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Simon Schneider and Yannick Garcin. Photo: Corinna Kallich

The Mystery of the Rainforest – Geoscientists show that humans were already shaping the central African landscape 2,600 years ago

Fields, roads, and towns but also forests planted in neat rows, and dead-straight rivers: people shape nature to better suit their purposes. The fact …

Auf der Brücke zwischen Pharmazie und Mathematik – Doktorandenprogramm „PharMetrX“ geht in eine neue Runde

Das zwischen Pharmazie und Mathematik angesiedelte Doktorandenprogramm „PharMetrX – Pharmacometrics & Computational Disease Modeling“ startet eine …
Flechten und Moose auf Bäumen (Foto: Hartmut Thiel)

Unscheinbar und doch wichtig – Flechten und Moose tragen zum globalen Wasserkreislauf bei

Flechten und Moose sind eher unscheinbare Gewächse. Sie wachsen auf Felsen, Mauern oder Baumstämmen. Forscher der Universität Potsdam, des …
Helle LED-Lampe in der Nacht. Foto: Alina Grünky.

Heller als am Tag – Auswirkungen von Leuchtdioden auf Insekten untersucht

Leuchtdioden haben elektrisches Licht revolutioniert und preisgünstig gemacht. Immer häufiger erhellt der Mensch nun des Nachts die Natur. Die …

University of Potsdam Ranks First in Germany! – Top Results in the THE Ranking of Young Universities

After a successful debut last year in the Times High er Education (THE) rankings, Brandenburg’s largest academic institution has now taken the top …
DIGAREC – the Digital Games Research Center at the University of Potsdam. Photo: Karla Fritze.

Games - Past, present, and future of a young medium

In the course of its short history, computer gaming has already undergone rapid changes. And for exactly this reason, it poses a challenge to …

With Compassion and Understanding – The 2018 Voltaire Prize goes to Sociologist Gladys Tzul Tzul

This year the University of Potsdam is presenting the “Voltaire Prize for Tolerance, International Understanding and Respect for Differences” for the …
Alexis Giraud. Photo: Karla Fritze.

Aggravated Murder, For Instance – Alix Giraud compares German and French criminal law

Criminal law was long considered to fall under the domain of national law, so it seemed to play little role in the harmonization of law across Europe. …
Christian Richter. Photo: Karla Fritze.

Freedom on demand? – How television 4.0 presents itself

It is difficult to imagine a German living room without one: Almost invariably placed opposite the couch, TV sets loom large on furniture and walls. …
Which team will win is also a matter of probability. Photo: Thomas Roese.

Goals, Teams, and Theory – Mathematician Ulrich Kortenkamp brings together probability calculation and soccer

For some, soccer is a bore, since not much is going on. Others follow “their” team every weekend. Ulrich Kortenkamp is a soccer fan and Professor of …