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Key Network for European Public Administration – Prof. Sabine Kuhlmann Becomes President of the EGPA

How can public administration take on an ever-growing range of tasks while simultaneously reducing bureaucracy? How can artificial intelligence be …
Saltwater crocodiles at a river bank.

Ancient DNA Revealed – Saltwater crocodiles traveled thousands of kilometers across the Indian Ocean

A genetic study is rewriting the evolutionary history of the saltwater crocodile and, at the same time, clarifying the species identity of the …
A moraine-dammed lake below the Finger Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, in 2023.

Growing meltwater reservoirs – glacial lakes are both a resource and a habitat worthy of protection

Media Information 28-01-2026 / Nr. 013

Should growing glacial lakes be used for energy production and water supply – or remain protected as ecologically valuable systems? A research team …
Scientist taking a wood core sample to determine the wood density of a tree.

Dense wood – How differently trees grow

Media information 27-01-2026 / Nr. 012

The density of wood in trees and shrubs varies greatly – not only between different species, but also within a species, depending on where the plants …
Nina Burau in conversation in the courtyard on the Griebnitzsee campus.

“We Can Draw Meaning, Self-Esteem, and Hope from Religion” – Psychologist Nina Burau on spirituality and mental health

Faith can move mountains, according to an old saying, but are religious people really better able to overcome challenges? And how does spirituality …
Theoretical illustration of gold nanorods surrounded by water and ethanol molecules.

Charging gold nanorods with light energy

Media Information 15-01-2026 / Nr. 005

For the first time, a research group at the University of Potsdam has succeeded in tracking and quantifying the light-induced accumulation of charge …
Nicole Waller in portrait.

Repairing the Future – A newly emerging field is dealing with the heritage of colonialism

Postcolonial studies have been on everyone’s lips for a number of years. Collectives organize walks that retell the history of places from a …
Zoran Nikoloski in conversation.

“If I could, I would … produce the fuel of the future from single-cell organisms” – With bioinformatics expert Zoran Nikoloski

If I had unlimited funds, I would invest in the design of synthetic enzymes. This would allow me to create any “Frankenstein” I need for chemical …
Black and white illustration on a blue background: symbolic image with a figure in a tuxedo holding a picture in front of them.

Computer Linguist Daniil Skorinkin Answers the Question: What is Stylometry?

Stylometry is … counting words. That sounds silly, doesn’t it? And not even the interesting words! We count words that seem meaningless to the …
Katharina Wesselmann in an interview.

33 Questions to Katharina Wesselmann

What can literature from ancient Greece and the Roman Empire tell us about the present? Why are ancient symbols repeatedly appropriated by right-wing …