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Informatik-Talente gesucht – Anmeldungen für den Schülerwettbewerb bis zum 21. Februar 2015

Noch bis zum 21. Februar können sich IT-begeisterte Jugendliche für den brandenburgischen Informatikwettbewerb anmelden, der am 7. März 2015 am …

Veranstaltungshinweise vom 16. bis 20. Februar

Wir möchten Sie auf folgende Veranstaltungen der Universität Potsdam in den kommenden Tagen aufmerksam machen. Weitere Hinweise finden Sie im …
“The microscope is a medium of visualization,” explains Lina Maria Stahl. Picture: Fotolia

Under the Eyeglass – When an object of science becomes an object of art

Microscopes make lots of thing visible too small to be seen by the naked eye. Microscopy uses preparations to make visible the otherwise invisible. …
Bees find ample forage in the Petzow orchards at Schwielowsee lake. Picture: Karla Fritze

Under Stress – Ecological models to help protect endangered bees

Their industriousness is legendary. Without them there would be no fruit. Of all plants dependent on insects over 85% are pollinated by bees. Their …
Picture: Fotolia/Ermolaev Alexandr

Navigating through the Text – Researchers have studied the efficiency of reading strategies

Literary texts have a firm place in many people’s lives. It is impossible to imagine German school lessons without them. Can students, however, …
The assistant professor of computer chemistry is not one of those scientists who researches or teaches in a white lab coat with a test tube in hand. He develops new materials and technologies using mathematics, quantum physics, and modern high-performance computers. Picture: Karla Fritze

Chemistry without Experiments — Assistant Professor Dr. Thomas Körzdörfer conducts computer chemistry

“Chemistry bangs and stinks,” according to popular wisdom. Prof. Thomas Körzdörfer would argue that this saying hardly reflects the current state of …
Prof. Dr. Heiko Michael Möller in seinem Labor am NMR-Spektrometer (Karla Fritze)

Blick ins Molekül – Antrittsvorlesung von Prof. Dr. Heiko Michael Möller

Die NMR-Spektroskopie (Kernspinresonanz) ist das Thema der Antrittsvorlesung von Prof. Dr. Heiko Michael Möller am 21. Januar 2015 auf dem Campus …
Picture: Karla Fritze

Grassfielder’s Guide to the English Language – Working on a Dictionary of West African English

English is an international language; in most countries, you can get by with “world English”. However, in many regions of the world, English is no …
Katalin Tamási and Carolin Jekel in BabyLab. Picture: Thomas Hoelzel

Look Me in the Eye!

What the Pupil Tells Us about Language Acquisition

At the IDEALAB doctoral program, an international group of young academics study the relationship between language and brain. They conduct research on …

„Vertrackte Probleme“ für öffentliche Verwaltungen – 2. Internationale WIPCAD-Konferenz an der Universität Potsdam

„Vertrackte Probleme“ und die Frage, wie öffentliche Verwaltungen mit ihnen umgehen, stehen im Mittelpunkt einer Tagung, die vom 4. bis 6. Dezember …