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Press Releases 2014

22 December 2014|Press release

2.6 million euros from DFG

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Photo: DFG

The wars of religion of the sixteenth and seventeeth centuries are long since over but the consequences of the Protestant Reformation and the development of various Christian denominations continue to shape the modern world. Interkonfessionalität in der Frühen Neuzeit, a research training group in...

17 December 2014|Press release

Georg-Forster-Preisträgerin kommt zu Forschungskooperation ans Historische Seminar

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Photo: Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung

On 17 December, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation awarded the €60,000 Georg Foster Research Prize. One of the recipients is Peruvian historian Scarlett O'Phelan Godoy. Professor Godoy, who works at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú in Lima will use the prize money to fund cooperation...

15 December 2014|Press release

FaResearch group at Universität Hamburg to receive nearly 4.2 million euros st 4,2 Mio. Euro für Kolleg-Forschergruppe an der Universität Hamburg

DFG-Logo

Photo: DFG

Skepticism," to be conducted under the aegis of Universität Hamburg. Starting in October 2015, the project, which will run a total of eight years, will receive almost €4.2 million from the DFG for the first four years. Spokesperson is Prof. Dr. h.c. Guiseppe Veltri. (Faculty of Humanities...

10 December 2014|Press release

Henry Chapman awarded the Leibniz Prize 2015

Prof. Dr. Henry Chapman

Photo: DESY

Prof. Dr. Henry Chapman, head of the Coherent X-Ray Imaging division at the Center for Free Electron Laser Science (CFEL) at Universität Hamburg, is one of eight scientists to receive the € 2.5 million Leibniz Prize, Germany's highest monetary research award.

Read on in German...

Diese Gelder...

8 December 2014|Press release

100th anniversary of Japanese studies at Universität Hamburg

Flagge Japans

Japanese studies at Universität Hamburg turns 100 this year. A century ago the first chair devoted to the study of Japan in Germany was established in Hamburg, simultaneously marking the birth of Japanese studies as an academic discipline. The chair belonged to the so-called Hamburg Colonial...

8 December 2014|Press release

Male crises

As part of its lecture series on gender, Männlichkeit(en): Krisendiskurse & Konfliktfelder, the Faculty of Humanities invites the general public to a lecture by Jürgen Marschukat, professor of North American history at the University of Erfurt:

Männerkrisen – historisierende Beobachtungen einer...

1 December 2014|Press release

Better satellite data for climate research

Wettersatellit MetOP

Photo: ESA/AOES Medialab

Prof. Stefan Bühler from the Meteorological Institute at Universität Hamburg was part of a successful bid for securing funding for a new research project within the framework of the new European Union funding program Horizon 2020. The project, entitled "Fidelity and Uncertainty in Climate Data...

28 November 2014|Press release

"Heißer Herbst" at Universität Hamburg

Assembly hall of the Academic Senate

Seit Semesterbeginn betreiben die Mitglieder der Universität Hamburg einen „Heißen Herbst“ für die Ausfinanzierung der Hochschulen zum allgemeinen Wohl. Für die öffentliche Auseinandersetzung haben die universitären Gremien ihre Ambitionen im „Heißen Herbst“ in einer gemeinsamen Erklärung gefasst...

20 November 2014|Press release

Wanted: test subjects for research study on brain flexibility

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Photo: UHH/BPN

The working group Biological Psychology and Neuropsychology headed by Prof. Brigitte Röder has initiated a new study on neuroplasticity. The researchers aim to determine the flexibility in adult brains. In cooperation with the Institute for Human Movement Science, they will investigate whether...

19 November 2014|Press release

Wahnsinn trifft Methode: "Tears" with singer Anna Depenbusch

Anna Depenbusch

Photo: Foto: Goldwerk Photography, Quelle: www.annadepenbusch.de

Let the tears flow! On 20 November at 8:30 pm, NDR talk show host Julia-Niharika Sen and Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen, president of Universität Hamburg, will discuss tears at Thalia Theater's Nachtasyl with guests from the sciences, culture, and other fields.. Read on in German...

Weinen reinigt die...

