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University President Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren (third from right) welcomes Prof. Dr. Markus Kotzur, Prof. Dr. Ursula Schröder, Paolo Gentiloni, Liv Assmann, Luigi Mattiolo, and Dr. Roberto Luppi (from left to right) to the Hamburg-Vigoni Forum

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20.02.2026|Excellence Strategy
“Nostalgia Is Not a Strategy”—Clear Words and Optimism During Speech on Europe’s Future
Global crises, doubts, and criticism from inside and outside: Paolo Gentiloni, the former Italian prime minister and EU commissioner, discussed how historic the current situation in Europe is and outlined what a secure, democratic future looks like in his speech on 16 February 2026. It was an...
Award ceremony in the Audimax

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20.02.2026|In Focus
The University of Hamburg awards more than 300 Deutschlandstipendium
Festive award ceremony in the Audimax: more than 300 students from all disciplines granted monthly funding from companies, foundations, associations, and private individuals for 2026.
Prof. Dr. Florian Grüner

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05.02.2026|Research
Doing the Research: The Accelerator Ring Doesn’t Fit in the Lab
The University of Hamburg is the scientific home to over 6,200 researchers. Every 2 weeks, we offer a glimpse into their work in the Hamburger Abendblatt. In this issue, Prof. Dr. Florian Grüner explains how we can follow the dynamics of T-cells in real time.
Das Team, das IFuEL vorgeschlagen hat: (von links) Mikhail Pergament, Franz Kärtner und Hanns-Peter Liermann

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04.02.2026|Forschung
14 million euros for the development of a fusion energy laser
A research team from five institutes, coordinated by Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY and the University of Hamburg, is receiving millions in funding for the IFuEL project (short for Inertial Fusion Energy Laser Development and HED-Analytics). The project aims to develop and test a highly...
View of the Serra do Pingano

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27.01.2026|Research
“Angola’s Green Jewel Is Vanishing Before Our Eyes”
Dr. Thea Lautenschläger, scientific director of the the University of Hamburg’s Loki Schmidt Garden, and Dr. Manfred Finckh from the Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology have now published a study in Nature Ecology and Evolution revealing the dramatic loss of a special forest region in South...
Porträt von Chief Digital und Chief Information Officer Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Gerling, LL.M.

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26.01.2026|Campus
“The online election is a prime example of our digital strategy”
The election for the Academic Senate is the first election at the University of Hamburg to be held online. Chief Digital Officer Prof. Dr. Sebastian Gerling talks about the goals and challenges of the project—and gives an overview of other digital projects at UHH.
Representatives of the Universities of Groningen and Hamburg meet.

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23.01.2026|Campus
Welcome! Delegation from the University of Groningen Visits University of Hamburg
On 22 January 2026, University of Hamburg representatives met their colleagues from the Netherlands. The collaboration with the University of Groningen, which has been a strategic partner since 2019, should be intensified in the future.
Network of nerve cells highlighted in red against a blue background

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21.01.2026|Research
Take a break! How we learn and remember
Our brain is inconceivably complex and it changes every moment of our lives. In the Faculty of Psychology and Human Movement Science, Prof. Dr. Nicolas Schuck looks at what happens neurally when we experience things and remember. In the interview below, the professor of cognitive neurosciences with...
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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