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Dr. Julian Drews, Prof. Dr. Ottmar Ette, and Julia Bayerl. Photo: Karla Fritze.

Leaving Behind Signs of Life – Humboldt‘s American Travel Diaries

Between 1799 and 1804, Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) and his companion botanist Aimé Bonpland undertook three major expeditions: They explored …

A Camel instead of a Mouse – Biologists are developing a new system to produce antibodies

The body produces them in masses during an infectious disease. They are able to bind to specific surface structures of bacteria and viruses, dock …
Dr. Tsanko Gechev, scientific manager of CropStrengthen, in the greenhouse. Photo: Thomas Hölzel.

The Genome Analysts – New Methods in Plant Breeding

How large can fruits get? How resistant are they to disease? How long can they survive during a drought? The information for all these traits is …

Ancient Languages and the Benefits of Slowness – Classical Philologist Ursula Gärtner

Ursula Gärtner gets carried away when talking about Catullus’ love poems – and her passion is contagious. She talks about how the Roman poet’s use of …
Test setup of XPRAG. Photo: Choonkyu Lee.

I Spy with My Little Eye… – Linguists research how information is processed in the brain when we change our perspective

“I might speak differently to you than I would speak to someone else,” Isabell Wartenburger says. This is how the Professor of …
Mormyrids in an experimental aquarium. Picture: Karla Fritze

The Electric Code for a Partner – Mormyrids rely on electrical signals to choose partner

How do new species develop? This question has plagued researchers for centuries and remains one of the most topical questions in evolutionary and …
Frank Bösch, Professor of German and European 20th Century History at the University of Potsdam and Director of the Centre for Contemporary History (ZZF). Picture: Karla Fritze

A Direct Detour – What contemporary historian Frank Bösch brought to Potsdam

Frank Bösch’s office is spacious—and necessarily so. A shelf covering a whole wall is filled with countless folders. Books jockey for attention in …
Am Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP). Foto: Dr. Janine Fohlmeister/ AIP

Israelische Jungforscherinnen in Potsdam - Drei Gewinnerinnen des israelischen Wettbewerbs „Jugend forscht“ besuchen die Universität Potsdam

Die Universität Potsdam ist Gastgeberin im Rahmen einer ganz besonderen Studienreise. An der Einrichtung weilen gegenwärtig drei israelische …
The Iranian visiting scholar Dr. Rana Raeisi and the Potsdam literary scholar adjunct Prof. Dr. Brunhilde Wehinger. Picture: Karla Fritze

Paths to Peace – Religious tolerance in Persian and German literature

The path to other religions and cultures is inspiring, enriching – and yet has always been a very difficult one. In the name of religion, wars have …
A look through the microscope shows the structure of bacteria inhibiting the human intestine. Photo: Prof. Dr. Michael Blaut.

The Human Ecosystem – Innumerable microorganisms inhabit the human intestine – and influence health

They are on the skin, in the intestine and on the teeth. Microorganisms inhabit our body. The colon in particular is an ideal place for microbes. One …