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The Orroral Valley Fire, southern Canberra, January 2020 | Credit: Nick-D (distributed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license)

From fire to flash flood – scientists analyse consequences of devastating wildfires in Australia 2019/20

Scientists of the research training group “NatRiskChange” at the University of Potsdam could show that cascading effects can amplify the impacts of …
The only mounted skin of a female blue antelope can be found in the Natural History Museum Vienna. | Photo credit: NHM Vienna, Alice Schumacher

Blue and Lonesome – The rarity of blue antelopes in museum collections

Genetic research has shown that far fewer specimens of the blue antelope exist in museum collections than previously thought. An international team of …
Voltaire Prize recipient Elisabeth Kaneza | Photo: Tobias Hopfgarten

Fighting against Discrimination – 2021 Voltaire Prize Goes to Elisabeth Kaneza

This year, the University of Potsdam awarded the “Voltaire Prize for Tolerance, International Understanding, and Respect for Differences” for the …

University of Potsdam Awarded Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) – Participation in European Funding Programs Ensured until 2027

The University of Potsdam was successful in its application for the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE), thereby creating the conditions for …