Interviews

On 17 December, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation awarded the €60,000 Georg Foster Research Prize. One of the recipients is Peruvian historian Scarlett O'Phelan Godoy. Professor Godoy, who works at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú in Lima will use the prize money to fund cooperation...

Skepticism," to be conducted under the aegis of Universität Hamburg. Starting in October 2015, the project, which will run a total of eight years, will receive almost €4.2 million from the DFG for the first four years. Spokesperson is Prof. Dr. h.c. Guiseppe Veltri. (Faculty of Humanities...

Prof. Dr. Henry Chapman, head of the Coherent X-Ray Imaging division at the Center for Free Electron Laser Science (CFEL) at Universität Hamburg, is one of eight scientists to receive the € 2.5 million Leibniz Prize, Germany's highest monetary research award.

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As part of its lecture series on gender, Männlichkeit(en): Krisendiskurse & Konfliktfelder, the Faculty of Humanities invites the general public to a lecture by Jürgen Marschukat, professor of North American history at the University of Erfurt:

Männerkrisen – historisierende Beobachtungen einer...

Japanese studies at Universität Hamburg turns 100 this year. A century ago the first chair devoted to the study of Japan in Germany was established in Hamburg, simultaneously marking the birth of Japanese studies as an academic discipline. The chair belonged to the so-called Hamburg Colonial...

Prof. Stefan Bühler from the Meteorological Institute at Universität Hamburg was part of a successful bid for securing funding for a new research project within the framework of the new European Union funding program Horizon 2020. The project, entitled "Fidelity and Uncertainty in Climate Data...

Seit Semesterbeginn betreiben die Mitglieder der Universität Hamburg einen „Heißen Herbst“ für die Ausfinanzierung der Hochschulen zum allgemeinen Wohl. Für die öffentliche Auseinandersetzung haben die universitären Gremien ihre Ambitionen im „Heißen Herbst“ in einer gemeinsamen Erklärung gefasst...

The working group Biological Psychology and Neuropsychology headed by Prof. Brigitte Röder has initiated a new study on neuroplasticity. The researchers aim to determine the flexibility in adult brains. In cooperation with the Institute for Human Movement Science, they will investigate whether...

Western fat-tailed dwarf lemurs (Cheirogaleus medius) are tiny Madagascan primates living in monogamous family units. Although winter temperatures in the tropics remain high, fat-tailed dwarf lemurs hibernate for seven months, starting as soon as water and food become scarce and temperatures go...

Let the tears flow! On 20 November at 8:30 pm, NDR talk show host Julia-Niharika Sen and Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen, president of Universität Hamburg, will discuss tears at Thalia Theater's Nachtasyl with guests from the sciences, culture, and other fields.. Read on in German...

Weinen reinigt die...

The brand new research vessel SONNE is visiting Hamburg and invites interested members of the public to take a look behind the scenes of a state-of-the-art research vessel. "Open Ship" on Friday 21 and Saturday 22 November from 10 am–4 pm (last entry at 15:30), Hamburger Überseebrücke (near the...

Universität Hamburg's Ski Academy, organized by the Center for Sport and Exercise Medicine at the Institute for Human Movement Science, invites all sport aficionados between five and seventy-five do do some training. Come and test your skiing skills! On Sunday, 16 November 2014, from 10 am–1 pm at...

In the upcoming months, the members of Universität Hamburg will dedicate the semester to public discourse and protest aimed at improving education, academia, study, teaching and research. Read on in German...

Wir wenden uns mit diesem Engagement gegen die ständigen Verschlechterungen, die den...

Each year prospective students are faced with the task of choosing which subjects to study. Many involve their parents, who can often provide advice and/or money, in this decision-making process. Yet many parents are unfamiliar with terms such as "credit points" or "STiNE account" or indeed the...

Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen, president of Universität Hamburg: "I welcome in principle the decisions made by the Joint Science Conference (GWK) for research and academia in Germany. An additional 405 million euros will be made available for all higher education and research institutions in the state...

Universität Hamburg has ranked high among international universities in U.S. News & Wolrd Report's Best Global Universities rankings—ranking 135th among 500 international universities and 7th among 42 German universities. Read on in German...

Der Präsident der Universität Hamburg, Prof. Dr...

An interdisciplinary research group at Universität Hamburg has been granted €3.26 million for the project Mehrsprachigkeitsentwicklung im Zeitverlauf (MEZ, development of multilingualism over time). Read on in German...

Das Team unter der Leitung von Prof. Dr. Ingrid Gogolin aus dem Fachbereich...

Universität Hamburg has organized "Tropenträume unter Glas" (tropical dreams under glas)—A Day of Action at the tropical greenhouses of the University Botanical Gardens on Saturday, 1 November 2014 from 3–10 pm. Hamburg citizens and visitors of all ages are welcome to enjoy our colorful program...

In the wake of restructuring measures at Universität Hamburg in February 2014, part of the Department of Business Administration, formerly of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, established the new Faculty of Business Administration. The Faculty of Business Administration...