Research news (2024)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...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...20 November 2024|ResearchThird Grant for Internationalization of Teacher TrainingPhoto: University of Hamburg / von WiedingAnother University of Hamburg project succeeded in the third round of the German Academic Exchange Service’s (DAAD) Lehramt.International program...18 November 2024|ResearchMore than €11 Million: 2 University of Hamburg Research Training Groups ExtendedPhoto: University of Hamburg / SchellDecision-making and negotiation processes in societies and the carbon cycle in large estuary rivers—the University of Hamburg was granted funding for...12 November 2024|ResearchCOLDSPOT: € 2.14 million to research greenhouse gas reduction in the ArcticPhoto: UHH/VoigtRising temperatures, vanishing ice mass, warmer water and air temperatures—the effects of the world’s climate changes are especially notable in the...12 November 2024|ResearchNew EU collaborative project: Networks and the Rule of LawPhoto: University of Hamburg/EsfandiariThe rule of law has to be defended again and again. The role that human networks such as clubs or associations play to strengthen or weaken the rule...7 November 2024|ResearchUnderstanding “Seebären” and other phenomena: Researchers calculate global tsunami riskPhoto: University of Hamburg/BehrensTsunamis do not only occur in distant oceans but also in the North and Baltic Seas. Prof. Dr. Jörn Behrens, professor of numerical methods in...1 November 2024|ResearchDoing the Research: How Can Multinational Companies Make Their Supply Chains More Sustainable?Photo: University of Hamburg/Allenbacher/BergCompanies are urged to take more responsibility for human rights violations and environmental standards in their supply chains. Janine Allenbacher and...10 October 2024|ResearchFrom Sewage Sludge to Slow-Release Fertilizer and CO₂ StoragePhoto: University of Hamburg / FeuerbötherDr. Maria-Elena Vorrath, a geoscientist at the University of Hamburg, is developing a sustainable and inexpensive fertilizer from human feces for...More articles
