Press releases18 July 2022|Press releaseUniversität Hamburg’s Research Data at a GlancePhoto: Universität Hamburg / EngelsWho does research on what at Universität Hamburg? What research projects are there and what international cooperation is being pursued? The research information portal provides researchers, companies, and the interested public a detailed overview.8 July 2022|Press releaseHistorical astronomical photographs: preserving the past for the futurePhoto: UHH/MIN/FuchsTen years ago, researchers at Universität Hamburg jointly initiated a research alliance to digitalize astronomical photographic plates in high resolution, publish these online, and make them available for current research. Now, 121,860 scans and 94,090 photographic plates later, the project funded...7 July 2022|Press releaseStudy Shows Recovery of the Fin Whale in the Antarctic for the First TimePhoto: Dan BeechamThanks to industrial whaling, the fin whale had become nearly extinct in the Antarctic. Now, for the first time, a research team headed by Dr. Helena Herr from Universität Hamburg has been able to show systematically that the fin whale population is recovering. The findings were published in the...4 July 2022|Press releaseThe Hamburg Forum for Global Science and Policy: What is Academia’s Responsibility in Times of Complex Crises?Photo: Universität Hamburg / SchellMost recently, the outbreak of war in Ukraine has made it clear that geopolitical changes and international crises fundamentally affect global academic systems, activity at universities, research institutions, and academic policy. While the war’s direct practical implications and those for academic...1 July 2022|Press releaseEU Funding for Collaborative Project on Paid Parental LeavePhoto: PixabayWhat is required if parental leaves laws are to contribute to a sustainable society? And what does paid parental leave mean for children’s health and development? The Parental Leave Policies and Social Sustainability project takes a look at these very questions. Social scientists Dr. Thordis Reimer...28 June 2022|Press releaseScience slam and film program to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the discovery of the Higgs bosonPhoto: Laura VogiatzisOn 4 July, the discovery of the Higgs boson particle celebrated its tenth anniversary. Many German universities and institutes took part, including DESY and Universität Hamburg. With Higgs@10 in Hamburg, DESY and Universität Hamburg commemorate the discovery of the Higgs boson particle in 2012...23 June 2022|Press releaseHamburg Foundations Throw a Line to Researchers from Ukraine with €100,000Photo: UHH/EsfandiariThere is now further support for researchers who wish to leave Ukraine for a university in Hamburg: 5 Hamburg foundations are providing a total of €100,000. The funding is being offered as part of an effort, coordinated by Universität Hamburg, to help researchers within the Hamburg program for...21 June 2022|Press releaseCLICCS study Climate Change has Cause a Huge Warm Pool in the PacificPhoto: UHH/CLICCS/A. BarkhordarianA team of researchers in the Cluster of Excellence Climate, Climatic Change, and Society (CLICCS) has just discovered a long-term, ever-warming pool of warm water. It measures 3 million square kilometers, can be traced back to human-induced rise in greenhouse gases, and provides favorable conditions...15 June 2022|Press release€3.5 Million for the Humanities at Universität HamburgPhoto: Dan Komoa for IAS / privateThe European Research Council has awarded funding to 2 humanities projects. The projects on the history of Ethiopian and Syrian Christianity and Hebrew philosophical manuscripts respectively will receive a total of €3.5 million over the next 5 years.14 June 2022|Press releaseScience on Tap 2022Photo: Universität Hamburg / DESYHow loud was the Big Bang? Men and the sniffles—myth or reality? Or: What do dosages and beer foam have to do with each other? At Science on Tap, researchers from Universität Hamburg and DESY provide answers to questions from their research. At 8 pm on 23 June, everything is set to go: after a...7 June 2022|Press releaseEuropean COvid Survey (ECOS): Concerns about new mutations as vaccine willingness slightly decreasesPhoto: PixabayTwo-thirds of the German population are concerned about new corona mutations; one-fifth of the population is very worried. At the same time, fewer and fewer people are prepared to renew their vaccinations, as the current representative European COvid Survey (ECOS) from May 2022 has revealed. The...3 June 2022|Press releaseNew round of public lectures in the cityPhoto: UHHHead for the city! In a series of public lectures, Universität Hamburg researchers switch the classroom for more unusual venues to give their talks to the Hamburg public. The first dates have now been set. 2 June 2022|Press releaseStudy calls current salary model for music streaming services into questionPhoto: pixabay/cegohHow should profits from music streaming services be paid out to artists? The discussion is