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Prof. Dr. Emanuel Viebahn

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11.12.2024|Campus
Welcome aboard: Prof. Dr. Emanuel Viebahn strengthens the Humanities
Every year, the University of Hamburg welcomes numerous new researchers. This series introduces them and their areas of research. This time: philosophy Prof. Dr. Emanuel Viebahn
New Work final event

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10.12.2024|In Focus
New Culture of Cooperation at the University of Hamburg
More than 150 people gathered in Mozart Hall for the final event of the New Work@UHH project on 9 December 2024. The event was a milestone, marking the transition from the project phase to implementation.
Attendees at the press conference for the publication of the TIMSS 2023 study

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04.12.2024|Research
STEM Success in Elementary Schools Despite Corona
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) for 2023 given to fourth graders in Germany shows consistent performance in mathematics and the natural sciences when compared to 2019, despite pandemic restrictions in 2020 and 2021. This is one of the studies presented in Berlin on...
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03.12.2024|Excellence
Student Expedition to Stromboli
The Stromboli is among Europe’s most active volcanoes. Northeast of Sicily, on the island of the same name, it spews ash and rocks almost constantly. A group of budding geophysicists from the University of Hamburg plans to explore it next year. Their trip is funded through the Excellence Strategy of...
Symbolic illustration of movement on the school playground

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02.12.2024|Excellence
Not Just in Gym Class: Knowledge Exchange Project for More Physical Activity in School Knowledge exchange project for more physical activity in school
According to the 2024 children’s health report, 15 percent of children and adolescents are overweight or obese. To better integrate movement in the school day in the future, a project at the University of Hamburg is now targeting teacher training students in all subjects. It is being financed...
Portrait Prof. Dr. Lucie-Smith

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25.11.2024|Campus
Welcome aboard: Prof. Dr. Luisa Lucie-Smith strengthens the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences
Every year, University of Hamburg welcomes many new researchers. Here, we present part of a series to introduce them and their areas of research. This time: cosmologist Luisa Lucie-Smith.
Prof. Dr. Maura Dandri and Prof. Dr. Christoph Schramm

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25.11.2024|Research
New Collaborative Research Center for Liver Research
The German Research Foundation has approved a new collaborative research center for liver research. The new CRC 1700 will focus on the regulation of immune responses in the liver that are vital to the health of the entire organism. The new research focus, involving researchers from the University of...
Students working together in a hybrid meeting

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20.11.2024|Research
Third Grant for Internationalization of Teacher Training
Another University of Hamburg project succeeded in the third round of the German Academic Exchange Service’s (DAAD) Lehramt.International program. INTER will further develop 2 previous projects and strengthen topics such as interculturality and diversity in teacher training.
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The University of Excellence in Brief

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.