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Eröffnung eines Joint Lab zwischen der Universität Potsdam und dem IHP Frankfurt (Oder)

Bündelung von Kompetenzen für zukunftsorientierte Forschung und Lehre – Gemeinsame Medieninformation der Universität Potsdam und des IHP Frankfurt …

Potsdam/Frankfurt (Oder), 06.01.2015: Am Montag, 12. Januar 2015, um 10:00 Uhr, eröffnen der Präsident der Universität Potsdam, Prof. Oliver Günther, …
The Australian Outback. Picture: Julia Gebhardt/Pixelio

Borders of the Unknown – Ludwig Leichhardt from Brandenburg on Expeditions through Australia

Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt was born in 1813 in Trebatsch, Brandenburg. At the age of 35, he disappeared during an expedition through the hot …
Taking samples in Cameroon. Picture: Dirk Sachse

Molecular Fossils as Climate Witnesses – Lake Sediments Reveal Climate Changes

Climate change and its possible consequences are widely discussed among experts and the lay public. Dr. Dirk Sachse, a geologist, addresses a specific …
Picture: Medico International

When the Flood Comes – Catherine Abon Develops a Flood Early Warning System for the Philippines

With its 7000 islands, the Philippines is the world’s fifth largest island country – and a holiday paradise. Lying at the border of the Philippine and …
Picture: Agnieszka Pufelska

The King, the Countess & the Bishop – A New Perspective on the Enlightenment and Relations between Poland and Prussia

Power games, machinations, political alliances and betrayal – the period of European Enlightenment was eventful with many ups and downs. In a research …
Professor Torsten Dahm. Picture: Thomas Roese

The Shaking on the Ground – Prof. Torsten Dahm Investigates Earth with Geophysical Methods

A deadly 8.2-magnitude earthquake devastated the Chilean northwest coast in early April 2014. It claimed many lives. The risk of aftershocks was very …
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin. Picture: Karla Fritze

Literature As Nourishment – Research on a New Spatial Understanding of the Holocaust

Trauma and space – literary scholar and philosopher Judith Kasper brings these two terms together in a research project funded by the DFG about the …

Universität Potsdam gründet Zentrum für Lehrerbildung und Bildungsforschung

Die Universität Potsdam hat ein Zentrum für Lehrerbildung und Bildungsforschung (ZeLB) gegründet. Das ZeLB ist eine gemeinsame dezentrale …
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 …

Expertenliste – Wissenschaftler geben Auskunft zum Thema Mehrsprachigkeit

Gegenwärtig gibt es in Politik und Gesellschaft eine intensive Diskussion darüber, ob Zuwanderer in der Familie Deutsch sprechen sollen oder nicht. …