Press Releases 2015

The German Research Association (DFG) has authorized two new collaborative research centers at Universität Hamburg: "Cross-modal Learning: Adaptivity, Prediction and Interaction" (TRR 169) and "Immunvermittelte glomeruläre Erkrankungen – Grundlagen und klinische Auswirkungen" (SFB 1192).

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Universität Hamburg mourns the passing of its honorary senator Helmut Schmidt. Schmidt, who studied economics and political science at Universität Hamburg from 1945 to 1949, died today at the age of 96. In 1983, the Academic Senate made Schmidt an honorary senator for his life's work. Alongside his...

The Center of Natural History (CeNak) at Universität Hamburg warmly invites the public to attend the lecture series Literature Meets Nature. The next lecture on Maximilian, Prince zu Wied-Neuwied's journey to Brasil will take place on 18 November 2015 at 7 pm.

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The Joint Science Conference (Gemeinsame Wissenschaftskonferenz, GWK) announced today the results of the federal-state program for improving study conditions and boosting the quality of teaching (Qualitätspakt Lehre). Universität Hamburg's application to extend funding of the Universitätskolleg was...

Prof. Dr. Michel Clement and Prof. Dr. Christian-Mathias Wellbrock from the interdisciplinary Research Center for Media and Communication (RCMC) at Universität Hamburg warmly invite you to join them in an informative discussion on the future of the newspaper on Wednesday, 11 November 2015. [ Read on...

Robots that can play soccer, laser fridges, or the supermarket shelf of the future: these are just a few of the exciting aspects of research on show at Universität Hamburg during the Night of Knowledge on 7 November 2015. Scientists and scholars will give the public a taste of current research via...

Neuanfang nach der NS-Zeit, aber keine „Stunde null“: Am 6. November 1945 wurde die ehemals „Hansische Universität“ als „Universität Hamburg“ feierlich wiedereröffnet. 2015 jährt sich dieses Ereignis zum 70. Mal. Aus diesem Anlass lädt die Universität Hamburg ein zu

„Kontinuität im Neubeginn –
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On the initiative of its president, Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen, Universität Hamburg has assembled an historical rector's office in the Main Building of the University, in which selected objects from the University's past since its founding in 1919 are on display. The media is warmly invited to attend...

Robots are no longer only deployed in industrial settings. In the future they will be increasingly used in the domestic sphere, for example, to assist the elderly or persons requiring care. The demands made on robotic assistants are thus very high, in particular in terms of their ability to learn...

On 15 October 2015, inquisitive minds can get to know science and scholarship in Hamburg in a completely new setting: academics will be giving short talks in roughly 30 bars and pubs throughout Hamburg. Read on in German... Eine Stunde lang erklären sie in geselliger Atmosphäre ihre Arbeit und...

The Center for a Sustainable University (KNU) and the KNU Postdoctoral College Sustainable Future at Universität Hamburg warmly welcome members of the public to attend the lecture series on opportunities and perspectives for sustainable consumption:

Nachhaltiger Konsum – Chancen und Perspektiven...

Members of the media are warmly invited to attend an information session on the program #UHHhilft on

Wednesday, 7 October 2015, at 1:15 pm
in Lecture Hall C (Erwin-Panofsky-Hörsaal), Main Building of Universität Hamburg, Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, 20146 Hamburg.

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Sie werden die...

On 7 October 2015, roughly 1,000 first-year students and their families will be warmly welcomed in the Audimax. The president of Universität Hamburg, Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen, and Prof. Dr. Iris Wederholm, professor of art history, will host the evening. Read on in German...

Die Universität...

At the beginning of October, Universität Hamburg once again offers an extensive program of public lectures. The talks are free and have no admission requirements or attendance limits. The thematically diverse program encompasses a total of 29 public lecture series and 300 individual lectures. [...

The research lab in the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences invites all children and WDR-Maus fans aged eight and over to the 2015 Open the Door Day of the "Sendung mit der Maus."

When and where:
3 October 2015 from 11 am to 3 pm
Survey lab (Forschungslabor)
Faculty of Business...

