Excellence Strategy23 April 2024|Excellence StrategyPIER PLUS: Interdisciplinary Research Networking in the Hamburg Metropolitan RegionPhoto: Universität Hamburg / FeuerbötherOn 22 April, Universität Hamburg invited around 100 members of the institutions in the PIER PLUS research alliance to Science City Hamburg-Bahrenfeld. A matchmaking event allowed them to network throughout the newly expanded alliance, and forge new networks across the whole of their PIER PLUS...15 April 2024|Excellence StrategyThe University of Excellence in BriefHave you ever asked yourself what “University of Excellence” means, what it requires of Universität Hamburg, and what the University spend its Excellence funding on? A short film provides the most important answers.26 March 2024|Excellence StrategyChildren’s concert in St. Nikolai: How Much Physics Can You Find in Music?Photo: Pixabay CC0On 6 April 2024, physics professor Wolfgang Hillert from the Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe at Universität Hamburg and cantor Anne Michael invite children 8–12 to Hamburg’s St. Nikolai Church. Small experiments and organ music will familiarize the children with the physical principles of...5 March 2024|Excellence StrategyHow European perceptions still influence the tropics todayPhoto: Hias/C. HöhneOnce a year, Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence, along with other Hamburg higher education institutions, invites researchers and artists from all over the world to study in Hamburg for several months. 30 January 2024|Excellence StrategyStatistically or Socially—How Do Infants Learn?Photo: PrivateThe Fast-Track Program at Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence has made it possible for the psychology student Paul Gallenkemper to start with his doctoral research immediately following his bachelor’s. The program is open to outstanding students in many faculties. Currently, there is new...16 January 2024|Excellence StrategyHow Do People Experience Political Conflicts in the Digital World?Photo: Universität Hamburg / EsfandiariThe Postdoctoral Fellowships program aims to support researchers who are conducting research in emerging fields at Universität Hamburg. Dr. Niclas Rautenberg is one of our 4 new fellows. His research project is rooted in the philosophical tradition of phenomenology.