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Optical fibers at innoFSPEC. Photo: Roland Hass.

Shedding Some Light – The Research Group “Applied Analytical Photonics” is testing novel technology under real-life conditions

Industry contacts are very important for the chemist Roland Hass and his research group Applied Analytical Photonics, which is working on Photon …

Open Access – The University of Potsdam Attains Third Place Worldwide for Using Knowledge Unlatched

The University of Potsdam is among the top three users of Knowledge Unlatched worldwide. Content from the Open Access initiative is only accessed more …

Health Campus Strengthens Health Research and Develops New Approaches to Medical Care in the State

Minister Münch, together with university presidents and a research association spokesperson, presents plans for further expansion

Martina Münch, Minister of Research and Technology, presented the plans for building the Health Campus Brandenburg together with Prof. Oliver …
Markus Grebe looks at an eight-week-old Arabidopsis thaliana in the plant room. Photo: Thomas Roese.

Everything in Its Right Place - Plant physiologists examine control mechanisms in cell plants

Whether in plants, animals, or human beings, cells are the buildings blocks of life. Their interiors are little organisms in themselves, consisting of …
Diskussion am Kalderarand des Mount Longonot. Foto: Henry Wichura.

Underway in Kenia – February, 15: “Oloonong’ot – mountain of many ridges

Geoscientists on an Excursion in the East African Rift System

February, 15th Today we want to study one of the largest caldera volcanoes of the Kenya Rift - Mount Longonot at an elevation of about 2560 m. …
Ein Mann und eine Frau tanzen.

Vive la Bal(l)ance – 6. Universitätsball schaut nach Frankreich

„Vive la Bal(l)ance“ heißt es beim 6. Ball der Universität Potsdam, der am 17. Februar auf dem Campus Griebnitzsee stattfindet. Die Hochschule möchte …
Landschaft in Kenia mit einem Berg.

Unterwegs in Kenia – Geowissenschaftliche Exkursion in das Ostafrikanische Riftsystem

Eine Gruppe von 25 Geowissenschaftlern wird vom 11. bis 20. Februar dem Winter in Deutschland und Europa entfliehen und das Ostafrikanische …
Neujahrsempfang 2018. Foto: Karla Fritze.

Der Aufklärung verpflichtet – Neujahrsempfang der Universität Potsdam

„Wir Wissenschaftler haben die Aufgabe, unsere Erkenntnisse auch in die Breite zu kommunizieren, damit sie in der gesamten Bevölkerung ankommen“, …
Prof. Dr. Eva Kimminich. Photo: Thomas Roese.

Researching with All Senses – Eva Kimminich on rap, flow, and filter bubbles

The powerful and the marginalized, the masses and the elites, pop culture and high culture: Eva Kimminich is interested in cultural contrasts. As a …
Prof. Dr. Florian Weck. Photo: Thomas Roese.

Together Against Anxiety – Florian Weck researches excessive fear of disease and how to train good therapists

When does psychotherapy work and when does it not? What makes a good therapist? And how can their competencies be measured? These questions are on …