19 November 2014|Press release

Madagascan fat-tailed dwarf lemurs: No energy benefits from shared hibernation

Western fat-tailed dwarf lemur

Photo: UHH/Dausmann

Western fat-tailed dwarf lemurs (Cheirogaleus medius) are tiny Madagascan primates living in monogamous family units. Although winter temperatures in the tropics remain high, fat-tailed dwarf lemurs hibernate for seven months, starting as soon as water and food become scarce and temperatures go...

18 November 2014|Press release

Hamburg welcomes the new SONNE

FS SONNE

Photo: Thomas Badewien, ICBM, Universität Oldenburg

The brand new research vessel SONNE is visiting Hamburg and invites interested members of the public to take a look behind the scenes of a state-of-the-art research vessel. "Open Ship" on Friday 21 and Saturday 22 November from 10 am–4 pm (last entry at 15:30), Hamburger Überseebrücke (near the...

6 November 2014|Press release

Ski Academy: Stay fit and improve body control with winter sports!

Skike training with poles

Photo: Andreas Bock

Universität Hamburg's Ski Academy, organized by the Center for Sport and Exercise Medicine at the Institute for Human Movement Science, invites all sport aficionados between five and seventy-five do do some training. Come and test your skiing skills! On Sunday, 16 November 2014, from 10 am–1 pm at...

4 November 2014|Press release

Academic Senate resolution

Assembly hall of the Academic Senate

In the upcoming months, the members of Universität Hamburg will dedicate the semester to public discourse and protest aimed at improving education, academia, study, teaching and research. Read on in German...

Wir wenden uns mit diesem Engagement gegen die ständigen Verschlechterungen, die den...

3 November 2014|Press release

Information session for parents

Information session for parents

Photo: UHH/Sasse

Each year prospective students are faced with the task of choosing which subjects to study. Many involve their parents, who can often provide advice and/or money, in this decision-making process. Yet many parents are unfamiliar with terms such as "credit points" or "STiNE account" or indeed the...

31 October 2014|Press release

President of Universität Hamburg on continuation of Higher Education Pact to 2020

Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen, Präsident der Universität Hamburg

Photo: Pressebild.de/Bertold Fabricius

Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen, president of Universität Hamburg: "I welcome in principle the decisions made by the Joint Science Conference (GWK) for research and academia in Germany. An additional 405 million euros will be made available for all higher education and research institutions in the state...

30 October 2014|Press release

Research project on multilingualism at Universität Hamburg receives €3.26 million

Schülergruppe

Photo: Brit­ta Ha­wig­horst

An interdisciplinary research group at Universität Hamburg has been granted €3.26 million for the project Mehrsprachigkeitsentwicklung im Zeitverlauf (MEZ, development of multilingualism over time). Read on in German...

Das Team unter der Leitung von Prof. Dr. Ingrid Gogolin aus dem Fachbereich...

30 October 2014|Press release

Universität Hamburg one of the world's top universities

Hauptgebäude der Universität Hamburg

Photo: UHH/Schell

Universität Hamburg has ranked high among international universities in U.S. News & Wolrd Report's Best Global Universities rankings—ranking 135th among 500 international universities and 7th among 42 German universities. Read on in German...

Der Präsident der Universität Hamburg, Prof. Dr...

23 October 2014|Press release

Aktionstag: Tropenträume unter Glas

Tropical greenhouses at Universität Hamburg's Botanical Gardens

Photo: UHH/Baumann

Universität Hamburg has organized "Tropenträume unter Glas" (tropical dreams under glas)—A Day of Action at the tropical greenhouses of the University Botanical Gardens on Saturday, 1 November 2014 from 3–10 pm. Hamburg citizens and visitors of all ages are welcome to enjoy our colorful program...

22 October 2014|Press release

Festivities to celebrate founding of Faculty of Business Administration (Hamburg Business School)

Fakultätsgebäude Von-Melle-Park 5

Photo: UHH/Baumann

In the wake of restructuring measures at Universität Hamburg in February 2014, part of the Department of Business Administration, formerly of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, established the new Faculty of Business Administration. The Faculty of Business Administration...

