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Prof. Dr. Sascha Oswald

Measuring Soil Moisture with Cosmic Radiation – New Network Collects Data on Brandenburg’s Water Balance

Brandenburg is one of Germany’s driest regions. Climate change is likely to make this situation even worse, turning water into a scarce resource in …
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New International Collaboration – University of Potsdam Establishes Partnership with UC San Diego

The University of Potsdam is strengthening its ties with the United States through a new partnership with the University of California San Diego. …
Delegation from the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN)

Delegation from the University of South-Eastern Norway Visits Potsdam

On October 29 and 30, 2026, a 22-member delegation from the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN) visited the University of Potsdam. The delegation …
River

Knowledge About Water – The Potsdam WaterHub brings together expertise, encourages collaboration, and shares the latest research findings with the public

Water-related challenges – both current and future – can only be addressed by joining forces. That‘s why the Potsdam WaterHub has been established at …
Profile of Prof. Dr Annegret Thieken

Making Risks Visible – How to Better Manage the Potential Impacts of Heavy Rainfall in Berlin and Brandenburg

Cars swept away like drifting buoys, entire neighborhoods underwater, basements becoming deadly traps—flooding caused by extreme rainfall can inflict …
Floodplains retain water, store carbon, and provide habitat for numerous animals and plants

Of Inestimable Value – Floodplains retain water, store carbon, and provide habitat for numerous animals and plants

When Stephanie Natho enters her research area, the path leads her straight into one of the most unusual and diverse biological environments in our …
An interview with Professor Thorsten Wagener

“We Must Learn to Live with Less Certainty” – Thorsten Wagener on Global Water Models, Gaps in the Data Network, and the Potsdam Waterhub

Another summer of extremes has come to an end: Heat and prolonged drought caused devastating wildfires, parched fields, and falling water levels. What …
Porträt einer Frau

Professor Barbara Höhle Re-Elected to YERUN Executive Board for the University of Potsdam

At its General Assembly at the University of Toruń, Poland, on October 15, 2026, YERUN elected its new Executive Board. Professor Barbara Höhle of the …
Microscope image of a thin section from the eclogite – the rock which was studied for this research. It formed at ultrahigh-pressure and the image shows its distinctive red-and-green crystals which gave information about its unusual journey.

Ultrahigh-pressure eclogite reveals unexpected temperature profile at subducting tectonic plates

When two tectonic plates collide, one plate sinks below the other – a process known as “subduction”. Due to the high pressure in subduction zones, a …
Three of the new international exchange students: Carol from Brazil, Szymon from Poland and Papa Arona from Senegal.

Arrival Day – Exchange Students from Around the World Kick Off the New Semester at the University of Potsdam

The sun shines brightly over the Am Neuen Palais campus, where the first colorful leaves have begun to cast everything in the golden hues of fall. It …