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Prof. Filippo Carlà-Uhink and Niklas Engel

Gift or Bribery? – Corruption In the Ancient World, “Twisted Transfers” and What We Can Learn From Them Today

When former German Federal President Christian Wulff was forced to resign in 2012 following allegations of corruption, the debate, as always in such …
Karolina Zaczynska (linsk) und Prof. Manfred Stede (rechts) sitzen am Schreibtisch und geben ein Interview

How Diplomats Debate – Prof. Manfred Stede and Karolina Zaczynska Research the Trajectories of Conflicts in the UN Security Council

“We have made significant progress in the fifteen years since the Security Council passed its landmark resolution on women, peace and security,” …
Prof. Dr. Petra Warschburger im Interview

Chronically Ill – How Do You Get Through the Corona Pandemic?

Imagine you are ill, have been ill all your life. And then comes Corona. While everyone is talking about vulnerable groups, you are one of them. What …
Eine Gruppe von Menschen auf den Stufen des Süd-Communs

Expanding Bridges – EDUC European University Alliance Receives Renewed European Funding

The European Digital UniverCity (EDUC) - the alliance of eight universities led by the University of Potsdam - will receive funding from the European …
Eye movement measurement

In the Blink of an Eye – Eye movements can reveal a lot – A junior research group investigates what exactly

Eye movements have long been a subject of research. For decades, cognitive psychology and psycholinguistics have been analyzing eye movements to …
Prof. Peter van der Beek researches the driving forces behind mountain formation

Across Mountains and Valleys – Prof. Peter van der Beek researches the driving forces behind mountain formation

Geoscientist Peter van der Beek is a specialist in thermochronology. With this method, he looks far back into the history of mountain ranges and …
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 …
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 …
At the BabyLAB

“It’s time for an Excellence Cluster at Potsdam …” – Vice President Prof. Dr. Barbara Höhle is highly determined

Barbara Höhle has a passion for science: With curiosity and experiments, she keeps advancing her subject psycholinguistics with great strides. Calm in …