News about the Excellence Strategy (2023)

27 December 2023|Excellence Strategy

Students Learn to Perform Minimally Invasive Operations

Photo of the student research group in front of the UKE

Photo: Private

Minimally invasive operation techniques are increasingly replacing more conventional operation procedures. Yet for operating doctors, these internal...

6 December 2023|Excellence Strategy

Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reach New Record High

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The new report by the Global Carbon Project shows that fossil CO2 emissions will reach a record high in 2023. If emissions remain that high, according...

5 December 2023|Excellence Strategy

Blickwechsel. An African-European Exchange

Photo: HIAS

How can we decolonize the world? And what does that precisely mean for Africa and Europe? The artist Tsitsi Dangarembga and the political scientist...

1 December 2023|Research

How an Enzyme Uses Sunlight to Repair DNA

The image shows the construction at X-ray free electron laser at SwissFEL, which generates the ultrashort X-ray pulse required for the analysis of the DNA repair mechanism.

Photo: DESY/Pateras

Damage to DNA causes aging, cell-death, and even cancer. Therefore, repairing damaged DNA is vital for all organisms. An international research team...

2 November 2023|Excellence Strategy

How do we secure biodiversity? Senate Reception for Hamburger Horizonte Series

Photo: Claudia Höhne/Körber-Stiftung

Environmental harm caused by humans, need for land, and many other factors are leading to a dramatic decrease in species diversity. Experts have been...

25 October 2023|Excellence Strategy

Jupiter Campus: The University Extends Invitation for Events in the Former Karstadt Department Store

Photo: Universität Hamburg / Nesemann

On the third floor of the former Karstadt Sport building, located directly across from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof, there will be a temporary open campus...

10 October 2023|Press release

Around the Globe, Climate Adaptation Lacks Coordination

Photo: UHH/Jantke

Viewed globally, it is above all individuals and households that are pursuing adaptation to the impacts of climate change; systematic networking of...

6 October 2023|Press release

Fridays for Future’s Decentralized Strategy Motivates More People

Junge Menschen mit Transparenten auf einem Klimaprotest

Photo: Unsplash/Tom Seger

Whether or not people choose to attend a climate protest partly depends on its expected size. When they expect a larger protest, they are less likely...

25 September 2023|Press release

Written Artefacts: Balancing Research and Responsibility

Photo: Karsten Helmholz

From 27 to 29 September 2023, the Cluster of Excellence Understanding Written Artefacts experts will be coming together from all over the world to...

14 September 2023|Excellence

What is Ethics in the Natural Sciences Context?