A team of students from Universität Hamburg is to take part in the final of the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Competition at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the USA. At the student competition for synthetic biology, which runs from 24–28 September, the...

After attending this lecture, bedtime will never have been easier: "Why Do We Sleep?" is the title of the first lecture at the Children's Uni Hamburg on Monday, 28 September 2015 at 5 pm. [ Read on in German]

In den übrigen fünf Veranstaltungen des Formats, das durch Sponsoren finanziert wird...

"Gateway to the Era of Robots" is the slogan of the International Conference on Robots and Systems (IROS 2015) which takes place from 28 September to 2 October in Hamburg. This is the first time in over twenty years that Germany has hosted the conference. [ Read on in German ]

Unter dem Motto...

Senator for science and research Katharina Fegebank and president of the University Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen unveiled some 60 casts of ancient gable sculptures from the Temple of Zeus in Olympia on 21 September on the University's Stellingen Campus. Ms. Fegebank and Prof. Dr. Lenzen also presented...

Für Rückfragen:

Prof. Dr. Benedikt Löwe
Universität Hamburg
Fachbereich Mathematik
Tel.: 040 42838-4444
E-Mail: dmv2015"AT"math.uni-hamburg.de

After decades in storage, one of the world's rarest complete plaster cast of the gables of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia will be put on public display. The treasure will be exhibited on the Von-Melle-Park campus. [Read on in German]

Wissenschaftssenatorin Katharina Fegebank und...

The Center for Continuing Studies (AWW) at Universität Hamburg is providing information about its Auditing Program for Older Adults. This program offers opportunities for further non-degree track academic study. Read on in German...

Interessierte können sich individuell und unverbindlich zum...

Hamburg/Bremerhaven: The summer minimum has not yet been reached, yet even now Arctic sea ice covers a mere 4.35 million square meters. The Northeast and Northwest Passages are already virtually ice-free. While researchers at Universität Hamburg and the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) do not...

According to the current funding ranking of the German Research Foundation (DFG), Universität Hamburg ascended further to the top between 2011–2013. The DFG presented the new Funding Atlas today in Berlin. Read on in German...

Ausschlaggebend für den Anstieg der eingeworbenen DFG-Fördermittel und...

After attending this lecture, bedtime will never have been easier: "Why Do We Sleep?" is the title of the first lecture at the Children's Uni Hamburg on Monday, 28 September 2015 at 5 pm. Read on in German...

In den übrigen fünf Veranstaltungen des Formats, das durch Sponsoren finanziert wird...

It is as big as a football field and is designed to view the first stars in the Universe: Universität Hamburg and Bielefeld University in cooperation with the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON) have built the 47th Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) station—the largest digital radio...

Snails can do almost anything but fly. The Levantina spiriplana, however, does not only appear—as the name suggests—in present-day Israel, Lebanon, and Syria; it can also be found on a few Aegean islands, far from the eastern shores of the Mediterranean. Zoologist and biosystematist Matthias...

In mythology, phoenix arises from its own ashes. Dr. Francesco de Gasperin and Prof. Dr. Marcus Brüggen from Universität Hamburg have now been witness to a similar rebirth in the form of radio waves. Together with an international team of researchers, they observed the collision of two distant...

The Surface Science Society of Japan (SSSJ) has appointed the physicist Prof. Dr. Roland Wiesendanger from Universität Hamburg for his outstanding performance and successes in the field of surface and interface science as international fellow. Wiesendanger received this distinction, awarded for...

The Mona Lisa of Hamburg's natural history collection is unique: Only 20 narwhal skulls with a double tusk are known to exist worldwide. And only one of these has been identified as having belonged to a female animal, namely to "Lisa," a narwhal in the zoological collection of the Center of...

To prevent global warming and reduce greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) we commonly rely on saving energy, opting for renewable energy, reducing our meat consumption, and forsaking plane and car in favor of bike or train. Non-consumption, however, does not automatically lead to a...

The Regional Computing Center at Universität Hamburg (RRZ) has begun operating a new high-performance computer. The computer is complemented by a hard-drive system capable of storing data observations on a large scale. This will facilitate more comprehensive simulations and data analyses, as...

