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Preisträger 2016. Foto: Thomas Hölzel

Wissenschaftliche Begabungen fördern – Dr. Hans Riegel-Campus an der Universität Potsdam

Erstmals ist die Universität Potsdam Teil einer Fördermaßnahme für ausgezeichnete Schülerinnen und Schüler im Rahmen der Alumni-Arbeit der Dr. Hans …
Hare. Photo: Wiebke Ullmann

Movement in the Fields - Biologists research interactions between biodiversity and movement patterns

A good 50% of Germany’s land – about 18 million hectares – is used for agriculture. This land is subject to rhythms of plowing, sowing, harvesting, …

Dealing with Climate Change Impacts – the Potsdam Summer School starts with young talents from all over the world

From global sea level rise to extreme events like floods or droughts – even with ambitious climate mitigation, some impacts of climate change will be …
Man with dark glasses fells asleep and lies his had on a table. In one hand he holds a cup of coffee. In the foreground is an alarm clock on the table. Photo: Fotolia/katie martynova.

Good Morning, Twitter! - Language researchers discover social networks as a rich source of data

The ringing of the alarm clock is merciless. People who have difficulty getting out of bed, but love to stay up late, are called “owls” in …

Fließende Grenzen – Fachtagungen zu E-Learning und zur Hochschuldidaktik der Informatik

Neueste Erkenntnisse aus der Theorie und Praxis des E-Learning werden vom 11. bis 14. September 2016 auf dem Campus Griebnitzsee diskutiert. Unter dem …
Prof. Dr. Götz Schulze. Photo: Karla Fritze.

Believing in the Law or Following Your Faith? – Lawyer Prof. Götz Schulze discusses the relationship between law and religion

For thousands of years, religious canon formed the basic rules of social interaction and was both religious doctrine and law. Only for the last few …

“Technical Development Should Serve the People, Not the Other Way Around” – Prof. Key Pousttchi on German Engineering in the Era of Digitalization

Internet giants collect and trade our data; smartphones know us better than our friends and partners; cities monitor themselves using big data …
Die Sofja-Kovalevskaja-Preisträgerin Safa Shoai. Foto: Martin Stolterfoht.

Forschungstalent kommt an die Uni Potsdam – Sofja-Kovalevskaja-Preisträgerin Safa Shoai forscht für fünf Jahre im Institut für Physik und Astronomie

Die Physikerin Dr. Safa Shoai von der University of Queensland, Australien, gehört zu den insgesamt sieben Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen und …

Neuer Direktor des Zentrums für Lehrerbildung und Bildungsforschung gewählt

Der Physikdidaktiker Prof. Dr. Andreas Borowski ist neuer Direktor des Zentrums für Lehrerbildung und Bildungsforschung (ZeLB) an der Universität …
Prof. Dr. Florian J. Schweigert, Vice President for International Affairs, Alumni and Fundraising, warmly congratulated the first students on successfully obtaining their degree certificates. In our photo: Dr. habil. Ljuba Kirjuchina, Director of the Office of the StudiumPlus Course Committee, Dr. Doris Gebert, Director of the Center for Languages and Key Competences, with students Daniela Marie Gebbert, Henryk Meyer und Johanna Wagenknecht. Photo: Karla Fritze

Interculturally competent – The University of Potsdam awards a new supplementary certificate

The first students at the University of Potsdam are awarded the supplementary certificate “Intercultural competence in studies and career”. The …