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7 April 2026|Excellence Strategy

Hamburg Presents Roadmap and Goals for the Clusters of Excellence

Symbolbild zu Exzellenz auf dem eine gezeichnete Glühbirne zu sehen ist. Daneben die Namen der vier Exzellenzcluster der UHH.

Photo: UHH/Esfandiari

From climate research and quantum physics to manuscript and materials research: Hamburg was successful in the nationwide Excellence Strategy competition with no fewer than five clusters of excellence. Over the next seven years, they will receive approximately €266.4 million in federal funding. The...
16 March 2026|Research

New International Networking Projects Focus on Earthquake Hazards and Fungi as Plant Protection Agents

Prof. Dr. Bianka Siewert und Prof. Dr. Olena Dubovyk

Photo: Kaztin Jones/Eivind Senneset

Excellent research requires interdisciplinary and global collaboration. Staff Exchanges, which form part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions—a European funding initiative—boost these efforts by financing 2 University of Hamburg research projects.
20 February 2026|Excellence Strategy

“Nostalgia Is Not a Strategy”—Clear Words and Optimism During Speech on Europe’s Future

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

Photo: University of Hamburg / Esfandiari

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...