Research news13 January 2025|ResearchThe Most Poisonous Spider in the World includes 3 Different SpeciesPhoto: University of Hamburg/EsfandiariThe Sydney funnel web spider is one of the most poisonous spiders in the world. One international research team, which includes the Leibniz Institute...16 December 2024|Press releaseInternational research project WELRISCC: How do welfare states respond to the climate crisis?Photo: Photo studio MonbijouClimate change and social justice are among the most pressing challenges of our time—and they are directly linked. Against this background...12 December 2024|Press releaseNew DFG research group investigates varieties of English across the worldPhoto: privateThe German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding a new research group at the University of Hamburg. From 1 April 2025, a team led by Prof. Dr. Peter...10 December 2024|Press releaseUniversity of Hamburg: Top German University in QS Sustainability RankingPhoto: UHH/EsfandiariThe University of Hamburg has established itself as a leading university in the field of sustainability. In the current QS Sustainability Ranking, it...4 December 2024|ResearchDoing the Research series: Can People Born Blind Learn to See?Photo: Sebastian EngelsOur brain can adapt to changing conditions throughout life, but some processes are only possible in the developing brain. Within a German-Indian...4 December 2024|ResearchSTEM Success in Elementary Schools Despite CoronaPhoto: UHH/Constanze KoschwitzThe Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) for 2023 given to fourth graders in Germany shows consistent performance in...3 December 2024|Press releaseHummel-2: New Calculating Power for SciencePhoto: University of Hamburg/EsfandiariThe University of Hamburg’s Regional Computing Center (RRZ) has launched a new high-performance computing system. The High Performance Computing...27 November 2024|Press releaseNew study: Air in Hamburg Heavily Polluted with MicroplasticsPhoto: UHH/CEN/WasilewskiParticulate matter and microplastics are much-discussed health and environmental risks. A new study by the Center for Earth System Research and...26 November 2024|Press releaseUniversity of Hamburg Among Top 10 in the 2024 German Research Foundation Funding AtlasPhoto: University of Hamburg / von WiedingIn the last several decades, the University of Hamburg has achieved a high level of external funding—the current ranking funding atlas of the German...25 November 2024|ResearchNew Collaborative Research Center for Liver ResearchPhoto: UKEThe German Research Foundation has approved a new collaborative research center for liver research. The new CRC 1700 will focus on the regulation of...Show all news