Skip to main content

News from the University of Potsdam

Subjects
Selected Subject:

show all

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 …

DIW and University of Potsdam publish study on minimum wage – In Germany, approximately 1.8 million workers eligible for the minimum wage are earning less

The introduction of the minimum wage in Germany led to significant increases in wages –– However, around seven percent of eligible workers earn less …
Prof. Dr. Dirk Wagner. Photo: Karla Fritze.

Quite Warm, Quite Cold – Geomicrobiologist Dirk Wagner researches the smallest lifeforms in extreme environments

The Arctic, deserts, and volcanos: Life exists in very unexpected places – and on a surprising scale. Geomicrobiologist Prof. Dr. Dirk Wagner tracks …
Dr. Claudia Pacholski in the lab. Photo: Thomas Hölzel.

All about Chemistry – Heisenberg Fellow Dr. Claudia Pacholski is at home in many laboratories

She is active, goal-oriented, welcomes new challenges, and enjoys teaching and research. Food chemist Dr. Claudia Pacholski has been teaching and …
Part of everyday life - tablets at school. Photo: Fotolia/Syda Productions.

Striking a Balance – Educationalists develop concepts for modern elementary school teaching

Simply using laptops and smartphones in class is not modern education. But these new tools also cannot be ignored. This is the balance Prof. Dr. …

Layer by layer - Geologists research sedimentary basin formation in the Andes

Millions of years ago, rivers and seas helped shape the sediment layers of geological basins. Some of these layers were then covered by further …

Up on the road: online Diary Nigeria – October, 20th 2017

 October, 20th – Ibadan Today is the last day of our Nigeria adventure. We eat a last breakfast at the alumni restaurant, before we say goodbye to …