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Jonas Enderlein. Photo: Tilo Bergemann.

Navigating the Startup Jungle – Potsdam Transfer advises entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs

Universities are the nucleus of new knowledge and ideas. The finest minds come here. But even though there is great potential for new business models …
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Kohler. Photo: Karla Fritze.

Crossing Borders to Work – Sociologists study the situation of Polish caregivers in Berlin

We live in an aging society. The number of senior citizens has been increasing for years, which presents us with an unresolved problem: Who is going …
Prof. Dr. Tobias Lettl. Photo: Karla Fritze.

More Power for a Few Major Players – Jurist Tobias Lettl studies power concentrations in the market

Fruit and vegetables, bread, or milk products – there’s no question that we all need food every day. And there is also little doubt about where we buy …
Respondent at the Industry 4.0 Application Center. Photo: Thomas Roese.

Research on the Production Line – Researchers at the Industry 4.0 Application Center Study Learning and Forgetting in Production

As work environments become increasingly complex and digital, the resulting changes also pose major challenges for the daily work of staff members. In …
A kettle hole near Damerow. Photo: Carlos Miguel Acame Poveda.

The Mathematics of Nature – Gunnar Lischeid researches the environment with modern methods of data mining

Gunnar Lischeid is a researcher who likes to keep track of things. He sorts huge amounts of data, reveals patterns that open up new knowledge, and …
Magdalena Marsza?ek, Professor of Slavic Literature and Cultural Studies Photo: private.

Remembering through Literature and the Arts – A German-Polish project explores cultural memory

Magdalena Marszałek has a soft spot for the presence of the past in the present. In a German-Polish research project, the Potsdam Slavist examines how …

Luminous Gas Halos – Astrophysicists research galaxy envelopes in the young universe

It is a journey to the beginning of our being. The hunt for galaxies in the young universe and for what surrounds these heavenly worlds is in full …
[Translate to Übersetzung Englisch:] Ingo Balderjahn | Foto: Karla Fritze

Less Is More…At Least When It Comes to Consumption – Economists want to raise awareness of sustainable consumption

Every year the latest phone model, the fifth pair of stylish brand sneakers, an expensive bottle of wine every night. Consumption can take many forms …
Martin Fischer und Yuefang Zhou. Photo: Thomas Hölzel.

So Close to a Robot – Researchers study the interaction between human and machine

Henry is tall, dark-haired, and has a gentle expression. He knows our favorite songs and tells jokes that make us laugh. Henry is not a man; he is a …
Simon Schneider and Yannick Garcin. Photo: Corinna Kallich

The Mystery of the Rainforest – Geoscientists show that humans were already shaping the central African landscape 2,600 years ago

Fields, roads, and towns but also forests planted in neat rows, and dead-straight rivers: people shape nature to better suit their purposes. The fact …