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Balsam für den Boden – Uni Potsdam auf der 26. Brandenburgischen Landwirtschaftsausstellung

Mit dem Projekt „Bodenbalsam“ beteiligt sich die Arbeitsgruppe „Angewandte Geoökologie“ der Universität Potsdam an der diesjährigen Brandenburgischen …

Rapid Bloomers of Evolution – Humboldt Research Fellow Dr. Luis Valente Researches Biodiversity on Islands

Darwin’s finches – whose discoverer and namesake Charles Darwin founded evolutionary theory – are among the best-known animals in the world. They live …

Wie Klima und Sedimenteinträge in der Tiefsee zusammenhängen – Neue Ergebnisse von Geowissenschaftlern der Uni Potsdam

Wie kontinentale Erosionsprodukte von küstennahen Flussmündungen in die Tiefsee transportiert werden, beschäftigt ein Wissenschaftlerteam, zu dem Dr. …

An Open Letter from the Directors of Research Institutes in Potsdam

 

Potsdam's scientific institutions published an open letter for a tolerant society, rejecting all expressions of hatred, violence, and intolerance …

Lese-Rechtschreibstörung und Rechenschwäche – Psychologen testen Trainingsprogramme

Kinder, die gefährdet sind, eine Lese-Rechtschreibstörung (LRS) zu entwickeln, profitieren kurzfristig von einem Programm zur Förderung der …
PKatja Wiegand volunteered for a year as an English teacher in Huay Xai/Laos. In the picture, she is teaching in a neighboring village. Photo: private.

Same Same But Different – Katja Wiegand, a student of English at the University of Potsdam, on teaching in Laos

Berlin, Frankfurt, Vientiane. I’ve been traveling for 36 hours so far. At the Vientiane airport, eight other volunteers and I are met by our partner …
The „heart“ of the rapid water test system. Photo: Thomas Roese.

From Idea to Product – Biotech startup “diamond inventics” develops rapid water test system

 

 

The drinking water that comes from our faucets free of pathogens like Enterococcus, Legionella, and Escherichia coli must be checked regularly before …
Doping or sports supplements. Photo: fotolia.com/goldencow images.

Dose Matters – Sports psychologists are looking for ways to curb the rising consumption of nutritional supplements for athletes

They are available as capsules, lozenges, tablets, and liquids: supplements are sold by every drugstore and gym these days and from many online …
Experts among themselves. At the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Photo: FAO/Giorgio Cosulich de Pecine.

A Matter of Trust – Political scientists at the University of Potsdam research the concept of expert authority

The World Bank does it; NATO and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations do, too. International organizations give concrete policy …
Prof. Dr. Uta Herbst. Photo: Karla Fritze.

No Lame Compromises – Negotiation expert Uta Herbst researches and teaches at the Negotiation Academy at the University of Potsdam

“Negotiating is like playing the piano,” Uta Herbst says with a laugh. “If you practice long enough, you will get good at it.” Her laughter is …