Each year the Karl H. Ditze Foundation awards the Karl H. Ditze Prize for outstanding student and doctoral theses in the humanities and education at Universität Hamburg.

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Die feierlichen Preisverleihungen mit einem Preisgeld von 3.000 Euro für eine Dissertation und 2.000 Euro...

On 23 June 2015, Poznan University of Technology in Poland awarded an honorary doctorate to Prof. Dr. Roland Wiesendanger, head of the research group Scanning Probe Methods (SPM) at Universität Hamburg's Institute for Solid-State Physics and Nanoscience.

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Prof. Wiesendanger...

Insufficient or inadequate data security concepts and measures may cause considerable damage. We cordially invite interested audiences to the lecture by Prof. Dr. Hannes Federrath. As data security expert at Universität Hamburg he will explain how businesses and administrators can protect their...

University Music welcomes all music lovers to the Summer Concert Series 2015. The concerts are a musical potpurri, ranging from a capella concerts by the new alumni choir to a guest appearance of the Tallinn University Symphony Orchestra. Enjoy!

All dates and detailed programs:

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The Presidium of Universität Hamburg has received several queries with regard to commemoration activities at Universität Hamburg for drowned refugees. President Lenzen has stated:

The University deems the activities as absolutely appropriate and welcome. If commemoration activities "disrupt"...

Universität Hamburg's Institute of Experimental Physics and the Institute for Theoretical Physics receive about €5 million from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) for projects within the research alliance at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the particle accelerator of the...

Violent conflicts, climate destruction, and climate change have been the main causes of mass migration in the past several decades. These topics form the focus of the international workshop Critical Perspectives on Human Mobility in Times of Crisis on 25 and 26 June at CliSAP (Universität...

To celebrate their 35th anniversary, the University Players will be performing Dale Wasserman's stage adaptation of the Ken Kesey novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. The production will be performed in English. Read on in German...

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
am 26., 29., 30. Juni und am...

The Japanese government has awarded Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen, president of Universität Hamburg, the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star for his outstanding achievements and services. 

A conferment ceremony will take place on

Tuesday, 23 June 2015 at 11:00 am in the Main Building of...

This year's Women's Advancement Award at Universität Hamburg is being bestowed upon the equal opportunity team in the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences. The €10,000 prize has been awarded annually since 1997 and recognizes outstanding, long-term commitment to the advancement...

With the help of a research group at Universität Hamburg, the international OPERA experiment at the Gran Sasso INFN lab in Italy has now measured a tau neutrino. Read on in German...

Das Neutrino, das seinen Flug am CERN in der Schweiz als Myon-Neutrino begann, erreichte nach seiner Reise über...

The Department of Languages and Cultures of Southeast Asia of the Asien-Afrika-Institut cordially invites the general public to take part in the

First Southeast Asia Day at Universität Hamburg, 13 June 2015,  9:30 am– 8:30 pm in the Asien-Afrika-Institut, Main Building of the University, East Wing...

This year, collaborative research center 950 (SFB 950), "Manuscript Cultures in Asia, Africa and Europe", is celebrating its fourth anniversary as well as the pledge by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) to finance the center with another €9.5 million over the...

Through to the second round: the German Research Foundation (DFG) will extend the collaborative research centers "Light-Induced Dynamics and Control of Correlated Quantum Systems" (SFB 925), "Multi-Site Communication in the Brain" (SFB 936), and "Manuscript Cultures in Asia, Africa and Europe"...

The Center for Natural History (Centrum für Naturkunde, CeNak) at Universität Hamburg cordially invites the public to the start of a new series of events. The series will open with a slide show and a reading of excerpts from Humboldt's work. Read on in German...

Humboldts Bilder – Die...

For the first time, deaf viewers of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) on 23 May in Vienna will be able to experience the competition as fully as their hearing peers! This year, the songs will be offered in sign language thanks to a team of interpreters that includes graduates of the program for...

