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Rookie Kas Haverkort on the race track

Pit Stop for the Big Dream – Outpatient Clinic of the University of Potsdam provides medical care for young racing drivers of the Porsche Supercup

Enormous heat, acceleration and centrifugal forces, and extreme mental stress – what looks like living the dream from the outside, is actually hard …
Symbolic image: Solidarność movement

From Solidarność to PiS and Back? – The Path of Polish Democracy in Europe

Where is Polish democracy heading? This question weighs on the minds of many who have followed the country’s political developments in recent years, …

Opportunities Seized, Expansion Mastered – Ten Years of the Center for Teacher Training and Education Research

Media information 02-09-2024 / No. 082

The goal of the Center for Teacher Training and Education Research (ZeLB), which was founded in 2014, was to bring teacher training into the focus of …
The picture shows (from left to right) Pia Greiten, Leonie Menzel, Tabea Schendekehl and Maren Völz of the German double four at their award ceremony.

Potsdam Students Excel at the Olympics – A Testimony to the University of Potsdam’s Promotion of Sports

Media information 15-08-2024 / No. 079

Two of Germany's twelve gold medals at the Olympic Games went to Potsdam: Jacob Schopf, who is studying in a teaching degree program at the University …
Dr. Maximilian Korges (li.) und Prof. Max Wilke

From Very Old Deposits to Active Underwater Volcanos – Geoscience Researchers Study the Formation of Ore Deposits

In the DFG Priority Program DOME, it is all about ore: How are mixtures of different minerals and metals formed, which have very different properties …
Prof. Dr. Camilla Rjosk während des Interviews.

Truely Heterogeneous Instead of (Only) Inclusive – Camilla Rjosk wants to put school development on many footings

How can school be improved ? How should pupils learn in the future? What should teachers teach? These questions are discussed intensively time and …
Prof. Dr. Marie-Luise Raters

Learning From Brandenburg – How a school subject promotes tolerance and respect

So far, the subject with the rather longwinded name “Lifestyle, Ethics, Religious Studies”, or L-E-R for short, has made headlines because it was …
The future Leibniz Innovation Farm in Groß Kreutz

More Precise, Efficient, and Environmentally Friendly – How digital tools are changing agriculture

Can we produce food in a more climate- and environmentally friendly way? This question has been on the minds of researchers for decades and is now …
Sprachstudie in Gahana. Mutter und Baby sitzen vor einem Bildschirm

Universal Euphony – Experimental Study in Africa Proves Our Preference for Linguistic Harmony

Media information 09-07-2024 / No. 069

Babies who grow up surrounded by multiple languages prefer harmonious linguistic patterns long before they learn to speak. A research team led by …
Tyler Prize winner Prof. Dr. Johan Rockström in a panel discussion with the Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Prof. Dr. Antje Boetius in the Audimax of the University of Potsdam.

Groundbreaking Research on Planetary Boundaries – Johan Rockström Receives Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement

Media information: 17-05-2024 / No. 040

Climate researcher Prof. Dr. Johan Rockström was awarded the prestigious 2024 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement in Potsdam today. Rockström, …