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Binary star on course for black hole merger. The smaller, brighter, hotter star (left), which is 32 times the mass of our Sun, is currently losing mass to its bigger companion (right), which has 55 times the mass of our Sun.

Dark couple – Most massive touching stars ever found will eventually collide as black holes

Two massive touching stars in a neighbouring galaxy are on course to become black holes that will eventually crash together, generating waves in the …
The walk-in sample chamber from the "DynaTrait" project.

Diversity Provides Stability – In the Priority Program “DynaTrait”, biologists combine mathematical models, field studies, and laboratory experiments to explore how nature works

It is comfortably warm and bright in the climate chamber. At first glance, you don’t see that the numerous glass flasks filling the illuminated …

Ukrainian Teachers Join the Refugee Teachers Program at the University of Potsdam for the First Time

A new round of the Refugee Teachers Program at the University of Potsdam started in the summer semester. A total of 20 professionally experienced …
Prof. Natalie Boll-Avetisyan

Early Detection at the Push of a Button – Prof. Natalie Boll-Avetisyan has developed a toy to indicate the risk of a language disorder

The teacher gives specific instructions: “When you have finished the exercise, pack the book, go to the shelf, and get a worksheet from the rack.” The …
2013 flood on the Elbe near Dessau-Rosslau.

Natural flood prevention – higher trust through better communication

In many places today, dikes are being moved back, and floodplains are being revitalised in order to give the river more space during times of …
Hund balanciert Kaffeetasse auf dem Kopf

Coffee with Dog – Milena Rabovsky analyzes language processing in the brain through neural networks and primarily relies on learning effects through prediction errors

Listen up: “The dog was bitten by the man.” – Got it? No? Good! When we read or hear something, our brain often already knows what will come next. …
Two hands holding a component for a solar cell

World Record Efficiency – Important progress in all-perovskite tandem solar cells

Improving solar cells to increase their energy efficiency is necessary to become independent from fossil energy sources. Prof. Dewei Zhao from Sichuan …
Prof. Dr. Susanne Hähnchen

Always on the Move – Legal scholar Susanne Hähnchen wants to give people a better understanding of law and its history beyond the ivory tower

Susanne Hähnchen has been fascinated by the history of law ever since she was a student - not only because she is interested in the legal systems of …
A group of people on the stairs in front of a builing.

Close Partnership – University Potsdam Expands Cooperation with Israel

A delegation from the University of Potsdam traveled to Israel this week to expand partnerships with universities there and to establish new ones. The …
Eine Frau sitzt am Schreibtisch und erklärt jemandem etwas

From Africa to the GDR and back – Marcia Schenck’s research on labor migration brings together individual and world history

Marica C. Schenck is a historian and professor of global history at the University of Potsdam. Her specialty is the big picture, global contexts. It …