Luise Reimers, doctoral student in the research team under Junior Professor Dr. Esther Diekhof (neuroendrocrinology research group in the Department of Human Biology at the Biocenter Grindel of Universität Hamburg) has been investigating the influence of testosterone on human social behavior. Her...

To celebrate the restoration of the organ in the University's Musicology Institute, University Music invites the public to an organ concert on 30 May 2015 at 6 pm in the Musikwissenschaftliches Institut, Neue Rabenstraße 13, 20354, Hamburg.

Free! (Read on in German...)

Solist des Abends ist der...

A new study at Universität Hamburg shows that armed forces are taking climate change into strategic account. All 38 countries in the study mention climate change in their strategy papers. Most countries expect an increase in emergency aid missions while a small group expects an increase in...

The president of Universität Hamburg, Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen will receive the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star of the Japanese government for promoting academic exchanges and mutual understanding between Japan and Germany.

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Zu diesen gehören u. a. seine Tätigkeit...

The Loki Schmidt Haus, a museum of useful plants in the Biozentrum Klein Flottbek, is set to open its latest special exhibition on the topic of collecting ("Sammeln–Von Leidenschaft, die Wissen schafft")

on: Sunday, 17 May 2015, at 2 pm,
Ohnhorststr. 18, 22609 Hamburg.

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Die...

The astronaut, geophysicist, and vulcanologist Alexander Gerst is coming to the Audimax at Universität Hamburg to present his Blue Dot Mission on the International Space Station (ISS) in film and pictures. [Read on in German]

Warum sind Satellitendaten so wichtig für die Klimaforschung...

High density poses a serious challenge to the study of urban climate. Researchers at Universität Hamburg are now turning the steeple of the St. Nikolai Church into a weather station. Read on in German...

Aufgrund von Bauarbeiten und einer damit verbundenen Einrüstung des Gebäudes konnte ein...

Excess weight and obesity are important risk factors for glucose intolerance, diabetes mellitus (type 2), and cardiovascular diseases. For that reason, sport and exercise medical experts at Universität Hamburg are currently planning a study on the effects of a plant protein product designed to...

The conservation of numerous wild horse breeds depends largely on protection and breeding programs. Yet while their nutrition in the wild is somewhat meagre, consisting of hardy herbs and grasses, their diet in captivity is often too soft  to wear down their teeth.

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Die...

The Loki Schmidt Haus in Universität Hamburg's Botanical Garden is preparing a new special exhibition entitled Sammeln (Collecting). To present the topic as vividly as possible, Hamburg residents are being asked to submit photographs of their own collections. Read on in German...

Aus der...

Für Rückfragen:

Daniel Bein
Universität Hamburg
Museumspädagogik Zoologisches Museum
Tel.: 040 42838-2276
E-Mail: Daniel.Bein"AT"uni-hamburg.de

Prof. Reinhard Schulz-Schaeffer
Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften (HAW)
Professor für Informative Illustration
Tel.: 0175 522 70 45
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Universität Hamburg cordially invites the public to the:

Tenth International Conference: Väter und Vaterfiguren in jüdischer Geschichte, Religion und Kultur

3–5 May 2015, Warburg House, Heilwigstr. 116

Start: Sunday, 3 May, 6 pm

Eröffnung und Grußworte:

Antarctica is of utmost importance for the assessment of environmental developments attributable to the growing magnitude of human activities across the world. Its enormous ice sheet is one of the tipping elements in the world's climate system. The partial melting of arctic ice masses would...

"I congratulate Ms. Katharina Fegebank on her appointment as Senator of Science and Research. The University looks very much forward to cooperating with her.“

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Gerade für unser Exzellenzkonzept einer „Universität der Nachhaltigkeit“ sehen wir Entwicklungsperspektiven, wenn das...

Leopoldina lecture:

Prof. Dr. Frank Fehrenbach, Art History Seminar, Universität Hamburg, will give a lecture entitled:

„Quasi vivo. Lebendigkeit im Kunstdiskurs der Frühen Neuzeit“ ("Quasi vivo: Vitality in Art Discourse of the Early Modern Age")

on Tue, 21 April 2015, 6–9 pm
Main Building...

