Press releases

15 July 2021|Press release

A scientific test reveals how susceptible individuals may be to corona myths

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One in five people believes misinformation about corona. How a person deals with information generally is a key sign as to who is particularly at risk, and may even be used as a predictor. This was the result of a study led by Dr. Dr. Marco Meyer from Universität Hamburg. People can now take the...

9 July 2021|Press release

Significant concerns about further mutations and a fourth wave in the fall

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Despite increasing numbers of vaccinations, more than 90 percent of people are looking with increasing disquiet at the spread of new virus mutations and a potential fourth wave in the fall. This was the finding from the current European COvid Survey (ECOS) conducted between 21 June and 6 July 2021...

28 June 2021|Press release

Astounding Insights into the Life of Young Stars and Massive Black Holes

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Two years ago, the eROSITA x-ray telescope flew into space as part of a Russian-German cooperation to create the most comprehensive sky map in x-ray frequency range to date. The German eROSITA consortium, which includes Universität Hamburg, has now published the first data that the x-ray telescope...

10 June 2021|Press release

Climate Protection: Deep Decarbonization by 2050 Currently Not Plausible

Graphic, two hands hold binoculars, globe is seen through the lenses

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Today, the Hamburg-based Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society” (CLICCS) is publishing a new, essential study on climate futures. The study represents the first systematic attempt to investigate whether a climate future with net-zero carbon emissions is not only possible but...

11 May 2021|Press release

Nature Publication on Coronavirus Research at Universität Hamburg

Model of the coronavirus developed by Dr. Andrea Thorn

Photo: The Coronavirus Structural Task Force / K. Nolte and SciStyle.com / T. Splettstößer

Fighting the coronavirus has changed the way the international scientific community works together and intensified collaboration. Dr. Andrea Thorn leads an international research group at Universität Hamburg that is improving molecular models from across the world to enable the development of...

4 May 2021|Press release

Universität Hamburg Presents Varied Range of Coronavirus Research

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From philosophy and law to the natural and geosciences: Researchers from many fields at Universität Hamburg are studying the coronavirus and the consequences of the pandemic. The projects are now being consolidated and presented on a single website. The portfolio is one of the University’s newly...

28 April 2021|Press release

New Doctoral Program in Structural Biology and Infection Research

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Researchers from Universität Hamburg and the University of Strasbourg have established a Franco-German program for doctoral researchers working at the interface between structural biology and infection research. The program, called Integrative Biology of Infection and Diseases, will be funded by the...

22 April 2021|Press release

COVID-19 Study: Over Half of German Respondents in Favor of Removing Vaccine Priority Groups

A strong preference for the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine

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Although the German public has been behind the containment measures since the coronavirus pandemic began over a year ago, an about-face is becoming apparent. A representative survey conducted by the Hamburg Center for Health Economics (HCHE) at Universität Hamburg has found that almost every second...

11 March 2021|Press release

Research vessel SONNE: An outstanding expedition

Photo: M. Hartig / Meyer Werft

On 19 March, the SONNE will depart on one of its longest expeditions to date. In the southern Atlantic, it will secure the measuring devices of various research institutions. Due to the pandemic, maintenance of these devices could not be carried out last year and now a gigantic loss of data and...

10 March 2021|Press release

Founding Team Develops Inclusive Mathematics App

The neurodactics team (from left): Jonas Vierth, Torben Rieckmann, and Christopher Hof

Photo: Hilko Aikens / Startup Dock

Providing first and second graders with digital support for mental arithmetic and understanding mathematical sets—for this endeavor, Torben Rieckmann, Christopher Hof, and Jonas Vierth have been awarded the EXIST Business Start-up Grant and will also receive support from Universität Hamburg. The...

9 March 2021|Press release

KWiK-study: Schools are on a good track amidst the coronavirus crisis

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In the study “Continuity and Change of Schools in Times of Crisis” (Kontinuität und Wandel der Schule in Krisenzeiten – KWiK), school principals were asked how they are mastering the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic. Initial results from the study paint a positive picture but reveal the...

18 February 2021|Press release

Study released on the origin of the coronavirus pandemic

The coronavirus has led to a worldwide crisis for over a year. In a new study, nanoscientist Prof. Dr. Roland Wiesendanger illuminates the origins of the virus. His findings conclude there are a number of quality sources indicating a laboratory accident at the Wuhan Institute of Virology as the...

8 February 2021|Press release

COVID-19 study: Information is Key to Vaccination Willingness

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In Germany, the willingness to receive a vaccination has risen slightly from 57 to 62 percent since November. Forty-eight percent of those would would like to be vaccinated have no preference with regard to vaccine. A representative survey conducted by the Hamburg Center for Health Economics (HCHE)...

27 January 2021|Press release

“Living Fossil” in the Namib Has Different Subspecies

Specimens of the Weltwitschia mirabilis can live over 1,000 years.

Photo: UHH/Jürgens

A family of Welwitschia already inhabited Earth 112 million years ago. A research team in the Department of Biology at Universität Hamburg has now used short DNA sequences to discover that the only still-living species of Weltwitschia mirabilis has different subspecies. The findings were published...