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Dr. Joseph Whittingham erhält Dissertationspreis für seine Forschung zu Galaxienverschmelzungen

Dr Joseph Whittingham is awarded the Dissertation Prize for his research on galaxy mergers and radio relics

Dr Joseph Whittingham receives a prize from the Physikalische Gesellschaft zu Berlin e.V. (Berlin Physical Society) for his doctoral thesis, which he …
Portrait of Dr. Fabian Arntz.

Mentally Healthier with Apps and Chatbots – Digital applications may supplement psychotherapy for children

Since the coronavirus pandemic, the number of mental illnesses among children has increased. Those affected often have to wait months for a therapy …
Portrait of Christin Siegfried

“There Is No Black and White in Economic Activities” – Business education expert Christin Siegfried wants to improve economic education

Whether it’s pocket money or buying a house: we all deal with money throughout our lives. From juggling leverage products on the financial market to …
Capsella grandiflora, also known as shepherd's purse. Close-up of test plants. They each bear small labels with handwritten numbers and are attached to the plants with red threads.

“When identical genes look different: Plants as masters of adaptation” – How biologists and bioinformaticians study the interplay between genes and the environment

“Our research is essential because without plants there is no human nutrition,” emphasizes Michael Lenhard, Professor of Genetics and spokesperson of …
Gestenfeld mit untergehender Sonne

Resistant Barley – Decisive factors for heat stress tolerance in cereals

Media information 25-11-2025 / Nr. 102

How can the stress response of crops be optimized in light of rising global temperatures? Researchers of the University of Potsdam and the Leibniz …
Portrait of Christiane Scheffler

Megalomania? – Human Biologist Christiane Scheffler Researches the Growth of Children and Adolescents

An orphanage in the 19th century: All children get the same food and care, but some are given emotional attention by the staff, while the other half …
Portrait of Maren Schüle

When the Forest is Burning – Maren Schüle Analyses the Vegetation in Burnt Pine Forests

Forest fires do not only happen in Australia, California, or Canada. In Germany, too – especially in Brandenburg – there has been an increasing number …
Steffen Hagemann in a portrait in front of a grey concrete wall on the Griebnitzsee campus.

How Data Scientists Work – Steffen Hagemann About Algorithms, Habitus and Social Context

From business to dating, digital technologies have become part of almost all areas of life. Algorithms increasingly shape everyday practices and the …
Two students are squatting with a fish trap at the edge of a body of water.

Croaking and Chirping – Students record habitats, birds, and amphibians around Gülpe Field Station

They are looking for water frogs, Savi’s warblers, and ospreys: In spring 2025, three ecology students documented birds, amphibians, and their …
Auditor Bernd Malzanini in a portrait in front of the colonnade at the New Palace.

Understanding More and More – What attracts Italy enthusiast and lawyer Bernd Malzanini as an auditor to the University of Potsdam

Lecture hall or colonnades? Bernd Malzanini tilts his head to one side and smiles. No doubt about it. The chairman of the Freundeskreis …