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Dr. Britta van Kempen after her election as Vice President for Teaching and Studies with the President of the University of Potsdam, Prof. Oliver Günther, Ph.D. (l.), and the Chairman of the Senate of the University of Potsdam, Prof. Dr. Andreas Borowski (r.).

Dr. Britta van Kempen elected Vice President for Teaching and Studies

In its 308th session, the Senate of the University of Potsdam elected Dr. Britta van Kempen as Vice President for Teaching and Studies. “Despite the …
Coastal morphology of the seismically active area of Pichilemu (Chile)

Blind faults - New findings on earthquake hazards in coastal regions

For decades, earthquake researchers have been dealing with so-called blind faults. These are often seismically active and very dangerous structures in …
Numerical-relativity simulation of the binary neutron star coalescence and merger which resulted in the detected gravitational wave event GW190425.

Hypermodels help understand gravitational waves

A new approach to analyze binary neutron star mergers, developed by Dr. Gregory Ashton (University of London) and Prof. Dr. Tim Dietrich (Potsdam …

International Summer Campus – From Languages to Fake News to Sustainability

As the semester comes to an end, the University of Potsdam would like to announce its “International Summer Campus.” Students from Germany and abroad …
DNA-Sequenzierung des Grauwolfs

Dog ancestry can be traced to two separate wolf populations

An international group of geneticists and archaeologists with participation of the University of Potsdam have found that the ancestry of dogs can be …
Portraitfoto von Prof. Dr. Andreas Musil

The University mourns its Vice President Prof. Dr. Andreas Musil

In deep mourning, the University of Potsdam bids farewell to its Vice President for Academic Affairs, Prof. Dr. Andreas Musil. The university has not …
Global trends in vegetation resilience since the 2000s. Many regions – particularly tropical rainforests and Siberian tundra – are less able to maintain their current state in the face of changing environmental conditions.

From a bird's eye view – monitoring vegetation resilience from space

In an empirical study published today in “Nature Climate Change”, Dr. Taylor Smith from the University of Potsdam and his colleagues at the Potsdam …
Children at the Rahn Schools Cairo.

Going Abroad for the Internship Semester – Partner School in Cairo Is Latest Addition to Teacher Training Network

Internationalization of Potsdam’s pre-service teacher training programs is advancing: Thanks to a new cooperation project with the Rahn Schools in …

Rolling Wildflower Blocks instead flower strips: benefits for biodiversity and persistent species conservation

Rolling Wildflower Blocks - instead of the already established flower strips - could be the more effective compensation measurement against insect …

EDUC Is Growing – Universities from Spain and Norway Join European University Alliance

The European Digital UniverCity EDUC is gaining new members: The European University Alliance, which is being coordinated out of Potsdam, has been …