21 October 2014|Press release

New Center of Natural History

Professor Dr. Matthias Glaubrecht

Photo: UHH/Sukhina

The Presidium of Universität Hamburg has resolved to establish a Center of Natural History (CeNak) to consolidate the University's various natural history collections.  It has also appointed Prof. Dr. Matthias Glaubrecht as the Center's new scientific director and head of the Zoological Museum...

16 October 2014|Press release

New Center for Natural History (CeNak)

Due to their unique collections as well as their contributions to collection-based research, Universität Hamburg's Zoological Museum and Geological-Paleontological Museum enjoy an excellent scientific reputation at home and abroad. Read on in German....

Ziel der Gründung eines Centrums für...

14 October 2014|Press release

Enrollment ceremony with Karin Beier

Immatrikulationsfeier im Audimax mit Präsident Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen

Photo: C. Stelling

Roughly 1,000 first-year students and their families will be officially welcomed in the Audimax on 15 October 2014. Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen, president of Universität Hamburg, and Prof. Dr. Kerstin Poehls, professor for European ethnology and cultural anthropology, will host the festivities. Read...

13 October 2014|Press release

China's Changing Cities: The Second Transformation—exhibition

Die 1933 Art Zone ist ein bekanntes Kreativzentrum in Shanghai

Photo: Copyright Michael Waibel 2012

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Bild: Copyright Michael Waibel 2012

Die 1933 Art Zone ist ein bekanntes Kreativzentrum in Shanghai und ein Motiv der Ausstellung im Geomatikum.

Für Rückfragen und Fotomaterial:

Dr. Michael Waibel
Institut für Geographie
...

10 October 2014|Press release

Universität Hamburg delegation successful in East Asia

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Universität Hamburg sent a delegation to East Asia from 28 September to 9 October. The delegation was successful in establishing new partnership agreements with several institutions. [Read on in German ...]

Mit dem Ziel der Entwicklung strategischer Partnerschaften hat der Präsident der...

9 October 2014|Press release

Effect of Social Media on Consumer Behavior and Marketing

Handy-Bildschirm mit Apps

Photo: Foto: Jason Howie, CC BY 2.0, Quelle

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has authorized a new research group spearheaded by Universität Hamburg. The project, Marketing Hedonic Media Products in the Context of Digital Social Media, is the first research group working exlusively in the field of business to receive DFG funding. Other...

7 October 2014|Press release

On the death of Siegfried Lenz

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Photo: Foto: Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F030757-0015, Urheber: Lothar Schaack, CC-BY-SA-3.0-de, Quelle

Universität Hamburg mourns author Siegfried Lenz. Lenz, who studied philosophy, English and German literature at the University in the 1940s, passed away on Tuesday at the age of eighty-eight. Awarded an honorary doctorate from the Department of Languages on his fiftieth birthday, Lenz received...

6 October 2014|Press release

Groundbreaking method for observing molecule movements

Disulfidbrücke, die Schritt für Schritt aufbricht

Photo: Arwen Pearson

Crystallography enables scientists to analyze molecular structures.  An article in Nature Methods describes the so-called time-resolved crystallography—a new method developed by a research team headed by Prof. Arwed Pearson from the Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging (CUI). This unprecedented...

24 September 2014|Press release

Computer experiments in behavioral economics for children aged eight or older

Doors open! ... Doors Open Day,on Friday, 3 October 2014

Photo: WDR

Read on in German

„Türöffner-Tag 2014“ der „Sendung mit der Maus“
am Freitag, dem 3. Oktober 2014,
im Experimentallabor der Fakultät Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, Aufgang C, Raum 2224,
Von-Melle-Park 5, 20146 Hamburg.

Medienvertreter/innen sind herzlich eingeladen.

In dem Experiment rund...

22 September 2014|Press release

General Lecture Series starts on 1 October

Programmheft

Photo: UHH/AWW

Once again, Universität Hamburg offers a versatile public lecture program in the upcoming winter semester. Altogether, our Public Lecture Series comprises thirty-five offerings which consist of 340 individual lectures. There are no restrictions on admission or participation and all lectures are...

