Skip to main content

News from the University of Potsdam

Subjects
Selected Subject:

show all

Interview with Prof. Dr. Roland Verwiebe. | Photo: Kaya Neutzer

"People are called upon to support each other" - Social scientist Prof. Dr. Roland Verwiebe on the corona pandemic

On the corona pandemic – contributions from the University of Potsdam

It might seem as if health crises such as the current corona pandemic spared no one. Yet, the existential threat posed by job loss and financial …
Rather stock market than housing market. Photo: AdobeStock/peterschreiber.media

Are Cities the New Stock Markets? – Gentrification between Upgrading and Financialization

A few short years ago, everything seemed to be fine in the urban world. Apartments served their purpose as homes at prices more or less matched to …
apl. Prof. Dr. Dietmar Sturzbecher. Foto: Dirk Vegelahn

Coming of Age – Growing Up at the Focus of Research

Childhood and youth are times of great changes and searching, phases full of tensions, risks, and opportunities. At the Institute for Applied …
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Kohler. Photo: Karla Fritze.

Crossing Borders to Work – Sociologists study the situation of Polish caregivers in Berlin

We live in an aging society. The number of senior citizens has been increasing for years, which presents us with an unresolved problem: Who is going …

Erfolgreiche Städte? – Internationale Konferenz zu Krisen der Staatsbürgerschaft in Metropolen

London, Paris, New York, Hongkong – in den Metropolen rund um den Erdball zeigt sich dasselbe Bild: Der Wohnraum wird für die meisten Bürgerinnen und …

With Compassion and Understanding – The 2018 Voltaire Prize goes to Sociologist Gladys Tzul Tzul

This year the University of Potsdam is presenting the “Voltaire Prize for Tolerance, International Understanding and Respect for Differences” for the …
Dr. Christian Schmidt-Wellenburg. Photo: Karla Fritze.

The Thinking Club - Scientific network researches political struggles over new forms of transnationalization

The world is in flux: money is becoming digital, people are highly mobile, and the economy is global. As a consequence, some say, politics has turned …
Dr. Steve Entrich. Photo: Karla Fritze.

The School in the Shadows – What private tutoring in Japan and elsewhere can and can’t do

Private lessons, tutoring, cram schools – extracurricular learning opportunities are on the upswing, especially in countries where schools are …

Veranstaltungshinweise

Wir möchten Sie auf folgende Veranstaltungen der Universität Potsdam zu Beginn des neuen Jahres aufmerksam machen. Weitere Hinweise finden Sie im …

Veranstaltungshinweise

Wir möchten Sie auf folgende Veranstaltungen der Universität Potsdam in den kommenden Tagen aufmerksam machen. Weitere Hinweise finden Sie im …