President of the University of Hamburg

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren

The president has policy-making powers for the University and heads the Executive University Board as well as the following:

Year	Activity
Since 03/2022	President, Universität Hamburg
2018 – 2021	Vice president, Freie Universität Berlin (responsible for studies, teaching, and—on an interim basis from March to December 2020—research)
2015 – 2018	Dean, Department of Education and Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin
2011 – 2014	Managing director, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience Berlin
2013 – 2015	Vice dean for research, Department of Education and Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin
2009 – 2014	Deputy spokesperson, Cluster of Excellence Languages of Emotion
Since 2009	Professor of biological psychology and cognitive neuroscience, Freie Universität Berlin
2005 – 2010	Leader, Neurocognition of Decision Making research group, Max Planck Institute for Human Development
2005 – 2011	Head, Emmy Noether group
2003 – 2005	Physician, Department of Neurology and Experimental Neurology, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin
2001 – 2003	Postdoctoral researcher, Laboratory of Brain and Cognition, National Institute of Mental Health (Maryland, United States)
2000	Doctoral studies, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (summa cum laude)
1992 – 2000	Medical studies, University of Münster, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Universität Essen