16 September 2014|Press release

SCHWEISS: Schwitzen für die Wissenschaft

NDR-Moderatorin Julia-Niharika Sen und Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen, Präsident der Universität Hamburg

Photo: UHH/Sukhina

Am Donnerstag, dem 18. September 2014, um 20.30 Uhr begrüßen im Nachtasyl des Thalia Theaters NDR-Moderatorin Julia-Niharika Sen und Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen, der Präsident der Universität Hamburg, besondere Talkgäste aus Wissenschaft, Alltag und Kultur zum Gespräch über einen besonderen Saft...

5 September 2014|Press release

Academic Senate demands BWF withdraw Perspective Paper

After discussion in the Presidium, the Chamber, and the University Council, the Academic Senate has now reviewed the Office of Science and Culture's (BWF) paper "Strategic Perspectives for Hamburg's Higher Education Insitutions to 2020" and formulated a position thereon. [Read on in German]

Der...

4 September 2014|Press release

Advising days for the Auditing Program for Older Adults 11—12 September

Booth providing information on the Auditing Program for Older Adults

Photo: UHH/Pauls

The Center for Continuing Studies (AWW) at Universität Hamburg provides information about the Auditing Program for Older Adults (KSE). The program targets older adults interested in comprehensive non-degree courses. [Read on in German]

Im Wintersemester 2014/2015 können die Kontaktstudierenden an...

1 September 2014|Press release

Anneliese Maier Research Prizes award ceremony on 11 September at Universität Hamburg

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On 11 September 2014 the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation will award the Anneliese Maier Research Prizes in Hamburg for the third time. The prizes are each worth €250,000 and are awarded to researchers in the humanities and the social sciences. The seven award winners were selected from among...

27 August 2014|Press release

University Council and Presidium response

Today the chair of University Council, Prof. Dr. Albrecht Wagner, and the president of Universität Hamburg, Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen, responded to the Office of Science and Research's paper "Strategic Perspectives for Hamburg's Higher Education Institutions until 2020." [Read on in German]

Der...

26 August 2014|Press release

Twelfth Children's Uni commences: Why are there so many languages?

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Zwölf, douze, doce—the twelfth round of the Hamburg Children's Uni starts on Monday, 29 September 2014 at 5 pm and discusses the question: Why are there so many languages? In the following five sessions, which take place each Monday thereafter at 5 pm, researchers will discuss topics arising from...

25 August 2014|Press release

Research at Universität Hamburg makes major contribution

Antarctic giant isopod (glyptonotus antarcticus)

Photo: Christoph Held

The Southern Ocean, also known as South Polar Ocean or Antarctic Ocean, is home to more than 9,000 species. Scientists have been researching their distribution and special traits for centuries. Today the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) introduces a sea atlas that ties together...

14 August 2014|Press release

Celebrating fifteen years of PriMa: Promoting the math skills of primary school children

PriMa ist mit seiner Spitzen- und Breitenförderung bundesweit einmalig

Photo: knipseline/pixelio

Mathematics are part of our daily lives, from cellphones and navigation systems to special effects and medical diagnoses. In order to promote mathematical talent and enthusiasm at the youngest possible age and to improve the quality of math instruction at primary-school level, PriMa was...

14 August 2014|Press release

University's Scientific Collections

Das Logo der Initiative

Photo: BMBF

In the movies, museum exhibits spring to life. Although this doesn't usually happen in real life, exhibitions and collections have been evolving into dynamic places of discovery. As part of "Kultur macht stark," an initiative launched by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)...

6 August 2014|Press release

Manipulating magnetic forces with light

Künstlerische Darstellung der Beeinflussung von Licht durch magnetische Kräfte.

Photo: Johan Mentink/CFEL

Light can be used to instantaneously manipulate magnetic forces in materials such as iron. Dr Johan Mentnik and Prof. Dr. Martin Eckstein from Universität Hamburg's Center for Free Electron Laser Science (CFEL) and the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) have...

