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22 April 2026|Research

A Powerful Instrument: Music Education Through the Ages

Schülerorchester der höheren Knabenschule in Neunkirchen, Bez. Cöln.

Photo: Johann Riesenkönig

For some, music lessons in school mark the beginning of a lifelong passion; for others, they feel more like a tedious chore. Dr. Benjamin Eibach, a professor of educational science with an area of concentration in music pedagogy at the University of Hamburg, is researching how the subject has...
15 April 2026|Research

Doing the Research: How much green space does it take to be happy?

Prof. Dr. Stefanie Kley

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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 “Research and Understanding” series in the Hamburger Abendblatt. Prof. Dr. Stefanie Kley explains why gardens and trees make our lives more fulfilling and...
14 April 2026|Research

Welcome Aboard: Prof. Dr. Michael Krelle strengthens the Faculty of Education

Prof. Dr. Michael Krelle

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Every year, numerous new researchers join the University of Hamburg. In this series, we introduce them and their fields of research. This time: education researcher Prof. Dr. Michael Krelle.
9 April 2026|Research

New Study on Sanctions: Do Opposites Attract? Not in Foreign Policy.

Im Wörterbuch ist der Eintrag Sanktionen, auf Englisch Sanctions, mit pinkem Textmarker unterstrichen.

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International sanctions are imposed less frequently when the political leaders involved have similar curriculum vitae. This is shown by a new study involving Dr. Jerg Gutmann of the University of Hamburg. Based on data from more than 150 countries, the study examined when sanctions were imposed...
8 April 2026|Research

Welcome Aboard: Prof. Dr. Anca Balietti joins the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences

Prof. Dr. Anca Balietti

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Every year, numerous new researchers join the University of Hamburg. In this series, we introduce them and their fields of research. This time: economist Anca Balietti.
2 April 2026|Research

Doing the Research: How will we interact with computers in the future?

Prof. Dr. Frank Steinicke

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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 “Research and Understanding” series in the Hamburger Abendblatt. In this edition, Prof. Dr. Frank Steinicke explains how AI and virtual reality can be...
24 March 2026|Research

Basic Research: How We Walk Healthily

Nackte Füße stehen im grünen Gras

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Living and walking on as healthy feet as possible is essential for people of all ages. Prof. Dr. Astrid Zech, a professor of exercise and training science and head of the department of the same name at the Faculty of Psychology and Human Movement Science, is investigating how this can be achieved...
18 March 2026|Research

Doing the Research: Climate Policy – Does It Live Up to Its Name?

Dr. Anne Gerstenberg

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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 “Research and Understanding” series in the Hamburger Abendblatt. In this edition, Dr. Anne Gerstenberg explains why the general public also has a role to...
17 March 2026|Research

What Visual Strategies to Right-Wing Populists Use—and Why?

A drawer in the Warburg Haus

Photo: University of Hamburg / Ohme

Dr Jacopo Galimberti researches political iconography and iconology at the Faculty of Humanities. As an art historian, he is investigating the online visual language of three European far-right parties as part of a project funded by the DFG.
16 March 2026|Research

New International Networking Projects Focus on Earthquake Hazards and Fungi as Plant Protection Agents

Prof. Dr. Bianka Siewert und Prof. Dr. Olena Dubovyk

Photo: Kaztin Jones/Eivind Senneset

Excellent research requires interdisciplinary and global collaboration. Staff Exchanges, which form part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions—a European funding initiative—boost these efforts by financing 2 University of Hamburg research projects.
4 March 2026|Research

Doing the Research: Why Do Some Trees Keep Their Dead Leaves?

Dr. Thea Lautenschläger

Photo: University of Hamburg / Esfandiari

Many of you have probably seen this before, when walking through a bare deciduous forest in winter, suddenly there’s a tree with brown leaves clinging to it. This botanical phenomenon is called marcescence: Dead plant parts, such as leaves or flowers, do not fall off immediately but remain on the...

2 March 2026|Research

Welcome aboard: Prof. Dr. Stefanie Burkhardt strengthens the Humanities.

Photograph of Prof. Dr. Stefanie Burkhardt

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Every year, the University of Hamburg welcomes numerous new researchers. This series introduces them and their areas of research. This time: Religious Studies researcher, Prof. Dr. Stefanie Burkhardt.
26 February 2026|Research

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

Anna Strunk

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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 and their use in the classroom was unimaginable. As part of her doctorate at the Faculty of Education, Anna Strunk is researching how comics...
19 February 2026|Research

Doing the Research: Low German through the ages

Prof. Dr. Ingrid Schröder

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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 Abendblatt. In this edition of the column, Prof. Dr. Ingrid Schröder explains how the perception of Low German has changed over the past centuries.
5 February 2026|Research

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

Prof. Dr. Florian Grüner

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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 Abendblatt. In this issue, Prof. Dr. Florian Grüner explains how we can follow the dynamics of T-cells in real time.
28 January 2026|Research

The Importance of Internet Memes from the Linguistic Perspective

Ein Meme über Memes

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Memes have become an integral part of communication, primarily in social media. But how exactly does the interplay of text and image create meaning? Prof. Dr. Stefan Hinterwimmer’ project Visual and Non-Visual Expression of Perspective, Part 2 investigates this with funding from the German Research...
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 Plant Science and Microbiology have now published a study in Nature Ecology and Evolution revealing the dramatic loss of a special forest region in South...
21 January 2026|Research

Take a break! How we learn and remember

Network of nerve cells highlighted in red against a blue background

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Our brain is inconceivably complex and it changes every moment of our lives. In the Faculty of Psychology and Human Movement Science, Prof. Dr. Nicolas Schuck looks at what happens neurally when we experience things and remember. In the interview below, the professor of cognitive neurosciences with...
14 January 2026|Research

Welcome aboard: Prof. Dr. Nagy strengthens Education.

Prof. Dr. Gabriel Nagy

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Every year, the University of Hamburg welcomes numerous new researchers. This series introduces them and their areas of research. This time: educational scientist Prof. Dr. Gabriel Nagy.
1 December 2025|Research

Funding for Long-Term Research Project on Middle Low German Grammar

Excerpt of Hamburg shipping laws, 1201

Photo: Herzog August Library Wolfenbüttel

Middle Low German text culture is an integral part of northern Europe’s cultural heritage. A new long-term research project on Middle Low German grammar will deepen our understanding of the linguistic structures of Middle Low German. The goal for the next 18 years is to establish a multidimensional...
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