Due to an unauthorized letter from a professor in the health sciences to teaching students at the beginning of the semester, students were led to believe that they would be unable to continue their studies according to their program schedules in the 2015 summer semester. Universität Hamburg...

A nationwide survey conducted by the Department of Human Movement Science at Universität Hamburg wants to find out why so few men take part in programs to promote health. Read on in German...

Ist es tatsächlich so, dass Männer Bewegungs- und Gesundheitsmuffel sind? Oder liegt es vielmehr an den...

Prof. Dr. Eva Arnold is the new head of the Center for Teacher Training (Zentrum für Lehrerbildung, ZLH) at Universität Hamburg. The ZLH coordinates teacher training at all institutions in Hamburg. It advises, identifies requirements for further development of teacher training, and makes...

Ruffe, gudgeon, and bitterling are but a few of the fish species that call Hamburg's waterways home. Fish stock levels, existential threats, and protection measures have been analyzed by Prof. Dr. Ralph Thiel and Renate Thiel from the Centrum für Naturkunde (CeNak) at Universität Hamburg on behalf...

Prof. Dr. Thomas Eich from the Asien-Afrika-Institut at Universität Hamburg has been awarded a consolidator grant worth two million euros for his project "Contemporary Bioethics and the History of the Unborn in Islam." His research, which he is due to commence in September 2015, investigates how...

German and Danish minorities live to the north and south of the German-Danish border respectively. Using a representative survey, researchers at Universität Hamburg have now determined the size of Germany's Danish minority and where its members live. Read on in German...

Den Ergebnissen zufolge...

Whether they hibernate or enter dormancy, for many animals the ability to reduce bodily function to a minimum during cold or environmentally hostile seasons is a matter of survival. A number of animals, however, are able to regulate their energy requirements spontaneously and independently of the...

Every year, young adults keen to study wonder which subject to choose, consulting with parents who provide advice and, in many cases, funding. Read on in German...

Doch viele Mütter und Väter sind mit Begriffen wie „Credit Points“, „STiNE-Account“ und dem Bachelor- und Mastersystem nicht...

The German Research Foundation (DFG) awarded the new Priority Programme "SeaLevel" €11.9 million in funding. The project was developed under the overall control of Hamburg climate researchers. Over the next six years, Detlef Stammer from the Center of Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN)...

Universität Hamburg's Art History Seminar and the Aby Warburg Foundation invite interested members of the public to attend a festive evening in honor of art historian Dr. Maike Bruhns.

Archiv Hamburger Kunst—From "Degenerate" to Contemporary Art
Thursday, 26 March 2015, at 7 pm
in the...

Dynamische Phasenübergänge sind ein grundlegendes Phänomen in der Natur. Man bezeichnet damit den Übergang eines Stoffes von einem Aggregatzustand in den anderen. Ein bekannter dynamischer Phasenübergang ist z. B. das Kondensieren von Wasserdampf zu Wasser oder das Gefrieren von Wasser zu Eis. Die...

Antonia Karamatskou, doctoral student with Prof. Dr. Robin Santra from the Institute for Theoretical Physics at Universität Hamburg and DESY, will take part this year in the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. Read on in German...

Die Nachwuchsforscherin gehört zum Sonderforschungsbereich (SFB) 925...

From 1 April 2015 Universität Hamburg will once again be offering a comprehensive program of free public lectures. This semester's General Lecture Series focuses on the soul. All members of the community are welcome to attend. [Read on in German]

Drei Ringvorlesungen thematisieren aktuelle...

Today the Joint Science Conference has announced the results of the German State and Federal program to improve teacher training: Universität Hamburg is one of several funded higher education institutions to receive roughly €6 million for its initiative to promote professional teaching methods to...

The Center for Continuing Studies at Universität Hamburg will be providing information on the Auditing Program for Older Adults, which is open to anyone interested in comprehensive further training but not seeking a degree. Information and individual advising will be offered on:

11 and 12 March...