15 July 2014|Press release

Experts' recommendations for Botanical Gardens to be implemented

Greenhouse

Photo: UHH/Baumann

Read on in German...

Am 31. Dezember 2013 hat die vom Präsidium der Universität Hamburg beauftragte Gutachtergruppe unter Vorsitz von Prof. Dr. Borsch ihr Gutachten mit Empfehlungen zur Entwicklung einer Konzeption für den Botanischen Garten der Universität Hamburg vorgelegt. Darin wird vor...

14 July 2014|Press release

Online poker market is shrinking

Pokerblatt

Photo: pixelio.de/Lisa Spreckelmeyer

Poker is highly addictive, especially online. In Germany, poker games for money are prohibited. Nonetheless, the country, with a 10.8 percent total market share, has been the world's second-largest market for the illegal pastime. A new study conducted by Universität Hamburg's research group on...

11 July 2014|Press release

The future of Universität Hamburg's Botanical Gardens

Universität Hamburg's Botanical Gardens, located in Klein Flottbek and Planten un Blomen, are both an extraordinary scientific institution and a popular destination for nature-loving residents and tourists alike. We would like to inform the press and public about the results of the expert...

30 June 2014|Press release

Admission to program in Latin American studies now reopened

Following an invitation extended by the President, the head of the Faculty of Humanities met with the representatives of both Latin American studies and the Department of Languages, Literature and Media (SLM II) and agreed to reopen admission to the Latin American studies program for the winter...

24 June 2014|Press release

Award ceremony for 2014 Karl H. Ditze Prize 2014 honors outstanding junior researchers

Die Preisträger 2014

Photo: UHH, RRZ/MCC, Mentz

The Karl H. Ditze Foundation will award the thirteenth Karl H. Ditze Prize for outstanding undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations in the humanities and the educational sciences at Universität Hamburg. The prize is worth 10,000 euros. [Read on in German]

Die feierliche Preisverleihung findet...

23 June 2014|Press release

2014 Women's Advancement Prize honors activities of Equal Opportunity Team in the School of Humanities

Equal opportunities

Photo: UHH/Priebe

This year's Women's Advancement Prize at Universität Hamburg goes to the Equal Opportunity Team in the School of Humanities. The prize, worth 10,000 euros, is awarded for outstanding and sustainable activities promoting women at Universität Hamburg. [Read on in German]

Die feierliche Verleihung...

17 June 2014|Press release

Catholic religion as teaching subject for students of teacher training at Universität Hamburg

Das Team vom Institut für Katholsiche Theologie

Photo: UHH/Sukhina

Students of teacher training for primary and lower secondary education can now study Catholic religion at Universität Hamburg. The new subject will be available from the winter semester 2014-15. Already qualified teachers wishing to teach Catholic religion as an extra subject may complete a...

16 June 2014|Press release

Test your fitness level and train body and mind

Nordic Walking

Photo: HIS e.V.



"Fit over fifty? Reach one hundred fit, agile and with wit"

Sunday, 22 June 2014 from 9:30 am to 5 pm in the Sport Park at Universität Hamburg (Rotherbaum), Turmweg 2.

Entry is free.

Unter fachkundiger Anleitung können die Besucher aus 15 unterschiedlichen Kursen Angebote wie Balance-Fitness...

12 June 2014|Press release

Inaugural international Heinrich Rohrer Prize goes to Professor Roland Wiesendanger

Prof. Dr. Roland Wiesendanger

Photo: privat

Prof. Dr. Roland Wiesendanger, leader of the Scanning Probe Methods Research Group at the Institute for Applied Physics at Universität Hamburg, has been awarded the Heinreich Rohrer Grand Medal for his pioneering work on spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy and magnetic phenomena on the...

11 June 2014|Press release

New format for summer concerts at Universität Hamburg

Chor der Universität Hamburg

Photo: G2 Baraniak

Major changes are afoot for Universität Hamburg Choir and Orchestra this summer semester. Until now both ensembles performed together in a single summer concert. Now, under the baton of the new academic musical director Prof. Thomas Posth, choir and orchestra will give separate concerts. And...

