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Prof. Dr. Ulrike Demske and Dr. Elisabeth Berner (r.). Photo: Karla Fritze.

A Precious Good - the Brandenburg-Berlinish Language Archive

“De Farrer woảnt dicht bid Kirch,” teacher Herbert Stertz writes in the questionnaire in front of him. Opposite him sits Anna Wiggert, a widow, who …
Town hall in Hanover. Photo: pixabay/connormik.

A Fresh Breeze in the Community – Administrative scientists establish European research network for local public sector reform

They decide where to found new schools or whether a utility company will be privatized. They finance education and cultural institutions and run …

Empfindsame Technologien – Neues Forschungskolleg an Hochschulen Brandenburgs

Alltagsgegenstände scheinen heute mit einem „technischen Empfindungsvermögen“ aufgeladen: In Smartphones, Autos, Kleidung, Haushaltstechnologien oder …
Dr. Steve Entrich. Photo: Karla Fritze.

The School in the Shadows – What private tutoring in Japan and elsewhere can and can’t do

Private lessons, tutoring, cram schools – extracurricular learning opportunities are on the upswing, especially in countries where schools are …
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 …

„When Personalized Medicine meets Digital Health“ – Antrittsvorlesung von Professor Erwin Böttinger

Professor Erwin Böttinger wird am 14. Dezember 2017 seine Antrittsvorlesung an der gemeinsamen Digital-Engineering-Fakultät der Universität Potsdam …
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 …

Roboter lieben – Internationaler Workshop zu Beziehungen zwischen Mensch und künstlicher Intelligenz an der Universität Potsdam

Können Menschen intime Beziehungen zu Robotern führen? Ist die Technik schon soweit? Sind wir es? Diese und weitere Fragen diskutieren …
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 …