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Keeping cool – how African antelopes respond to the climate crisis
The climate crisis is turning the temperature up all over the world, but in southern Africa, the rise has been particularly concerning. Scientists... more
Building Strong Alliances - EDUC and YERUN partners from Norway visit Potsdam
Representatives of the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN) visited the University of Potsdam on June 5-6, 2023. The two universities are doubly... more
“We need a more complex picture of ecological processes.” – Why a paradigm shift towards an individual-based ecology is necessary
The world is in crisis. But not only climate change is alarming researchers; the biodiversity crisis has also assumed threatening proportions. There... more
“Soils build the basis for existence of lives on our planet” – Georg Forster Research Fellowship for Batswana soil scientist Peter Eze
Peter N. Eze is a soil scientist and professor at the Botswana International University of Science & Technology. His research centers on pure and... more
Cooperation with Ghana – Shared Projects for the Internationalization of Teacher Education
In December, the Faculty of Arts and the Center for Teacher Training and Education Research (ZeLB) at the University of Potsdam signed a memorandum of... more
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... more
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... more
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... more
A Long-Term Partnership – Delegation from the Indian Institute of Technology Visits the University of Potsdam
A delegation from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Roorkee, India, visited the University of Potsdam on March 20. The aim of the talks was... more