10 June 2014|Press release

Banning players helps prevent gambling addiction

Roulette-Kessel

Photo: Rainer Sturm/ pixelio.de

Banning players is an essential element in preventing gambling addiction – if implemented correctly. This was the result of a study funded by the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg carried out at Universität Hamburg.

Demnach wirkt sich das derzeitige Sperrsystem in staatlichen Spielbanken positiv...

10 June 2014|Press release

DFG extends funding for interdisciplinary collaborative research center

Teilchen, Strings und das frühe Universum

Photo: SFB676

Seit acht Jahren erfolgreich und nun geht es in die dritte Runde: Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) fördert den Sonderforschungsbereich (SFB) 676 für weitere vier Jahre. Der SFB mit dem Titel „Teilchen, Strings und das frühe Universum – Struktur von Materie und Raumzeit“ erhält damit vom...

5 June 2014|Press release

1.5 million euros from the DFG for new research program in sociology

Woman feeds an elderly man

Photo: Paul Aeneas/flickr.de

For decades our society has witnessed massive changes: the financial markets appear ever harder to control and more and more social tasks, such as the care of the elderly, seem to be transformed into commercial goods. These transformations and the social consequences they effect are the object of...

4 June 2014|Press release

Over 1 million euros for new Emmy-Noether Group

DFG-Logo

Photo: Quelle: DFG

Dr Julia Rehbein from the Insitute of Organic Chemistry at Universität Hamburg has been selected to join the German Research Council's Emmy-Noether Program. Dr Rehbein's research group has been awarded more than 1 million euros for a project on reaction dynamics in chemical transformations of...

3 June 2014|Press release

Brain mapping: Inside the brain

Die MRT-Aufnahme eines Gehirns

Photo: Dieter Schütz / pixelio.de

Mind-reading, steering machines with nothing more than willpower – all no problem in science fiction. But how long before we can do this in real life? Over the last few years the neurosciences have made significant progress on this front, in particular through the development of new imaging...

2 June 2014|Press release

Exzellenzcluster CliSAP geht mit Inseldatenbank für Klimaforscher online

Grüne Insel im blauen Meer

Photo: Foto: UHH/CEN/Simon Strobelt

Die Folgen des Klimawandels spüren insbesondere die zahlreichen Inseln der Erde. Das verdeutlicht eine neue Online-Datenbank von Geographen am Centrum für Erdsystemforschung und Nachhaltigkeit der Universität Hamburg (CEN). Sie steht ab sofort zur Verfügung und kombiniert geographische...

16 May 2014|Press release

New vice president at Universität Hamburg

Portrait Prof. Dr. Susanne Rupp

Photo: UHH/Sukhina

In its session of 15 May 2014, the Academic Senate of Universität Hamburg elected Prof. Dr. Suanne Rupp, who was recommended by President Dieter Lenzen, to the presidium. The three-year term of office for the new Vice President of Studies and Teaching will commence on 1 August 2014. At the end of...

8 May 2014|Press release

New talk show experiement by Universität Hamburg: Wahnsinn trifft Methode

Probe-Talk

Photo: UHH/ Werner

TV presenter Julia-Niharika Sen (NDR) and president of Universität Hamburg, Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen, will talk with guests from various fields about a very special elixir: blood. The talk will take place in Thalia Theater's Nachtasyl on 15 May at 8:30 pm.  Read on in German...

Die Schauspielerin...

7 May 2014|Press release

Research team at Universität Hamburg receives 403,000 euros to conduct research on electromobility

Nanoporöser Kohlenstoff für Batterien

Photo: Kristin Lausch

In the wake of increasing mobility among a growing population, the development and optimization of environmentally-friendly motors has high priority. In Hamburg, a German-Chinese cooperative project called SINGER (Sino-German Electromobility Research) is now beginning activities, the goal of which...

22 April 2014|Press release

President Lenzen named "Kenjin"

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Photo: UHH/RRZ/MCC/Mentz

The president of Universität Hamburg, Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen, has been designated as a "Kenjin" (wise man or eminent person) for ASHINAGA – Educational and Emotional Support for Orphans Worldwide. ASHINAGA is a Japanese non-profit organization which has long been committed to the material and...

