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20 November 2020|Press release

Simulations Strengthen Greater Protection for High-Risk Groups

Symbolic representation of the coronavirus

Photo: Pixabay

Contact restrictions for particular age and high-risk groups can keep mortality rates and economic costs low during the corona pandemic according to findings by researchers at the Hamburg Center for Health Economics (HCHE) under the aegis of Prof. Dr. Martin Spindler. On the basis of epidemiological...

3 September 2020|Press release

€4.4 million for research projects at Universität Hamburg

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Gluth, Dr. Manuel Meyer und Prof. Dr. Michael Filarsky

Photo: DESY/Gluth/Meyer

Neurosciences, astroparticle physics, and molecular biology: Universität Hamburg granted three ERC Starting Grants, important funding from the European Research Council. Researchers awarded a total of approximately €4.4 million. Projects are scheduled to start in 2021.

11 August 2020|Press release

Environmental conditions impact offspring’s form in Sea snail species

Photo: UHH/CeNak/Wiggering

In some regions the Planaxis sulcatus sea snail produces larvae while in others they produce further-developed offspring. A research team headed by Benedikt Wiggering and Prof. Dr. Matthias Glaubrecht from the Center of Natural History (CeNak) at Universität Hamburg have now proven for the first...

24 June 2020|Press release

From suspicion to trust: How people judge the current COVID-19 situation

Frau mit Einkaufswagen und Mund-Nasen-Schutz

Photo: Pixabay CC0

How much do people trust the new normal? A representative study headed by the Hamburg Center for Health Economics (HCHE) at Universität Hamburg shows that only 44.4% of those surveyed in Europe condone the speed with which coronavirus-related restrictions were lifted.

13 March 2020|Press release

Semester start at Universität Hamburg postponed

Photo: UHH/Denstorf

Due to spread of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), the start of the summer semester 2020 has been postponed from 1 April to 20 April. Until then, all University buildings such as libraries, museums and collections, the Regional Computing Center, and the Sportpark will remain closed to the public.

28 January 2020|Press release

Coronavirus measures

Universität Hamburg’s administration building in Mittelweg

Photo: UHH/RRZ/Mentz

As the number of coronavirus infections in China has increased, Universität Hamburg’s management has taken steps to protect its members and guests.

9 January 2020|Press release

Using sea-level rise to define climate targets

Photo: J. Zapata / unsplash

One major consequence of global warming is the rising sea level. A study conducted at Universität Hamburg’s Cluster of Excellence for climate research CLICCS now shows: if we assume that sea-level rise is the most critical effect of climate change, then it is not only more sensible, but also less...

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