Für Rückfragen:

Sonja Gräber-Magocsi, PhD
Universität Hamburg
Referentin des Präsidenten
Tel.: 040 42838-1803
E-Mail: sonja.graeber-magocsi"AT"uni-hamburg.de

In order to convert light into electricity efficiently and generate flexible, high-performance solar energy, researchers have been seeking new material for solar cells. A research group headed by Dr. Christian Klinke has now successfully used lead sulfide to create two-dimensional nanocrystals of...

The three coexisting higher education systems—the continental Europen, the Anglo-American, and the East Asian systems—are currently converging towards the Anglo-American concept of "education as business." The results are manifold: Studying has often become prohibitively expensive and has also...

The current survey conducted by the research lab in the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences at Universität Hamburg looks at voting trends in the 21st Hamburg parliamentary elections. The Social Democrats (SPD) are the clear victors while the Alternative for Germany (AfD) could...

Hamburg's universities carry the banner for academia: As part of the Heimathafen Wissenschaft-campaign, various academic institutions have already displayed large banners to draw attention to their achievements. Now the public can attend events on a broad spectrum of research topics at Universität...

Prof. Dr. Lenzen, president of Universität Hamburg, invited approximately 100 academics from Greece and Germany to the University to discuss possible solutions to the current Greek crisis. Read on in German...

Da die Sparauflagen in Griechenland umgesetzt wurden, ohne die besondere...

Prof. Dr. Vassilios Skouris, president of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), will be giving a talk on Greek-German relations in academia at a conference on Greek-German academic cooperation.

"Die Beziehungen der deutschen und griechischen Wissenschaft: Eine Bestandsaufnahme"

Thursday, 5...

Prof. Dr. Jonas Schreyögg, director of Universität Hamburg's Hamburg Center for Health Economics (HCHE), has been appointed by Federal Minister of Health Hermann Gröhe to the German Council of Experts, which regularly evalutes developments in healthcare. Prof. Schreyögg was presented with official...

Healthy soils form the basis of food production, filter and store water, and play a significant role in the climate. In order to draw attention to these functions as well as to the maniffold threats to soils, the United Nations has deemed 2015 the "International Year of Soils."

The Institute of...

The choirs and symphony orchestra of the University would like to extend a warm invitation to a very exceptional winter concert at Universität Hamburg:

At the finale of our lecture series Treasures Which Explain the World—A Journey Through Universität Hamburg's Scientific Collections, we invite all those interested to attend our panel discussion "Wissenschaftliche Sammlungen in Forschung, Lehre und Bildung – Zukunftsperspektiven und Potenziale...

On 15 January 2015 the party spokespersons for science and research in the Hamburg Parliament will convene at Universität Hamburg. [Read on in German]

Dr. Eva Gümbel (Grüne), Dora Heyenn (Die Linke), Thilo Kleibauer (CDU), Philipp-Sebastian Kühn (SPD) und Dr. Wieland Schinnenburg (FDP) werden...

After the Academic Senate agreed in a two-thirds majority decision passed on 18 December 2014 to reappoint the current President Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen, the second relevant committee, the University Council, has now also declared its agreement, with eight members voting in favor and one...

One of the most important cooperative projects between Europe and China in the field of law, the China-EU School of Law (CESL), will receive European Commission funding for a further three and a half years. The CESL is a cooperation between four Chinese and twelve European universities and...

The Hamburg State Higher Education Conference together with the DIW Econ GmbH will present a study carried out by the DIW Econ on the economic importance of Hamburg's higher education institutions for the metropolitan region of Hamburg on

14 January 2015, 11 am
Mittelweg 177 (Turmzimmer, 6th...

The World Hobbit Research Project, the world's largest research project on media perception, seeks 50,000 Hobbit watchers for an online survey analyzing how the movie series is perceived. Read on in German... An dem Forschungsvorhaben sind Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler aus 46 Ländern...

The Handelsblatt ranking is the most highly regarded research ranking for business economics in the German-speaking world. In the December 2014 rankings, Universität Hamburg has ranked second for business economics, just behind the Technical University of Munich. Read on in German...

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