16 April 2014|Press release

Universität Hamburg and The Aby Warburg Foundation award the fourth Martin Warnke Medal

Prof. Dr. Michael Hagner

Photo: privat

Prof. Dr. Michael Hagner, ETH Zürich, has been awarded the Martin Warnke Medal for his academic achievements and his success as an author. The award ceremony will take place on:

Wednesday, 23 April 2014
at 7:30 pm
at the Warburg Haus Hamburg, Heilwigstraße 116.

Members of the media are cordially...

14 April 2014|Press release

Success in the Arctic: Research team successfully measures "thin ice"

Meereis in der Arktis

Photo: Stefan Hendricks, Alfred-Wegener-Institut

Researchers have spent two weeks on board Universität Hamburg's chartered research ship RV Lance. The trip was accompanied by the research aircraft Polar 5, which is operated by the Alfred Wegener Institute, and several helicopters - with great success. A clever combination of satellite data, ice...

11 April 2014|Press release

Bildung statt Bologna: New book by the University's president, Prof. Dr. Lenzen, published

Book cover „Bildung statt Bologna“

Photo: Ullstein Verlag

Study faster, in a more structured way, and with greater international scope: these were among the more ambitious goals of the Bologna Process.  Fourteen years into Europe's most extensive university reform efforts, however, the reality in Germany's universities looks a lot different. Read on in...

4 April 2014|Press release

President of Universität Hamburg reelected spokesman of the Universities Member Group of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK)

Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen

Photo: UHH/Dichant

Today,the Universities Member Group of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) reelected Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen to act as its spokesman as of 1 July 2014.

Read on in German...

Der Präsident der Universität Hamburg und frühere Präsident der Freien Universität Berlin verantwortet seit 2007 im...

3 April 2014|Press release

Parents' evening at Universität Hamburg

Alsterterrasse 1

Photo: UHH/Baumann

What should I study? And who is going to pay? Year after year, young adults who have just completed their secondary schooling are faced with these and other questions. They don't generally decide on their own - they turn to their parents for advice and, of course, financial help.

Read on in...

28 March 2014|Press release

Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen expresses condolences on the death of Heinz-Günther Vogel

Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen, chairman of Hamburg's State Higher Education Conference and president of Universität Hamburg, has expressed condolences on the death of Heinz-Günther Vogel, the longstanding chairman of the Karl H. Ditze Foundation:

"We deeply regret the death of Heinz-Günther Vogel. In...

24 March 2014|Press release

The General Lecture Series launces extensive program in summer semester

Öffentliche Vorträge im Rahmen des Allgemeinen Vorlesungswesens

Photo: UHH/Schell

This summer, Universität Hamburg is offering a rich program of public lectures. The General Lecture Series includes 28 public lecture series totalling about 300 single lectures. Lectures begin on Tuesday, 1 April 2014. Read on in German...

Der Besuch der Vorträge ist kostenlos...

18 March 2014|Press release

Safe passage: Researchers attempt to make predictions about Arctic sea ice

Forschungsschiff „RV Lance“

Photo: BSH/J. Holfort

The RV Lance, a research vessel chartered by Universität Hamburg, is on its way to the Arctic, just off the east coast of the Svalbard. For the first time, researchers will be testing a calculation model for high-resolution predictions about the concentration and thickness of ice. Read on in...

4 March 2014|Press release

PhytoArtis – an encounter with medicinal plants

Illustration of a medicinal plant.

Photo: Stephanie Böhm

The Loki Schmidt Haus in Klein Flottbek's Botanical Gardens is now hosting a new exhibition on medicinal plants. Illustrations by Stephanie Böhm, taken from her master's thesis project "Heilpflanzen illustriert," form the heart of the exhibition, which also includes information about medicinal...

3 March 2014|Press release

Opportunities for older adults who want to study at Universität Hamburg

Information stand on contact studies for older adults

Photo: UHH/AWW

Contact studies for older adults are open to everyone and have no admission restrictions. There are courses for anyone who would like to learn more without striving for a university degree. In summer semester 2014, contact students can attend 300 lecture series and seminars in all subject areas...

