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11.03.2025|Excellence Strategy
On-site and live-streamed event: On 1 April, find out all you need to know about the Excellence Strategy
“Into the Future with Excellence” is the title of the event to which all University members are invited. On Wednesday, 1 April 2025, participants can expect information and an exchange about the University of Excellence’s successes to date and current plans. The event will also be live streamed.
Anna Zerner, Prof. Natalia Filatkina, Prof. Laura Edinger-Schons, and Birgitta Büsch

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05.03.2025|Campus
University Health Management: University of Hamburg Signs Okanagan Charter
The Okanagan Charter is an international guideline to promote health at universities and higher education institutions. The charter calls for incorporating health throughout organizations and linking health promotion and sustainability. On 5 March 2025, University representatives signed the charter.
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27.02.2025|Campus
Welcome aboard: Prof. Dr. Benjamin strengthens the Faculty of Education.
Every year, the University of Hamburg welcomes numerous new researchers. This series introduces them and their areas of research. This time: music teacher Prof. Dr. Benjamin Eibach
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26.02.2025|Research
New Database Helps Sports Teachers Find Digital Tools
The Spodigi-Tools database should make it easier for sports teachers to use digital tools in their classes. The database was developed by researchers at the Universities of Hamburg and Wuppertal. In the upcoming months, it will undergo live testing and evaluation so that teachers can make the best...
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25.02.2025|Forschung
Weaker ocean circulation could cost trillions
A major motor for the global climate is beginning to falter: a massive system of ocean currents called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), which also includes the Gulf Stream. As a new study conducted by experts at the University of Hamburg’s Cluster of Excellence for climate...
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24.02.2025|Campus
The Universities of Leeds and Hamburg Expand Cooperation
Representatives of the University of Leeds visited the University of Hamburg on 20 February 2025. The universities, which have been strategic partners since 2023, used the meeting to discuss topic and focus areas for future cooperation.
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21.02.2025|Research
“Gender-Equitable Perspectives in Theological Textbooks Cannot Be Assumed”
Feminist and diversity-oriented research approaches are firmly anchored in many disciplines. PD Dr. Frank A. Kurzmann from the Department of Protestant Theology at the University of Hamburg is investigating how to also implement them in theology. Among other things, he organized a workshop on the...
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20.02.2025|Internal
University of Hamburg Kicks Off Comprehensive Cybersecurity Initiative
The threat of cyberattacks remains heightened at the University of Hamburg. All University members acting prudently is essential to successfully fending off these attacks and increasing cybersecurity. We have thus started a comprehensive cybersecurity initiative in February 2025.
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