for the Fast-Track Program

Plastic waste on a beach in a tourist area

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Universität Hamburg’s Fast-Track Program gives outstanding students from all over the world an opportunity to do their doctorate right after completing their bachelor’s. One project revolves around the elimination of plastic waste, for example.

18 November 2021|Excellence Strategy

New opportunities for students

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Courses on academic writing, student projects, and seminars on current issues: since the beginning of October, the newly founded Center for Interdisciplinary Studies and Academic Skills has offered a range of opportunities for students.

12 November 2021|Excellence Strategy

Haus der Lehre Wins Architecture Prize

„HAUS DER LEHRE – LIGHT & SCHOOLS“ auf dem Campus Bahrenfeld

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Universität Hamburg’s Haus der Lehre—Light & Schools has been recognized as the 2020 building of the year by the Architekten- und Ingenieurverein Hamburg (AIV). The prize has been awarded on 11 November.

10 November 2021|Excellence Strategy

Stop smoking—but how?

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For the second time, Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence has awarded fellowships to 4 outstanding early career researchers, among them is public health researcher Dr. Kathleen Gali. She is investigating how smokers with cancer can be helped to quit.

5 November 2021|Excellence Strategy

“Please turn the page!” Discussing social change together

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The conference series Hamburger Horizonte, co-initiated by Universität Hamburg, will take place this year on 18 and 19 November. Researchers and the public will discuss social changes and how we can respond to them.

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