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Villages on a slow-moving landslide in the Poqueira Valley, Spain.

Landslide hazard – Human settlement pressure increases disaster risk in mountain regions

Media Information 18-09-2024 / Nr. 086

Climate change together with population expansion will increase disaster risk especially for people in mountain regions. An underestimated danger in …
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, …
Iain Macdonald is Professor of Philosophy at the Université de Montréal and visited the University of Potsdam for the second time as a guest researcher.

Rediscover Old Paths with UP Reconnect – Alumni Can Return to the University of Potsdam for Short Stays via a Funding Program

Going back to conduct research at your former alma mater, cultivating old or new friendships, and developing scientific ideas together: With the “UP …

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 …
Eli Friedlander

From Kant’s Philosophy to Benjamin’s Aesthetics – The Israeli Philosopher Eli Friedlander Is a Guest at the University of Potsdam

Wer sich die Gemälde von Franz Marc ansieht, findet neben expressionistisch und fast kubistisch anmutenden Formen vor allem eins: satte, …
Prof. Dr. Anna Helena Albrecht

33 Questions to Anna Helena Albrecht

What is the actual benefit of the threat of punishment? Why do young people violate rules so often? And who defines what is criminal? Anna Helena …
Hidenao Yanagi, Ambassador of Japan to the Federal Republic of Germany and Prof. Oliver Günther, Ph.D., President of the University of Potsdam

Utilizing the Potential for Academic Cooperation – Ambassador of Japan Visits the University of Potsdam

Hidenao Yanagi, Ambassador of Japan to the Federal Republic of Germany, and Education Attaché  Mihoko Ohashi, visited the University of Potsdam. In a …
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 …
Savanna vegetation in Southern Africa

Diversity as survival strategy – How plants adapt to extreme climates in drylands

In a large-scale international study under leadership of the French research organizations INRAE/CNRS and the King Abdullah University in Saudi Arabia …
Erosional landscape of the Drakensberg Escarpment in southern Africa.

Hidden forces cause continents to rise

A research team including Prof. Dr. Sascha Brune and Prof. Dr. Jean Braun, scientists from GFZ Potsdam who are jointly appointed with the University …