17 February 2014|Press release

An App for successful customer service

24 hour service

Photo: Guenter Hamich / PIXELIO

Today, good technical customer service is a deciding factor in customer satisfaction and economic success. That makes it all the more important for technical service professionals to equip themselves with all of the information they require for their work, for example, with an application (App) on...

13 February 2014|Press release

The Night of Postponed Term Papers 2014 at Universität Hamburg

The Night of Postponed Term Papers

Photo: Karsten Helmholz

Procrastination sounds like a fairly threatening diagnosis, but students at Universität Hamburg and the HafenCity University can tackle the "I'll do it later" sydrome during the "Night of Postponed Term Papers" on Thursday, 20 February 2014 anytime from 4 pm to 12 am. Read on in German...

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13 February 2014|Press release

"Dazugelernt": New book by President Lenzen published

Buch-Cover

Photo: Springer VS

A new book entitled "Dazugelernt – Beiträge aus einem Jahrzehnt der Bildungsreform“ by President Lenzen includes articles, critiques and concepts on education reform from 2000 to 2010. Read on in German...

Das Buch, das sich an Fachwissenschaftlerinnen und Fachwissenschaftler, Dozentinnen und...

11 February 2014|Press release

Behavioral study of spiders: Growing up among siblings increases chances of survival

Young Diaea spiders

Photo: Jasmin Ruch

Researchers at Universität Hamburg and Macquarie University in Australia have discovered that close relations among young spiders reduces conflict and increases the chances that siblings, in contrast to unrelated spiders, will survive. Read on in German...

Spinnen sind ein wichtiger Faktor...

6 February 2014|Press release

Federal Minister Wanke officially opens research project "Religion and Dialog in Modern Societies" at Universität Hamburg's Academy of World Religions

BMBF-Logo

Today, Federal Minister of Education Prof. Dr. Johanna Wanka, Science Senator Dr. Dorothee Stapelfeldt, President Dieter Lenzen, and other speakers officially opened festivities to celebrate the new research project "Religion and Dialog in Modern Societies." Theologian Prof. Dr. Paul F. Knitter...

27 January 2014|Press release

New research project: "Religion and Dialog in Modern Societies" at Universität Hamburg's Academy of World Religions

Federal Minister of Education and Research Prof. Johanna Wanka

Photo: Laurence Chaperon

The Federal Minister of Education and Research Prof. Johanna Wanka, Hamburg's Science Senator Dr. Dorothee Stapelfeldt, the Director of the Academy of World Religions Prof. Dr. Wolfram Weiße, and Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen, president of Universität Hamburg, will officially open the festivities to...

16 January 2014|Press release

University choir and orchestra to perform Mendelssohn'sElijah, Op. 70

Prof. Thomas Posth

Photo: Katrin Ribbe

Universität Hamburg cordially invites the public to this year's

Winter Concert
on Sunday, 2 February 2014, at 8 pm
in the large concert hall of the Laeiszhalle, Hamburg.

Tickets: www.adticket.de, hotline 0180 60 50 400, or at city-wide ticket offices or evening box office

More information...

13 January 2014|Press release

Pornography by Simon Stephens

„Pornographie“ ist ein Stück über Grenzübertretungen und Tabubrüche im London der Gegenwart

Photo: http://g2.de/

The University Players' winter production is about testing limits and breaking taboos. The theater group, which has its home in the Department of English and American Studies, is presenting the contemporary drama

Pornography by Simon Stephens
from 21 to 23 January and 25 January to 1 February...

10 January 2014|Press release

Particles in synchronous motion

Darstellung der im gleichen Takt schwingenden Fermionen

Photo: Sengstock group

Science

Read on in German...

Die CUI-Forscher aus dem Team von Prof. Dr. Klaus Sengstock konnten im Labor erstmals beobachten, wie eine Wolke ultrakalter Kalium-Atome kollektiv schwingt, quasi einen quantenmechanischen Wiener Walzer tanzt. Das Besondere dabei: Es handelt sich um fermionische...

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