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Will the Gulf Stream continue to transport enough warmth to Europe? How fast will the Arctic sea ice melt? What will drive our Earth system in the future? Universität Hamburg's key research area Climate, Earth and Environment investigates fundamental questions into the processes and characteristics...[ more ]

In their pursuit of democracy, Athenians of the 4th century B.C. were avid lottery fans. And they used a sophisticated lottery machine—the cleroterion. Historian Prof. Dr. Kaja Harter-Uibopuu and her team have now reconstructed the clever contraption. [Read on in German][ more ]

Fast schon fanatisch waren die Athener des 4. Jahrhunderts v. Chr., wenn es um das Losen ging – für sie war es der Versuch, die Demokratie zur Perfektion zu treiben. Für das Losverfahren benutzten sie ein ausgefeiltes Gerät: das Kleroterion. Historikerin Prof. Dr. Kaja Harter-Uibopuu und ihr Team...[ more ]

Prof. Dr. Matthias Glaubrecht presents the new lobby of the Center of Natural History. The lobby is dedicated to the Anthropocene, a term that describes a new geochronological epoch on Earth. In the Anthropocene, human beings are the most important factor in shaping Earth's biological, geological...[ more ]

Colonialism is a central chapter of history necessary in order to grasp the state of the world today, according to Professor Jürgen Zimmerer. The historian heads up the Research Center for the (Post-)Colonial Legacy of Hamburg / Hamburg and Early Globalization. In this interview, he explains why...[ more ]

A bird's-eye view of the Von-Melle-Park Campus, with the Alster in the background.[ more ]

Prof. Dr. Erika Garutti is professor of experimental physics at Universität Hamburg. One focus of her research is the development and construction of silicon detectors. These detectors are indicators of physical processes and are deployed in large-scale, international research projects such as CERN...[ more ]

Prof. Dr. Robi Banerjee and Dr. Michael Salz from the Hamburg Observatory on astronomy, the Observatory, and "vaporizing planets." The Hamburg Observatory is an institute within the Department of Physics at Universität Hamburg. Its scientists carry out basic research in astronomy and astrophysics...[ more ]