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18.11.2024|Forschung
More than eleven million euros: Two UHH Research Training Groups have been extended
Decision-making and negotiation processes in societies and biota-mediated carbon cycling of estuaries – University of Hamburg has been successful with the German Research Foundation (DFG) in topics from economics and biology. Two Research Training Groups will be funded for a further 4.5 years.
Portrait collage showing Seline Günther, Prof. Dr. Stefan Kolev, and Magdalena Neubig

Photo: Günther, Kolev, Neubig (University of Hamburg/Engels)

08.11.2024|In Focus
After You Get Your Degree— University of Hamburg Alumni on Their Path Towards a Career
Every year, thousands of students earn their degree here. Hundreds of doctorates are also awarded. And the career options available after that are many and diverse. In this series, alumni from various faculties talk about what they learned at the University of Hamburg and what advice they have for...
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07.11.2024|Research
Understanding “Seebären” and other phenomena: Researchers calculate global tsunami risk
Tsunamis do not only occur in distant oceans but also in the North and Baltic Seas. Prof. Dr. Jörn Behrens, professor of numerical methods in geosciences in the Department of Mathematics and the Cluster of Excellence Climate, Climatic Change, and Society (CLICCS), investigates how to calculate these...
Prof. Dr. Ali Ghandour

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04.11.2024|Campus
Welcome aboard: Prof. Dr. Ali Ghandour strengthens the Humanities
Every year, the University of Hamburg welcomes numerous new researchers. This series introduces them and their areas of research. This time, it is the Islamic theologian Prof. Dr. Ali Ghandour.
Graphics display of various supply chain members

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01.11.2024|Research
Doing the Research: How Can Multinational Companies Make Their Supply Chains More Sustainable?
Companies are urged to take more responsibility for human rights violations and environmental standards in their supply chains. Janine Allenbacher and Prof. Dr. Nicola Berg from the University of Hamburg Business School investigate how companies can make their supply chains more sustainable and...
Visitors at the first exhibition with stories about escaping from the GDR to Hamburg

Photo: University of Hamburg/Röttger

28.10.2024|In Focus
Remembrance Project: Traveling Exhibition Offers Various Interactive Formats
What experience did contemporary witnesses, who moved from the GDR to Hamburg, go through during their journey and their arrival? On 4 November 2024, a new traveling exhibition, that makes individual memories tangible, will open as the result of a cooperation project between the University and the...
Prof. Dr. Jana-Michaela Timm

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23.10.2024|in focus
First University of Hamburg Sustainability Camp Promotes Exchange Among Researchers
The Sustainability Camp is a dynamic platform aimed at strengthening the University’s commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Bringing together researchers with their various sustainability-related topics, the barcamp format promotes interdisciplinary exchange and inspires new...
University president Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren on stage

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21.10.2024|in focus
Open plenum: Prizes for sustainability concepts
Open Plenum 5.0 was a venue for lively exchange about the University of Hamburg’s various sustainability topics and projects. The Sustainability Office once again awarded 3 prizes to staff and students for their concepts. First place went to the University of Hamburg Business School.
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Have 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.