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Figures of Father Christmas and the Christkind

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17.12.2025|Im Fokus
Christmas traditions: Who is the Christkind?
Many children in the German-speaking countries write their wish lists during Advent addressed to the Christkind or expect it to bring their gifts. But who – or what – exactly is the Christkind? Why does it deliver presents, and what does Martin Luther have to do with it?
Photograph of a flooded residential area

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15.12.2025|Forschung
Flood risk insurance: voluntary or mandatory?
As extreme weather events become more frequent, the need for robust financial protection against natural disasters grows ever more urgent. Sophia Bock, part of the team led by Petra Steinorth, Professor of Risk Management and Insurance at the University of Hamburg Business School, is exploring...
Santa Claus putting presents under the Christmas tree

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12.12.2025|Im Fokus
Santa Claus: A Marketing Masterstroke
No matter if they are made of chocolate, felt, or wood—right now you see Santa Claus just about everywhere. Santa Claus originates from St. Nicholas of Myra, a fourth-century Greek bishop in modern-day Turkey. But the modern Santa image only became famous in the last century. Prof. Dr. Henrik...
An AI-generated image of a girl holding a laptop and looking sad. She is surrounded by symbols of bullying and hate on the Internet.

Photo: AdobeStock / Fabio / AI-generated

08.12.2025|Forschung
Doing the Research: Together against Cyberhate and for Democracy
How can we protect children and teenagers from hate online? Together with researchers from Ukraine, Moldova, and Kyrgyzstan, a team from the Faculty of Education is investigating effective prevention and intervention strategies. Project coordinator Julia Levin tells us about this project, which is...
The reclining Wisseman statue

Photo: University of Hamburg / ZWS

05.12.2025|Campus
University of Hamburg lends objects all over the world
There are more than three million objects in 33 scientific collections at the University of Hamburg. Museums, institutions, and individual researchers regularly borrow some of these for exhibitions or their research. For example, the large-format Kokoschka painting—which has just returned to its...
Excerpt of Hamburg shipping laws, 1201

Photo: Herzog August Library Wolfenbüttel

01.12.2025|Research
Funding for Long-Term Research Project on Middle Low German Grammar
Middle Low German text culture is an integral part of northern Europe’s cultural heritage. A new long-term research project on Middle Low German grammar will deepen our understanding of the linguistic structures of Middle Low German. The goal for the next 18 years is to establish a multidimensional...
Student playing an exergame on the laptop in a lecture hall

Photo: UHH/Lorf-Stahl

24.11.2025|Campus
From Cube Ninja to City Hopper: Have Fun, Stay Fit While Studying
Whether with someone else or alone, you can have fun, and for free, with the 8 movement games in the ExerRise project designed by researchers at the Institute of Human Movement Science and their project partners. The goal is to foster student health and wellbeing on a scientifically sound basis. The...
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Photo: University of Hamburg / Esfandiari

24.11.2025|In Focus
University of Hamburg Researchers Fortify German-Language Data Science Community
Research with large quantities of data has become relevant to more and more disciplines. This is why researchers from 21 German and Austrian research institutions, including the University of Hamburg, are now demanding greater political and scientific commitment to digital and data science.
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Cluster of Excellence CLICCS: Video Insights Into Climate Research

Where does the carbon go when Earth continues to warm – and what makes us more likely to practice climate protection? Two experts present their inspiring research at the University of Hamburg