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29 July 2026|In focus

Exploring new paths: Strategic communication as a factor of excellence

Photo: UHH/Esfandiari

In light of fake news, drastic changes in media consumption, and the age of artificial intelligence, science communication has taken on even greater importance. At the same time, however, it must be thought of in new ways in order to be effective. Katrin Greve, head of the Department of...

21 July 2026|In focus

Rethinking the campus: Together with the city

Photo: UHH/Liesberg

How can a campus become a more open, vibrant, and integral part of the city? The University of Hamburg is addressing this issue at ist Von-Melle-Park and Bundesstraße locations. Eva Liesberg, who heads the Campus Development Office, explains how ideas for the further development of these areas were...

15 July 2026|In focus

2025 Annual Report Published: A Look Back at a Year of New Beginnings

Illustriertes Titelbild des Jahresberichts 2025 mit zwei Figuren, die zu einer Reise aufbrechen und dafür einen Rucksack und eine Landkarte dabei haben

Photo: UHH/Oeding/Vogiatzis

The eventful year 2025 had already reached its first highlight for the University of Hamburg with the confirmation of the four Clusters of Excellence in May. Overall, the year was marked by new initiatives and the continuation of projects that will shape the future. The university’s new annual...

13 July 2026|In focus

Funding for the International EUGLOH Alliance Will Continue

Mitarbeiterinnen sitzen zusammen und halten kleine EU-Flaggen

Photo: UHH/Esfandiari

Starting in 2027, the “European University Alliance for Global Health” (EUGLOH) will receive funding from the European Commission for another two years as part of the “European Universities Initiative.” This will allow for the further strengthening of established Europe-wide structures in the areas...

5 June 2026|In focus

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

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 Hamburg (UHH) and the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), together with their partners, will receive approximately €266 million in funding to...

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 will receive a total of approximately €5.9 million in funding over the next five years. The German-French Research Training Group “Microdomains in Heart...

7 May 2026|In focus

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

Photo: UHH/Esfandiari

Intellectual property (IP) should be protected. The University of Hamburg is strengthening its role as an innovation-oriented and socially responsible institution of higher education—through professional IP management, targeted measures to raise IP awareness, and greater visibility of its transfer...

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

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Hamburg’s most famous street is celebrating its 400th anniversary. In this interview, Dr. Dirk Brietzke, a research associate at the Center for Hamburg History within the Department of History, discusses the history of the Reeperbahn—a place caught between prostitution, world-famous music clubs, and...

23 April 2026|In focus

Uni meets Kunsthalle: Plaster casts from the collection enhance the new exhibition

Drei kleine weiße Gipsabgüsse von Frauendarstellungen in einer Vitrine.

Photo: UHH/Priebe

For centuries, plaster casts of statues and other ancient sculptures have been an integral part of Art History and archaeological research. The University of Hamburg owns an extensive collection—and is now lending some of the pieces to the Hamburger Kunsthalle. Prof. Dr. Fanny Opdenhoff and Prof...

19 March 2026|In focus

Enriching Current Debates Through a Literary Lens

Photo: DFG/Ausserhofer

Prof. Dr. Cornelia Zumbusch of the University of Hamburg has been awarded Germany’s most prestigious research prize. The professor of modern German literature received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize for her work in the field of the poetics of knowledge.

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 years. At the beginning of 2026, it took over the annually rotating EUGLOH presidency.

7 January 2026|In focus

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

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 December 2025. She feels her role comes with various privileges and also sees the need for academics to go public.

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 digits of the University line are now: 2395-2xxxx. Most extensions remain the same.

2 September 2025|In focus

Study compares development of low writing and reading skills in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

Photo: University of Hamburg / Weimer

The LEO study and the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies measure and literacy in adults. To mark the International Literacy Day on 8 September 2025, researchers at the University of Hamburg are publishing a special study that proves literacy is key to participating in...

9 October 2024|In focus

Sustainability Days 2024: Two Days Full of Exciting Events

Photo: University of Hamburg / Esfandiari

In and around the Audimax, the University of Hamburg devoted 2 days entirely to sustainability—there was even a DJ at the end. And the next open plenum on sustainability is already fast approaching.

9 October 2024|In focus

Up 4 Places: University of Hamburg Improves Its THE World University Ranking

Photo: University of Hamburg / Schell

In the latest edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, the University of Hamburg was ranked 132nd among more than 2,000 universities worldwide and 12th among German universities.

2 October 2024|In focus

Global Health as a Topic of Two EUGLOH Events

Photo: HRA/Helm

The European University Alliance for Global Health (EUGLOH) offers students and researchers from 9 European universities networking opportunities so that they can expand their knowledge in the field of global health. The University of Hamburg hosted 2 events in September.

6 August 2024|In focus

The University of Hamburg Signs Up to HRK Voluntary Commitment

Photo: University of Hamburg / Schell

The University of Hamburg is one of the first U15 universities to sign up to a German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) voluntary commitment. In taking this step, universities are reaffirming their continued commitment to gender equality in appointments.

16 May 2024|In focus

Students pitch ideas for creating a sustainable economy and society

Photo: Universität Hamburg / Röttger

How do I start a business? How do I realize an idea so that it has a societal impact? What does sustainable growth mean? Students tackle these questions in a course at the University. To present the resulting ideas, Universität Hamburg is bringing the city’s social entrepreneurship scene together...

19 March 2024|In focus

Not a phenomenon of modernity: Women as Burglars, Fraudsters, and Thugs

Photo: State and University Library Carl von Ossietzky (p.hamb.graec.144)

Each year, as part of the Agathe Lasch Visiting Scientist Program for Women in Academia, Universität Hamburg invites female academics to participate in a research stay of up to 6 months. Kerstin Droß-Krüpe, specialist in ancient history, is currently in Hamburg researching violent women in...

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