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Searching for the DNA of the State – Political Scientist Prof. Dr. Julia Fleischer Receives ERC Consolidator Grant

Who or what determines the structures of a government? Parties with their politicians who are elected for a few years? Or do completely different …

For the Preservation of Liberties - Voltaire Prize 2023 goes to Amy Lai from Hong Kong

The Hong Kong-born lawyer and author Amy Lai is this year's recipient of the Voltaire Prize for Tolerance, International Understanding and Respect for …

Apply Now: New qualification course for teachers with a history of flight and migration

The next round of the Refugee Teachers Program at the University of Potsdam will start next April. Experienced teachers with a history of flight and …
Schädel einer toten Kuh auf einem Feld.

Global network initiative investigating drylands

University of Potsdam researchers have contributed to a global study that assesses ecosystem services in drylands. The international team led by …
Simulation of two merging neutron stars, each with a mass of 1.35 solar masses. From red to blue, increasing densities are shown.

Tim Dietrich receives ERC Starting Grant for exploring binary neutron stars

Tim Dietrich, seit 2020 Professor für Theoretische Astrophysik an der Universität Potsdam und Max-Planck-Fellow am Max-Planck-Institut für …
Prof. Dr. Dieter Neher (left) and Prof. Dr. Bernd Müller-Röber (right)

The Best in the World – Scientists from the University of Potsdam Again Among Most Cited Researchers

Two scientists from the University of Potsdam are among the absolute top group of the most cited researchers in their field worldwide. This year’s …
Die Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University

Showing the Way – Ukrainian University Joins EDUC European University Alliance

The European Digital UniverCity (EDUC) has added Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University (PNU) from the Ukrainian city of Ivano-Frankivsk to …
Innovation Center InnoFSPEC Potsdam

From Research to Application – innoFSPEC Opens Its Own Transfer Laboratory

Applications of fiber optic spectroscopy and sensor technology developed at innoFSPEC , the Potsdam Center for Innovation Competence, range from …

University of Potsdam Improves in THE Ranking of Best Universities Worldwide and Lands in the Top Quarter of All German Universities for the First Time

In the current edition of the renowned “Times Higher Education” (THE) ranking, the University of Potsdam has improved by one ranking group compared to …
Coring site and camp in the Chew Bahir basin in southern Ethiopia.

Key phases of human evolution coincide with flickers in eastern Africa’s climate

Interdisciplinary research in southern Ethiopia enabled the deciphering of eastern Africa’s climatic heartbeat and shows how key phases of climate …