Interviews

16 December 2022|Campus

“Welcome Aboard!” The new CSO Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons strengthens economics.

Photo: UHH/Esfandiari

Every year, Universität Hamburg welcomes numerous new researchers. This series introduces them and their areas of research. This time: economist Laura Marie Edinger-Schons, who will coordinate the University’s sustainability activities in her role as chief sustainability officer. The professorship...

15 December 2022|Press release

Hate Speech, Antisemitism, and History in Social Networks

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How does the representation of history in social media affect how people see the world? That is what an exhibition in the SocialMediaHistory series is investigating. YouTuber and Terra-X moderator Mirko Drotschamnn is also taking part.

12 December 2022|Research

Doing the Research: How people interpret the behavior of others

Photo: Universität Hamburg

What meaning do humans attach to the behavior of others? The TrackingMinds project team under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Sebastian Gluth in the research group Experimental Psychology are looking at how we estimate strangers and their decisions. In the interview below, Gluth explains how they...

5 December 2022|Im Fokus

Interview with the president and the CSO: “Looking for synergies across the University”

President Hauke Heekeren and Laura Marie Edinger-Schons.

Photo: Patrick Lux

In December 2022, Universität Hamburg appointed a Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO), Laura Marie Edinger-Schons. Together with Hauke Heekeren, she speaks about the new role, the first measures to be implemented, and the key challenges.

29 November 2022|Press release

Substantial Funding to Complete Research Project on Hebrew Terminology

Hebrew commentary on Euclid’s <i>Elements</i>

Photo: State and University Library Carl von Ossietzky, Codex Levy 113, fol. 50v/51r

As part of the long-term project PESHAT in Context, researchers have been studying the philosophical and scientific terminology of pre-modern Hebrew. In a fourth funding phase, they have now received another €960,000 from the German Research Foundation, to be used from 2023 to 2025. In total, the...

28 November 2022|Excellence Strategy

Liberal Arts and Sciences “We are talking about current topics in their historical dimensions.”

Photo: F. Guardi/ Zeno.org (public domain)

As part of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State Governments, Universität Hamburg is developing a degree program in the liberal arts and sciences. The program is set to begin in Winter Semester 2023/2024 but there are already some exciting opportunities, including ones open to the general...

23 November 2022|Research

Doing the Research: Virtual reality in archaeology

The theater of Miletus in virtual reality: We see the preserved parts (laser scan), with added reconstructions and the markings of inscriptions in the audience.

Photo: UWA-Projekt Immersive City Scripts, Jenny Gabel

Miletus was one of the most important cities of classical antiquity. Research, headed by Prof. Dr. Christof Berns from the Archaeological Institute, is being conducted on the ruins, roughly 80 kilometers from Izmir. Berns is interested in the use and appropriation of the city by diverse social...

22 November 2022|Campus

„Willkommen an Bord“: Prof. Dr. Martin Eckstein strengthens the MIN Faculty

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Every year, Universität Hamburg welcomes many new researchers. Here, we present part of a series to introduce them and their areas of research.

18 November 2022|Campus

“Welcome Aboard!” Linguist Prof. Dr. Nadja Kerschhofer-Puhalo strengthens the Humanities.

Photo: Vera Puhalo

Every year, Universität Hamburg welcomes numerous new researchers. This series introduces them and their areas of research. This time: Linguist Prof. Dr. Nadja Kerschhofer-Puhalo.

14 November 2022|Excellence Strategy

“We have to Fundamentally Change How We Look at Animals”

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Postdoctoral Fellowships for outstanding early career researchers: Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence jas won funding for the third time. Philosopher and economist Dr. Colin von Negenborn wants to use the funding to find out how people can make sustainable and fair decisions, including...

7 November 2022|Excellence Strategy

#IchBinArmutsbetroffen (I Suffer From Poverty)—What it Means to be Poor

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At 16.6 percent of the population, the number of people in Germany who are threatened by poverty reached a new high last year. Helen Dambach and Mats Pachalli are analyzing how people experience poverty, and why they are revealing their problems. Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence funds...

4 November 2022|In focus

World Climate Conference: “We Must Consider Justice Across the Board”

Photo: Privat/Jan Wilkens

This year, the 27th World Climate Conference is taking place in Egypt. Dr. Jan Wilkens from the Cluster of Excellence Climate, Climatic Change, and Society (CLICCS) to attend as a spectator. He is an expert in guiding climate policy and climate justice.

3 November 2022|Campus

Visit from Indiana University: Successful Cooperation and New Plans for the Future

Photo: Universität Hamburg

Pamela Whitten, President of Indiana University visited Universität Hamburg on 1 November 2022 to discuss current projects and potential additional collaborations. Students and doctoral researchers will also be able to take part in a joint scholarship competition.

1 November 2022|Im Fokus

Children’s University Lectures 2022: From tiny creepy crawlies to huge dinosaurs

Illustrations from the current Children’s University live lectures

Photo: UHH/Vogiatzis

This year’s Children’s University Lectures start on Tuesday 1 November, with 2 interesting video lectures, one on the life of dinosaurs and one on endangered insects. Then, on 7 November, we head into the Audimax, the University’s biggest lecture hall. Every Monday, for 4 weeks, there will be a...

28 October 2022|In Focus

Unique in Europe: Center for ancient law

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The Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Ancient Law, run by the Faculty of Law at Universität Hamburg, was founded on 28 October 2022. Researchers in various subject areas want to take a closer comparative and interdisciplinary look at Roman, Greek, and Jewish law.

27 October 2022|Press release

Researchers Determine Unreported Corona Cases Using Search Analysis

Woman wearing a mask and working at her laptop

Photo: pixabay/Engin_Akyurt

The number of corona cases in the pandemic is a very important parameter. The number of unreported COVID-19 infections in Germany is generally seen as high, but how can we know for sure? Christina Maaß from the Department of Economics at Universität Hamburg has developed a new way to find out the...

27 October 2022|Research

Doing the Research: “It’s not easy to dismantle stereotypes with knowledge.”

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Gender stereotypes can strongly influence teachers’ expectations. In the TEG-Know project, researchers from the Faculty of Education, in cooperation with the Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education at the University of Kiel and Freie Universität Berlin, are looking into whether...

26 October 2022|Press release

Children’s University Lectures 2022 featuring Six Exciting Lectures

Children in front of the University Main Building

Photo: Universität Hamburg / Frank von Wieding

Covering a huge range of topics and finally back, live and in person! The Children’s University Lectures are back, and after a 2 year hiatus because of corona, we are going back to the Audimax for 4 of the 6 lectures. The series kicks off online on 1 November with 2 video lectures, then the live...

26 October 2022|Excellence Strategy

Multi-Media Exhibit on the Big Bang Opens with a Big Bash

Photo: UHH/Feuerböther

The multi-media special exhibition “How it all began” opened in the Museum of Work at an event attended by about 200 guests. Until 10 April 2023, this extraordinary collaborative project between the Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe, DESY, and the Museum of Work takes visitors to the museum on...

25 October 2022|Press release

“How It All Began— Of Galaxies, Quarks, and Collisions: A Trip to the Beginnings of the Universe

Photo: Universität Hamburg

“Where do we come from and where are we going?” “Does the Universe have a beginning and end?” The multimedia special exhibition, How It All Began at the Museum of Work gives visitors insight into the Big Bang and the endlessness of outer space (23 October 2022 to 10 April 2023).