never-ending because with the current model, users also pay for music they don’t listen to. A new study by marketing experts at Universität Hamburg and the Kühne Logistic University has now calculated the...2 June 2022|Press releaseThe University's position on the occupation of the Audimax IIPhoto: UHHSince Monday, 30 May 2022, Last Generation activists have been occupying the University's Audimax II on the Von-Melle Campus.20 May 2022|Press releaseEarly childhood experiences may lead to irreversible changes in the brainPhoto: UHHChanges in the brain caused by early childhood experiences are not entirely irreversible. This is the conclusion reached in a recent study by researchers at Universität Hamburg, led by the psychologist and neuroscientist Prof. Dr. Brigitte Röder. 18 May 2022|Press releaseCluster of excellence builds mobile laboratoryPhoto: UHH/EsfandiariTo study valuable manuscripts and other written artefacts around the world, the Understanding Written Artefacts cluster of excellence at Universität Hamburg has developed a mobile laboratory. The first mobile unit has now been delivered. In the fall, it will be sent to India so that researchers...9 May 2022|Press releaseFind funding for start-ups in HamburgPhoto: rawpixelCapital or advice, private or public: in Hamburg, there is a range of support for potential entrepreneurs who wish to launch a company. A new databank set up in the Faculty of Business Administration at Universität Hamburg is now offering a comprehensive and transparent overview. 3 May 2022|Press releaseNew study: Significant Decrease in Willingness to Donate Blood During Corona PandemicPhoto: PixabayCurrent calls for blood donations highlight the urgent need for blood. A new study at Universität Hamburg shows that the willingness to donate blood has dramatically decreased throughout the pandemic. The findings were published in the journal PLOS ONE.8 April 2022|Press releaseFunding from Federal Ministry: Medical appointments with a 3D avatarPhoto: Adobe Stock/GorodenkoffAn interdisciplinary and pan-university team under the aegis of the Department of Informatics at Universität Hamburg will develop intelligent assistance systems designed to facilitate remote diagnosis. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research is providing €1.8 million in funding to a...7 April 2022|Press releaseNew collaborative project on chemical and biological weaponsPhoto: G. JeremiasSince the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the development and availability of chemical and biological weapons has once again attracted renewed scrutiny. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research is now funding a new research project on monitoring these types of weapons. The project is being...6 April 2022|Press releaseNew Emmy Noether group researches topological quantum theoriesPhoto: Archive of the Oberwolfach Research Institute for MathematicsThe German Research Foundation has awarded €1 million in funding to the early-career research group headed by Dr. David Reutter in the Department of Mathematics at Universität Hamburg. Reutter is researching mathematical theories that describe the behavior of fields in spaces with more than 3...1 April 2022|Press releaseReturn to campus: Summer Semester 2022 begins at Universität HamburgPhoto: UHH/LutschSince the beginning of the pandemic over 3 semesters ago, classes in the over 170 degree programs at Hamburg’s largest university took place almost entirely digitally, with in-person teaching resuming again only last winter semester. When the Summer Semester 2022 lecture period begins again on 4...30 March 2022|Press releasePublic lectures at Universität Hamburg begin on 4 AprilPhoto: Universität Hamburg / SchellIf you are interested in science, research, politics, culture, and society, check out the General Lecture Series at Universität Hamburg. In Summer Semester 2022, the program includes roughly 70 public lectures on different topics. The lectures begin on 4 April and end in July 2022. 30 March 2022|Press releaseWith delegates from 12 countries: Exercise on nuclear disarmamentPhoto: Forschungszentrum Jülich/Tobias SchlößerOn behalf of the Federal Foreign Office and the French ministry of defense and foreign affairs, researchers from the Carol Friedrich von Weizsäcker Center for Science and Peace Research at Universität Hamburg are organizing a multi-day exercise on controlled nuclear disarmament. Approximately 30...29 March 2022|Press releaseHaus der Lehre–Light & Schools receives Deutsche Universitätsstiftung PrizePhoto: Werner Huthmacher, BerlinAs part of the German awards competition for university architecture, the Deutsche Universitätsstiftung has awarded a prize for the building that houses the Light & Schools physics laboratory and the physics lab internships for advanced students. The building was completed 2 years ago in the...29 March 2022|Press releaseOpening event for the Open Study ProgramPhoto: UHH/LutschUniversität Hamburg’s Open Study Program is offering over 400 lectures and seminars, digital and in-person, in Summer Semester 2022. Prospective Open Study students are cordially invited to attend the opening event on 6 April. 24 March 2022|Press releaseSeeking contemporary witnesses who fled the former German Democratic RepublicPhoto: UHH/SteffenFor a project at Universität Hamburg, researchers are seeking contemporary witnesses who fled the former German Democratic Republic for Hamburg and wish to provide information about their arrival here. A digital city tour with personal recollections will be created for young people.2 March 2022|Press releaseArtificial Intelligence Decodes Causes of Mass Extinction in the PermianPhoto: W. FosterVolcanic eruptions in Siberia caused massive climate change 252 million years ago. Approximately 75 percent of all land organisms and 90 percent of all ocean organisms perished. The paleontologist Dr. William Foster at the Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN) has now decoded the...28 February 2022|Press releaseChange in Leadership at Universität Hamburg: Hauke Heeren Becomes PresidentPhoto: Universität Hamburg / SchellStarting today, Universität Hamburg has a new president: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren follows in the footsteps of Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Dieter Lenzen, who ended his second term of office at the end of February at the age of 74 and is now enjoying his retirement. Hauke Heeren, 51, left Freie...25 February 2022|Press releaseNew Sky Map Showing 4.4 Million Galaxies PublishedPhoto: Annalisa BonafedeFor 7 years, an international research team that included the Hamburg Observatory of Universität Hamburg gathered data for a new sky map depicting 4.4 million galaxies. Previously, these galaxies were unknown. The map has now been published in the journal "Astronomy & Astrophysics".23 February 2022|Press releaseDigital information day on the Open Study ProgramPhoto: UHH/AsbeckThe Center for Continuing Studies is providing information online about Universität Hamburg’s Open Study Program on 2 March 2022. The information day will include talks via Zoom and consultation by telephone. All are welcome to attend.21 February 2022|Press releaseHamburg Vigoni Forum Egils Levits gives first Hamburg Speech on EuropePhoto: PrivateWhat holds Europe together? This is the question that opens the discussion for the Hamburg Vigoni Forum on research, policy, and society. The forum’s first Europa Conference will begin with a speech by the President of Latvia and alumnus of Universität Hamburg, Dr. h.c. Egils Levits. 15 February 2022|Press releaseFuture land loss: How Climate Change is Destroying Arctic CoastsPhoto: AWI/P.OverduinGlobal warming is causing permafrost in the Arctic to thaw and sea ice to melt. As a result, coasts are less protected and are being eroded, while carbon stored in the soil and carbon dioxide are being released into the ocean and atmosphere. In a first, researchers at Universität Hamburg have now...9 February 2022|Press releaseTeam from Universität Hamburg develops real-time DNA recognitionPhoto: privatDr. Irene Fernandez-Cuesta from the Department of Physics at Universität Hamburg and her team have received a grant of 150 000 euros from the European Research Council. The goal is to further develop nanodevices to be used for liquid biopsy, enabling faster and less invasive monitoring of many...2 February 2022|Press releaseUniversität Hamburg Publishes Code of Academic FreedomPhoto: Universität Hamburg / SchellBe it the disruption of controversial lectures or seminars, the refusal to engage in academic debate for political or religious reasons, or the exertion of politically motivated pressure on academics, there has recently been an increasing number of cases in which attempts have been made to curtail...17 January 2022|Press releaseNew ECOS results Majority Support Mandatory Vaccination in GermanyPhoto: PixabayIn Germany, 65 percent of people support mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 for all adults, while 60 percent are in favor of mandatory vaccination for all age groups, including children. These were the findings of the latest European COvid Survey (ECOS), which is conducted by the Hamburg Center...13 January 2022|Press releaseUniversity Hamburg Kicks Off Wissen für allePhoto: Universität Hamburg / EngelsWhether the Children’s University Lectures or continuing education, our new portal Wissen für alle allows the interested public to see all of the University’s knowledge exchange opportunities by target group, field, and format. For the official start, the University is publicizing the event with...10 January 2022|Press releaseUniversität Hamburg researcher receives over €1.5 million in funding.Photo: PrivateWhen developing environmentally friendly chemicals or innovative material, you must be able to make exceptionally high-resolution images of processes in molecules and nanoparticles. Prof. Dr. Tais Gorkhover from Universität Hamburg is researching new image-producing procedures as part of her HIGH-Q...